Photo by Eddie Chavez
Blushing are by far our favorite Austin, TX based band featuring two married couples, and once you listen to "Seafoam" you'll understand why. The song fits right into the band's trademark dream pop sound, but it features a little but more venom than you typically get with dream pop or shoegaze. The song is just oozing with 90's era goodness, and not just because it features ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder laying down a solo. It kind of sounds like Veruca Salt decided to try out shoegaze and absolutely nailed it, while still sounding like Veruca Salt. Blushing are masters at sounding like your favorite forgotten 90's compilation album song, and "Seafoam" is a prime example.
The band explains how Jeff Schroeder ended up on "Seafoam":
“While chatting after a Smashing Pumpkins concert one night, we made a joke about Jeff playing lead guitar on the next album. A few years later when Sugarcoat was being recorded we decided to see if Jeff would be interested in making the suggestion a reality. He enthusiastically accepted and later sent over a guitar track that flowed perfectly with ‘Seafoam.’”
You can watch the video for "Seafoam" below. Sugarcoat is out May 3 on Kanine Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp. For more on Blushing, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Wed. May 15 - San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Underground *
Thu. May 16 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
Sat. May 18 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
Sun. May 19 - McAllen, TX @ The Gremlin *
Fri. June 14 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
Sat. June 15 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
Sun. June 16 - Nashville, TN @ 5 spot
Tue. June 18 - Washington, DC @ Pie Shop %
Wed. June 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s %
Thu. June 20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right %
Fri. June 21 - Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts %
Sat. June 22 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground %
Sun. June 23 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz %
Mon. June 24 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison %
Wed. June 26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls Funhouse %
Thu. June 27 - Detroit, MI @ Small’s %
Fri. June 28 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland
Sat. June 29 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Mon. July 1 - Denver, CO @ Skylark Lounge
Wed. July 3 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Thu. July 4 - Portland, OR @ The Six
Fri. July 5 - San Francisco, CA @ Kilowatt
Sat. July 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
Sun. July 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
Mon. July 8 - El Paso, TX @ Rosewood
Sun. Sept. 1 - Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms ^
Mon. Sept. 2 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 3 ^
Tue. Sept. 3 - Leeds, UK @ Old Woollen ^
Wed. Sept. 4 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo ^
Thu. Sept. 5 - Manchester, UK @ The Deaf Institute ^
Fri. Sept. 6 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington ^
Sat. Sept. 7 - Brighton, UK @ Dust ^
* = w/ Slater
%= w/ Airiel
^= w/ Ringo Deathstarr
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