Tchotchke - "Now I Love You"

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Photo by Taryn Segal

I tend to love music that has a 60's girl group throwback sound, and the latest from "diva rock trio" Tchotchke is bursting with that style. The just under two minute long "Now I Love You" focuses mostly on Anastasia Sanchez's vocals with a fairly barebones use of keyboards. There is some harmonizing with her bandmates, which is where the true magic of the song comes through. "Now I Love You" exists in this wonderful little space between being a throwback song and sounding modern. It's a cute, twee song that is gorgeous in its simplicity. These days we can use all the joy we can find, and Tchotchke have been fantastic in fulfilling that need.

Anastasia Sanchez says of the band's latest single:

“This song was started in 2019 but quietly took a backseat until 2023. Eva and I revisited it and made a super minimal demo that we loved so much, we decided to keep it exactly as it was. It’s our short and sweet insecure love song.”

You can watch the video for "Now I Love You" below. Playin' Dumb is due out September 5, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Tchotchke, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates opening for Hunx and his Punx are below the video.


Tue. Sept. 9 - New York, NY @ Warsaw
Thu. Sept. 11 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Fri. Sept. 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Sat. Sept. 13 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Sun. Sept. 14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
Tue. Sept. 16 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

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