{"id":99297,"date":"2025-06-10T20:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=99297"},"modified":"2025-06-10T21:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T20:02:12","slug":"pinkshift-earthkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/pinkshift-earthkeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinkshift Return with New Album and Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland three-piece\u00a0<strong>Pinkshift<\/strong> have confirmed their second album,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Earthkeeper&#8217;<\/em> will be released this summer. Fans can pick up the record on August 29th via <strong>Hopeless Records<\/strong>. The announcement is joined by their thrilling new single,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Anita Ride&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Having previously been pigeonholeed as a pop-punk band, <em>&#8216;Earthkeeper&#8217;<\/em> promises to see <strong>Pinkshift<\/strong> mature and stylistically grow.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Anita Ride&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>sets the bar high with its big riffs and vocalist Ashrita Kumar&#8217;s cathartic delivery.\u00a0<em>&#8220;It&#8217;s essentially a release, a reminder, a cathartic moment to give yourself permission to share the weight that you feel in the moments you feel heavy with grief with others and give yourself credit for everything you have done,&#8221;<\/em> states Kumar. <em>&#8220;I felt like this song was a moment where we all very obviously, as a band, shed our old skin. This is the first track you hear [guitarist] Paul [Vallejo] and [drummer] Myron [Houngbedji] singing prominently on a track \u2014 we are all intentionally united. I found my roar. What made me more powerful in this moment was leaning into losing control, leaning into trusting my community, and leaning into the uncertainty and chaos that are the transitions of life.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As for\u00a0<em>&#8216;Earthkeeper,&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Pinkshift<\/strong> aim to deliver a message of\u00a0unity, collectivity, community, and action. <em>&#8220;I think with this record, I&#8217;m trying to inspire you to, give a fuck,&#8221;<\/em> Ashrita concludes.<em> &#8220;You&#8217;re worth giving a fuck about. I feel like people don&#8217;t give a fuck about themselves but in the same way those redwood trees told me I&#8217;m welcome here, you matter and you belong here.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The album will also feature last month&#8217;s single,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ME-FbKASXlE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8216;Evil Eye&#8217;<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pinkshift - Anita Ride (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Syilm7vywBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-99299\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EARTHKEEPER-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Pinkshift - EARTHKEEPER album artwork\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EARTHKEEPER-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EARTHKEEPER-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EARTHKEEPER-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EARTHKEEPER-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EARTHKEEPER.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n1. Love It Here<br \/>\n2. Anita Ride<br \/>\n3. Evil Eye<br \/>\n4. Don&#8217;t Fight<br \/>\n5. Patience<br \/>\n6. Spiritseeker<br \/>\n7. Blood<br \/>\n8. Freefall<br \/>\n9. Suspended<br \/>\n10. Reflection<br \/>\n11. Vacant<br \/>\n12. Something More<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order <a href=\"https:\/\/ffm.to\/earthkeeper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maryland trio&#8217;s second album, &#8216;Earthkeeper&#8217;, will arrive this summer. 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