Maryland trio Pinkshift announces new album Earthkeeper, out 29 August via Hopeless Records. Alongside the announcement, the trio shares beautifully chaotic single/video ‘Anita Ride’.
‘Anita Ride’ is a furious and heavy track with energy that vibrates until the last note. Vocalist Ashrita Kumar shares the following about ‘Anita Ride’:
“It’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.
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 — 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.”
Kumar shares more about the inspiration within ‘Anita Ride’:
“The second verse was inspired by Kendrick [Lamar] for me. I wanted to channel the way that he talks to his higher self in his greatest moment of self-doubt, because self-doubt is the enemy of creativity. The feeling that I have less is the enemy of my prosperity.
“I hear your voice” —become divine, if you never want, you’ll always have.”
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