SPILL NEWS: HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS BOTTLE LIGHTNING (AND CHAOS) ON “JEWEL CASE”

HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS BOTTLE LIGHTNING (AND CHAOS) ON “JEWEL CASE”

KITTEN ROBOT RECORDS

“On the surface, “Jewel Case” is about everyone’s too-wild side… whether you left that party back in your 20s or you’re still living on the edge,” says frontwoman Hayley Cain of melodic punk band Hayley and the Crushers about the band’s first single/video off their forthcoming album due out later this year on Kitten Robot Records. “I was inspired by a girl I took to a show once. I turned around for two seconds, and she had consumed enough liquor to get herself sent to the ER by ambulance. I spent the night in that hospital bed next to her while she slept it off, and what struck me was how completely unapologetic she was. She couldn’t wait to do it all over again. Everyone has that moment where they say, ‘yeah, that’s the line. I’m not crossing that one again.’ That’s what this song is about. That moment.”

A long-beloved fan favorite at their shows, “Jewel Case” has finally been captured in all its full-throttle, studio-quality glory, alongside a visceral new video that bottles the band’s famously chaotic live energy. Equal parts glitter-drenched anthem and unhinged confession, “Jewel Case” arrives as both a celebration of the band’s past and a statement of intent for what’s next. Hayley adds about the track, “I wrote it in 2016 – one of the first Crushers songs ever – and it never got a proper recording, and yet we’ve closed every live set with it since. Audiences know it. It became our signature. It felt like the right time to finally give the song what it deserves: all the power and presence we could muster. These days we joke that we’re ‘born to be mild’ – but ‘Jewel Case’ keeps proving otherwise.”

That raw, unfiltered spirit takes center stage in the accompanying video, which trades polish for pure adrenaline. Shot to mirror the band’s closing-set frenzy, the visual is a sweat-soaked, no-holds-barred performance that drops viewers directly into the Crushers’ world. “There’s always been a gap between our more polished records and what we actually are live, which is pure chaos and sweat,” Hayley explains. “Because ‘Jewel Case’ is always our closer, we wanted the video to capture that closing-set energy – what it feels like when we’re really going for it. Just us, in the flesh, going as hard as humanly possible.”

The release of “Jewel Case” arrives as Hayley and the Crushers gear up for a packed Spring 2026 tour in support of their latest era, Unsubscribe From The Underground. Known for their candy-coated hooks, razor-sharp wit, and genre-hopping blend of punk, surf, power pop, and garage rock, the band continues to build on their cult following with a run of high-energy shows across the East Coast and Midwest.

The upcoming dates include a string of performances supporting punk icons Screeching Weasel and The Queers, alongside headline stops in Louisville and Indianapolis. Fresh off the momentum of Unsubscribe From The Underground – a release that pushed their sound into bolder, more self-aware territory – the band’s live show has only grown more explosive, fusing Detroit grit with West Coast sparkle.

Fans can expect a setlist that spans their evolving catalog, to the now-officially immortalized “Jewel Case,” a song that has closed out Crushers sets for nearly a decade – and now finally gets its moment on record. With “Jewel Case,” Hayley and the Crushers aren’t just revisiting their roots – they’re setting them on fire, one last song at the end of the night.

Hayley and The Crushers are Hayley Crusher Cain (guitar and vocals), Dr. Cain ESQ aka Reid Cain (bass), Ryan Deliso (lead guitar), and Stacy Binelli (drums). “Jewel Case” is out now on all streaming platforms via Kitten Robot Records.

Tour Dates

Fri, Apr 24 — Louisville, KY — Seidenfadens
Sat, Apr 25 — Indianapolis, IN — Melody Inn

Opening for Screeching Weasel and Dwarves:
Sat, May 23 — The Oriental Theater in Denver, CO

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Background Photo Credit: Cory Marie Podielski