WISHY ANNOUNCE DEBUT PARADISE TO BE RELEASED DECEMBER 15
SHARE NEW SINGLE “DONUT”
Introducing Wishy, a brand new band from celebrated Indiana songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites. Wishy came to life as a musical partnership between the two Indianapolis musicians when Pitchkites moved back home from Philadelphia in 2021. The two bonded over their love for 90s alternative bands like The Sundays and My Bloody Valentine and soon began crafting their own brand of swirling pop-rock with an introspective, grungy flair.
Krauter spent the better part of the last decade cementing his place as a torchbearer of Midwestern dream pop with the critical successes of 2018’s “Toss Up” and 2020’s “Full Hand”, Pitchkites delved into her own indie electro-pop project Push Pop. Across two trips to Los Angeles in late 2022 and early 2023, Krauter and Pitchkites linked up with friend and producer Ben Lumsdaine, who had some spare time between Durand Jones tours to record the pair’s newly written songs. The result of their fruitful time in sunny California is their aptly named debut Paradise, a breezy and melodic EP that the band are announcing today, ahead of a December 15th release on the band’s new label home Winspear (Barrie, Divino Niño).
To mark the announce of the EP the band are sharing their first single “Donut.”
“Donut,” showcases Pitchkites’ hypnotic vocal and Krauter’s melancholic wash of guitars, serving as a perfect introduction to Wishy’s tasteful blend of shoegaze, early oughts alt-rock and 90s jangle-pop. Written after a period when Pitchkites was driving on a spare tire, “Donut” laments the cynical capitalism of Midwest living and the reliance on a car to get around. Of the song Pitchkites says “When you’ve got the possibility of the open road plus the limitations of your shitty car–and you’re stuck driving on a donut spare tire– it’s a Catch 22.”
Wishy will be touring this Fall supporting Tanukichan, and the band will make their first festival appearance at LEVITATION in Austin, TX. Full details can be found below.
Paradise Track Listing
1. Paradise
2. Donut
3. Spinning
4. Blank Time
5. Too True
Tour Dates
10/22 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew Rock *
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room *
10/25 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *
10/27 – Austin, TX @ LEVITATION Festival
10/28 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Ponyboy *
10/30 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad *
11/1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Beehive *
11/2 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement *
* with Tanukichan
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Background Photo Credit: Conor Shepard
