BLUSHER release euphoric new EP 'RACER' and announce UK headline tour

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"Dreamy, self-produced pop that's engineered for the club"
NME

"Irresistible rave-pop"
CLASH Magazine

"The Aussie trio are Robyn's seminal sad banger "Dancing On My Own" in girl band form"
Dork Magazine

"...blending euphoric synth-pop with late-night catharsis and Y2K cool, Blusher are quickly becoming the life and soul of the alt-pop party"
DIY Magazine

"If Lindsay Lohan, Britney and Paris Hilton’s iconic holy trinity picture was music, it would sound like Blusher"
People Magazine

"Glitchy, glittering ...the perfect gateway drug for anyone new to their pop bubble"
Consequence

"Vibrant and imaginative pop"
The Line of Best Fit

"...opposing conformity is one of Blusher's strong suits"
Vogue Australia

(31st July) Blusher continue to carve out their own lane in the pop cosmos, today releasing their highly-anticipated new EP 'RACER' - out now via Atlantic Records /  Warner Music Australia. The EP arrives alongside the announcement of a new UK headline tour, with stops in London, Manchester and Glasgow in September, ahead of Reeperbahn Festival and further headline dates in the US and Australia.

New EP 'RACER' sees the Australian trio consisting of Jade, Lauren, and Miranda refining their sound with a sharper sense of identity, moving through sparkling synth-pop and dreamy nostalgia, delivering inescapable melodies and a nonchalant escapism from start to finish.

The new EP initially took shape during writing trips in Los Angeles, London, and Stockholm, nodding to influences as diverse as Basement Jaxx, Robyn, MGMT, A.G. Cook, Dora Jar, LCD Soundsystem, Passion Pit, and Charli XCX. With their hands in every part of the artistic process, the band created a world of their own. Miranda sets the scene:

“Imagine a rave thrown in the middle of the night on a racetrack with a lot of disco balls everywhere. We’re DJ-ing and we’re singing. Someone is breaking up on the dance floor, someone is confessing their love, people are making out, and somebody else is telling their friends how much they love them. We want Blusher to be the soundtrack to that night.”

“When we first formed, the songs were inspired by conversations with girls in the club bathroom,” reveals Lauren. “On this EP, we pivoted slightly to the type of chat that happens in the girls’ locker room, those confessional, team moments that every group of women has at some point, and that we have had a lot of experience with in doing our first tours.”

Previously unheard highlight 'DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT' was co-written with Alisa Xayalith of The Naked & Famous. Euphoric synths flicker as a chant echoes, “Don’t make it romantic / don’t look at me like you’re in love / don’t make it dramatic / don’t look at me like that.”

“We had been talking about finding out a good friend has a crush on you,” Lauren continues. “We were inspired by the idea of an ‘Anti-Love song’. It can be taken in a flirtatious way, or you could be saying you don’t want the attention. The double-meaning is fun.”

Ultimately, Blusher is the sound of friendship booming through the speakers, shaking the dance-floor, and resonating worldwide.
 

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Channeling cousins-at-a-sleepover choreography, Blusher's explosive live show has firmly established them as a must-see, unstoppable live act.  They have lit up stages across multiple continents, supporting AURORA, Tove Lo, Sugababes, NOTD, and played festivals including BST Hyde Park (Kylie Minogue), Latitude Festival, The Great Escape, triple j’s One Night Stand, and many more. Amassing nearly 20 million streams and packing out venues globally across the past year of globetrotting; shared hotel beds and delirious nights out has culminated in their ‘RACER’ EP.

Blusher's new EP 'RACER' is out now, released 31st July via Atlantic Records / Warner Music Australia. Blusher play headline dates in the UK, US and Australia this autumn. Tickets on sale here: https://blusher.lnk.to/RACERTourBL
 

LIVE DATES
08 September - Camden Assembly, London (UK)
11 September - YES Pink Room, Manchester (UK)
12 September - SWG3 Poetry Room, Glasgow (UK)
14 September - Witloof Bar Botanique, Brussels (BE)
18-19 September - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg (DE)
01 October - Middle East Upstairs, Boston MA (US)
02 October - Purgatory, New York NY (US)
03 October - Purgatory, New York NY (US)
08 October - Madame Lou's, Seattle WA (US)
15 October - Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles CA (US)
15 November - The Night Cat, Melbourne VIC (AUS)
30 November - The Brightside, Brisbane QLD (AUS)
05 December - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW (AUS)

RACER EP ART & TRACKLISTING
1. RACER
2. DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT
3. LAST MAN STANDING
4. MARATHON
5. WHATEVERWHATEVER
6. RUNNING TO YOU


MORE ABOUT BLUSHER
In Blusher’s metaphorical teen rom-com of a band, Jade, Lauren and Miranda are the leads. They share vocals on their songs and swap instruments during the live shows. They all produce and write together, utilising their individual experiences cutting their teeth as solo artists before forming the band. Unfiltered lyricism peppered over dreamy synths and thick baselines lands the Blusher sound somewhere between late-night solitude and a 2am dance floor.

Since Blusher launched into action at BIGSOUND in Brisbane in 2022, the trio have garnered support from the likes of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The Line of Best Fit, Dork Magazine, Notion, triple j, BBC Radio 1, iHeartRadio Australia, People Magazine, Vogue Australia, RUSSH Magazine and many more.

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