cootie catcher announce new album 'Something We All Got', out 27th February on Carpark

- share new single 'Straight Drop'

Watch the video here

“For those who've ever had a deep Elephant 6 phase or spent hours poring over Darla Records' beloved indie pop compilations, Cootie Catcher will almost certainly strike a nerve…[the band’s] music is just about everything indie pop should be, going down easy without sacrificing its depth.” – Stereogum, ‘The 40 Best New Artists of 2025’

Toronto, ON’s cootie catcher today announced their new album Something We All Got will be released on February 27, 2026, via Carpark Records. They’ve also shared the urgent, jangly lead single “Straight Drop” alongside a playful video directed by Shmutz. “This one came from frustration of being vulnerable in the ‘wrong’ places. I can fully have a cry in front of strangers while taking the bus but then clam up when I’m in front of people I’m close with,” explains vocalist/bassist Anita Fowl. “That generally parallels my experience performing live, where I’m so unsure in person but can get so much out on stage.” “Straight Drop” follows last month’s single “Gingham Dress,” which earned praise and support from Stereogum, Alternative Press, and Paste, among others. 

Watch the video for 'Straight Drop' here

There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your love to a crush at the apple orchard, and where gentle feelings and chaotic energy are inseparable best friends. This is the timeline where cootie catcher is right at home. This band exudes both vulnerability and unbridled excitement, creating a sound that hypercharges the open-hearted tenderness of twee pop with spiraling synths and giddy electronics. Something We All Got is the clearest and most vibrant reading of cootie catcher’s vision yet, with songs of sweetness, nervousness, and expectancy that beam out unguarded.

After releasing music made primarily in basements, Something We All Got is the band’s first flirtation with studio recording. The edges are still sharp, however, with some parts assembled from time-honored lo-fi methods and fun, personally-sourced samples seeping into the production. The sound is explosive and upbeat, with euphoric guitars, bubbly synth lines, speedy drums both played and programmed, and all other manner of sound constantly colliding. cootie catcher has three songwriters–Chavez, Fowl, and Jakupovski–all of whom have distinctive voices but still manage to overlap in their writing on shared concerns like navigating the lines of romantic and platonic relationships, their city’s social scenes, and struggles in both the microcosmic experience of playing in a band and the zoomed-out challenges of living through late-stage capitalism. Yet joy still touches every surface of Something We All Got.

cootie catcher rolls down hills and jumps through flaming hoops throughout Something We All Got without ever muting the visceral emotions that drive these songs. There’s a palpable tension between the band’s exhilarating sonics and the raw, often uneasy sentiments expressed, but it’s an integral part of what makes them unique. Rather than hide, cootie catcher is instead fearlessly direct, running full-speed toward every confusion and excitement, and embracing the reality they’re in.

Tracklist
1. Loiter For The Love of It
2. Lyfestyle
3. Straight Drop
4. From Here to Halifax
5. No Biggie
6. Rhymes With Rest
7. Quarter Note Rock
8. Take Me For Granted
9. Wrong Choice
10. Gingham Dress
11. Puzzle Pop
12. Stick Figure
13. Going Places
14. Pirouette
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