Superstar Crush Blend Chaos and Catharsis on Debut Album Way Too Much feat. Promiscuous Jam “Do What U Wanna”
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Hamilton, Ontario’s Superstar Crush explode onto the scene with Way Too Much, their glitter-soaked debut album out now alongside the focus track “Do What U Wanna.” Maximalist and emotionally charged, the record captures the band’s coming-of-age in real time – a diary of oversharing, overthinking, and loud catharsis. With crunchy guitars, confetti synths, bratty vocals and deeply relatable lyrics, it’s the kind of album made to be screamed at the top of your lungs with your best friends.
Across 12 tracks, the band dives headfirst into the chaos of growing up and falling apart, channeling anxiety, anger, heartbreak, and joy into songs that are tender and loud in all the right ways. From overthinking and oversharing to crushing too hard and feeling everything all at once, Way Too Much captures the kind of feelings that don’t fit in your chest let alone a group chat.
Anchoring the release is “Do What U Wanna,” a swaggering pop-rock track about jealousy, delusion, and trying to claw back your confidence in the face of rejection. “It was my crippling jealousy,” says guitarist Sam Hansell. “Our drummer Truaxe wrote our fan-favourite ‘Tru Blu’ and I was SO jealous of the success. I rushed home and cranked this little piggy out.”
From its groove-heavy bassline to its triumphant final chorus, “Do What U Wanna” distills the band’s ethos – fun, heartfelt, a little unhinged – into two-and-a-half minutes of pop-punk perfection. “It’s a hype-up jam,” says vocalist Marzieh Darling. “It just works. Girls started messaging me to say it was their go-to shower song, which is when I knew we had something.”
As for the final version? “There’s a tiger roar in there,” laughs synth player Chloe Butler-Stubbs. “Truaxe snuck it in while recording and we didn’t catch it until mixing – we kept it right to the end.”
Listen to Way Too Much featuring “Do What U Wanna” HERE.
I liked your face and your tea kettle laugh
When you made a gaffe
While “Do What U Wanna” may be the record’s loudest moment, Way Too Much refuses to sit still. The album swerves from punk to bedroom pop to bossa nova to dancefloor indie, never losing its heart or sense of play. Recorded in bedrooms, classrooms, and studios with Dwayne Gretzky’s Tyler Kyte, the project captures a group of friends documenting everything they were feeling in real time.
“We wanted to make something accessible, fun, but still meaningful,” says Butler-Stubbs. “We were missing lyrics that really felt like our lives in our scene.”
With references that range from Pulp to Jungle to early Arcade Fire, Way Too Much is both a love letter and a rebellion: a debut that says everything all at once and still leaves you wanting more.
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