Part angsty fantasy, part confessional melodrama, Shirt – the sixth studio album from Porches – is a rock album that oscillates between reality and make-believe to reflect both the innocence of suburban youth and the frayed reality of adulthood. A fusion of chaotic impulses, insatiable desires, and a perpetual yearning, Shirt plays with the tension between one's person and persona – the weight of your dreams crashing up against your reality. The result is something both familiar and uncanny, an anthemic tribute to this intrinsic duality built on crashing and caressing sounds.
Following in the sonic footsteps of 2022’s All Day Gentle Hold !, Shirt is instantly recognizable as Porches' heaviest album to date. Grungy guitars that shine with a menacing glint, drums and bass that punch you warmly in the stomach, interspersed with moments of eerie calmness to create a physical sense of tension and release that resonates with each track.
“All my life, all I've known, all it was was rock n roll. It was never meant to last and I think it's time to go, I pray to God the music takes me home.”
Tracklisting
Side A
• 1 Return Of The Goat
• 2 Sally
• 3 Bread Believer
• 4 Precious
• 5 Rag
• 6 School
Side B
• 1 Itch
• 2 Joker
• 3 Crying At The End
• 4 Voices In My Head
• 5 USA
• 6 Music