Seattle’s Acapulco Lips have returned with Now, a full-length burst of fuzz, flair and sun-scorched swagger that is out now via digital platforms with vinyl set to follow on July 18th via Killroom Records. Their signature cocktail of psych, surf and garage rock gets a sparkling refresh on this latest release, with thicker grooves, sharper hooks and even more attitude. For over a decade, the band has been a staple of the Pacific Northwest underground, blending ’60s girl group charm with blown-out guitar licks and reverb-drenched abandon. Now doesn’t mellow with age. It snarls with intent, while reaching into deeper emotional terrain than ever before.

If Acapulco Lips‘ past work flirted with nostalgia, Now is where they claim the present tense. It’s a record of movement, of circles, of patterns that return whether we want them to or not. These songs don’t just echo the sounds of another era, they dig into what it means to be here now, feeling joy, uncertainty, grief and hope all at once. Now is for anyone who thinks rock should be a little messy, a little dreamy and always loud. Now is exactly the right time.

“I’d say pretty much every single song on Now goes back to the theme of time. There’s an urgency that comes with understanding you can’t get it back, and you don’t know how much you’ll get.” (vocalist & bassist Maria-Elena Herrell)

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