During a pit stop while travelling between shows in 2023, Pinkshift found a huge fallen redwood tree, the trio lay down on the trunk staring up at the canopy of leaves from the trees around them. What followed is an experience vocalist Ashrita Kumar describes as almost psychedelic. They felt as if the trees were inviting them to stay there forever. Earthkeeper is a record that bursts at the seams with big riffs, big feelings, and big ideas. At its core is a spiritual being whose name gives the record its title, it’s a patchwork of anxiety, angst, grief and hope, juggling experiences both personal and existential across themes such as loss, one’s individual purpose, and what it means to watch the notion of a stable life collapse before your eyes. Pinkshift are not the same people that they were when they made their 2022 debut, Love Me Forever. They’ve grown, matured, and been altered by experience, and their new album is out today through Hopeless Records.

Lumped in with an emerging Pop-Punk resurgence at the turn of the decade that they never
quite identified with, they’ve broken out of those confines by writing a significantly heavier record that could not fall under that umbrella in almost any possible way. In some ways, this was a product of their evolving tastes, and a more accurate reflection of who they are musically. All three of them brought new influences into the studio. If there was a mission statement to Earthkeeper, this would be it. They stand for unity, collectivity, community and action, but above all, the Maryland trio are hoping their new songs can have a more personal, emotional resonance too.

“I think with this record, I’m trying to inspire you to, give a fuck. You’re worth giving a fuck about. I feel like people don’t give a fuck about themselves but in the same way those redwood trees told me I’m welcome here, you matter and you belong here.” (vocalist Ashrita Kumar)

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