Pushpin presents ‘Apples’, their second single of 2021. Pushpin’s first release ‘Folds’ was released to critical acclaim in January, with plays on BBC Radio 6 Music and the Introducing Mixtape.

In ‘Apples’, Pushpin take their “left-field pop chops” (Hard of Hearing) on a seaside ghostbusting mission, fusing the oblique soundworlds of MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Squid. In this quirky rumination about returning to a past environment which now feels cold and unfamiliar, a rustic acoustic guitar is contrasted against an angular bass and agitated drum patter in a combination that shouldn’t work, but does.

Pushpin are a four-piece band based in South London. Inspired by acts from Squid to Fiona Apple and MGMT, their sound combines influences from post-punk, synth-led psychedelia and chamber pop.