extra life, the debut extended play from crushed – the Los Angeles duo featuring Shaun Durkan of psychedelic shoegazers Weekend and Bre Morrell of Temple of Angels – is not only a recommended album, but a recommended mood as well for all your oxytocin needs. With so many tropes within today’s dream-pop folds evaporating into the same air, the six-track first impression from the pair stands out as a refined elixir collecting syrupy textures honed from a ‘90s lovelorn alternative dial with anti-gravity guitar pop and a chic trip-hop effervescence. Alongside its modern heartbeat dazing through lyrical bedroom eyes, extra life makes for the kind of soundtrack to many a romantic memory, past, present, and those which haven’t even happened yet, going beyond time’s linearity to capture a peak feeling at its best moment even if it has faded away.

Highlights: “waterlily”, “milksugar”, “bedside”

crushed’s extra life is available now on The Funeral Party.

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