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“‘Wallsocket’ is one of the most original, eclectic, excitable releases to come out of 2023” – DIY MAGAZINE

“Every single song on this album excels as an individual narrative – painting a detailed picture of a fictional, archetypical American suburb – but the whole still manages to be more than the sum of its parts. Wallsocket is her masterpiece.” – THE LINE OF BEST FIT

“underscores has always undoubtedly been known for her eclecticism. Her debut album fishmonger, for example, cycled through hyperpop, garage punk, emo rap, dubstep, and psychedelic ambiance seamlessly, and, following in tradition, Wallsocket is the sound of an artist operating entirely, brilliantly on their own terms.” – ONES TO WATCH

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Today, genre-defying San Francisco native underscores has announced her debut AU headline shows taking place in June 2024, following on from the exciting announcement that she will be joining the lineup of Vivid Sydney 2024.

Recently releasing her sophomore album Wallsocket, April Harper Grey aka underscores has evolved from teenage bedroom producer with big dreams into a trailblazer of the hyperpop genre. Playing headline shows in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, a live underscores show is a journey through the cosmos of Grey’s wild and wonderful imagination, a night where experimental, technicolour soundscapes meet heartfelt lyrics and audiences are fully immersed in the electrifying world of hyper-pop. Pushing the boundaries and connecting hearts, underscores will be showcasing her musical evolution, covering hyperpop, pop punk and electroclash from her 2023 album Wallsocket, and predecessors fishmonger and skin purifying treatment.

Tickets are on sale now HERE

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underscores
Australian Headline Tour

*headline shows

1 June – The Naval Store, Perth* – TICKET LINK
2 June – The Zoo, Brisbane* – TICKET LINK
4 June – Corner Hotel, Melbourne* – TICKET LINK
5 June 2024 – Machine Hall Precinct for Vivid, Sydney – TICKET LINK

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About underscores

underscores writes, records and produces her music entirely on her own, with the exception of collaborations. Originally entering the music world as a dubstep artist, underscores’ music is a little harder to pin down to a genre these days as she integrates every type of music to create her own very unique sound.

Origin stories reenact familiar myths; this one begins with a kid alone in a bedroom, trying to make something no one has heard before. Hailing from San Francisco, Filipino-American artist April Harper Grey started making music as underscores in middle school, when years of noodling around on GarageBand culminated in the realisation that, if taken seriously enough, this whole “trying to be like Skrillex” thing might amount to something great.

For years, underscores released a steady stream of one-offs via SoundCloud, which endeared her to like minded artists and a burgeoning community of fans, but it wasn’t until 2017, with the release of EP skin purifying treatment, that the project stepped out of its solitary origins and began to capture the attention of a much larger audience. In 2021, underscores released the debut underscores album, fishmonger, which was written and recorded in that same childhood bedroom amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

That collection launched underscores from recording vocals in a car to opening for 100 Gecs on the U.S. leg of the 10,000 Gecs tour. Before hitting the road, underscores released yet another collection, boneyard aka fearmonger, a collection of seven tracks that manages to sound like both the climax of and the morning after the craziest night of your life. On the heels of 10,000 Gecs, the first underscores mini-tour sold out in NY, LA, Chicago, and underscores’s hometown of San Francisco. Since then, underscores has played Lollapalooza’s Main Stage, Electric Forest, FVDED in the Park, and Corona Capital CDMX.

Independent since the project’s inception, underscores signed to Mom+Pop last year. She also debuted ‘Count of three (You can eat $#@!)‘ – co-written with Dylan Brady (of 100 Gecs, Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco) – on 100 Gecs’ Dog Show Records. Since dropping boneyard aka fearmonger, she’s produced music for Alice Longyu Gao, glaive, Whethan, and renforshort.

In 2023 underscores released her latest critically acclaimed album Wallsocket,  featuring singles and videos for ‘Old money bitch‘, ‘Locals (Girls like us) [with gabby start]’ , ‘Cops and robbers’ and ‘You don’t even know who I am‘. On the new record, underscores says “When people listen to underscores, I want their initial reaction to be, ‘This is ridiculous.’ But the more they listen to it, they should hear the nuance in it, the heaviness in it, and I hope they connect with it on some kind of emotional level. The ultimate goal is to turn people off, then win them back.”

The critically acclaimed artist who defies musical categories has been lauded by The Atlantic, Rolling Stone and Fader, among many others. The mystery that surrounds her is intentional for underscores as she creates music for her generation.

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Follow UNDERSCORES
 INSTAGRAM – YOUTUBE – WEBSITE

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AMNPLIFY – DB