Crush Club

When asked to explain the inspiration behind the five tracks on Alive, their debut EP, the duo behind Crush Club—vocalist TC Milan and producer, multi-instrumentalist Le Chev—both break into smiles. “So much of everything with this project and these songs has been about doing what feels good, what feels right,” says Chev. “It’s about making something that feels authentic and honest and truly good. The music should make you feel that way too.” It helps that Milan and Chev have been friends and musical partners for years. Having worked alongside one another as members of celebrated pop outfit Avan Lava, and amidst a kaleidoscopic array of individual collaborations (Fischerspooner, Classixx, X Ambassadors), the two had developed a kind of shared language when it came to the sounds and ideas that ultimately pushed both of their buttons. While vacationing together in Ibiza one summer, the two found themselves swimming in a new sonic direction. “Rather than try and make these ideas fit into what we were doing before, we thought, ‘Shit, let’s start a new band’,” explains Milan. Rather than second-guess themselves, the two decided to dive headfirst into making whatever music felt the best in the moment. “Everything has a cycle, whether it’s disco or pop or whatever—so just make the thing that you like,” says Milan. “There's a time for it and it's right now.”