Quivers

Quivers, of Melbourne/Naarm, are doing a few first shows in the quiet before-the-storm that is international touring around their 3rd release coming out August 9 via beloved US label Merge. Catch them as they release a first single, “Apparitions”, and share the cathartic jangle pop that Pitchfork, NPR and even R.E.M. have sung the praises of. Quivers have performed at Dark Mofo, Meadow, Boogie, and SXSW after which they filmed a session for beloved Seattle station KEXP. They have also supported the likes of The Hold Steady, Angie McMahon, and Methyl Ethel. Late 2022 saw Quivers tour the US with 2nd album Golden Doubt, described by Pitchfork as “like a Go-Betweens with Coachella-conquering ambitions”. Next release, available for pre-order now via Merge, sees the band dive into a tougher and more expansive pop with both Bella and Sam sharing singing duties. There’s more angular than jangular guitars now, 1970s synth drones, and more songs about hometowns, friendship, giving in to love, and swimming away from grief. Quivers’ come alive on tour; four people and voices that build it up to let it fall apart and then build it back up again. Words about Quivers: “It’s the sound of bedsit 1980s college-rock thrust into the big-tent environs of 21st-century indie, like a Go-Betweens with Coachella-conquering ambitions or a Smiths with greater pub sing-along appeal. And it’s absolutely glorious.” - Pitchfork “Quietly spectacular” - Brooklyn Vegan “Those big, heart-filling harmonies are a highlight of the record. As are the chiming, jangling guitars that call to mind the classic, timeless guitar pop and college rock of artists like Big Star, R.E.M. and The Go-Betweens. But it's Nicholson's rich songwriting that ultimately makes Golden Doubt so captivating.” - Zan Rowe “Classic Antipodean Indie Pop, 9/10” - Backseat Mafia “...one of the best songs I’ve heard in years... that song reminded me this is why we do this. I listened to it like a weirdo, like 8 times in a row.” - John Richards, KEXP.