Alasdair MacKenzie, Chris Haley, and Liz Kantor formed Hush Club after finding each other in college. Now, they are based in Somerville, MA, making lush, melodic, and propulsive indie rock that examines the nuances of our shared human experience. Under the Radar describes Hush Club as “explor[ing] spaces ranging from intimate to celestial, evoking honest confessions and wide expanses.” Their latest single, “Overflow,” is a driving and catchy exploration of the end of a relationship and the “just friends” phase that comes after it.
In 2024, Hush Club sold out a headlining show at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall (500 capacity). The band has been featured twice in The Boston Globe and been nominated twice for the Boston Music Awards (Album/EP of the Year and Folk Artist of the Year). Hush Club has opened for national and international touring acts including Will Leet, French Cassettes, Hermitage Green, Michael Seyer, and Wabie, and the band’s debut album Fingerprints & Stains was praised by Glide Magazine, Vanyaland, and Boston Hassle, in addition to the Under the Radar writeup quoted above. Fingerprints & Stains also received extensive airplay on college radio, charting as the #5 debut on the NACC 200 in its first week and staying on the chart for three weeks.
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“[Hush Club’s album] Fingerprints & Stains…explores spaces ranging from intimate to celestial, evoking honest confessions and wide expanses as it unfurls in waves of dreamy pop psychedelia.”
"Hush Club creates dreamlike…indie pop...the band takes ears on an intimate journey of musical imagery and reflective melodies."
“Each [track] offer[s] multiple layers of emotion that feel orchestral, with pockets of twang, indie-pop, and shoegaze intertwined without one overpowering the other. There’s a lot to digest…but it all adds up to a certain mood that Hush Club are claiming as their own.”
“Fingerprints & Stains showcases Hush Club’s encompassing yet gentle sound; it’s music from the Milky Way…The compositions are musically simple but emotionally rich, eliciting introspective thoughts and strong feelings even when no words are sung.”
Contact: hushclubband@gmail.com
Past show highlights
Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA: Headlined in January 2024, SOLD OUT (525 tickets sold)
The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH: Co-headlined with The Wolff Sisters in February 2024 (135 tickets sold)
Askew, Providence, RI: Headlined in December 2022 (100 tickets sold)
Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY: Headlined Stage 2 in February 2022 (65 tickets sold)
Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA: Opened for Hermitage Green (August 2023) and Juniper (March 2022)
Crystal Ballroom, Somerville, MA (500 capacity): Opened for Wabie and Michael Seyer in May 2022
Deep Cuts, Medford, MA (240 capacity): Opened for French Cassettes in September 2023
The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA, 150 capacity: Opened for Will Leet (of Sammy Rae & The Friends) and Pan Arcadia in November 2023
The Word Barn, Exeter, NH: Opened for Brooke Annibale in August 2023
Club Passim, Cambridge, MA: Headlined in July 2021, SOLD OUT (100 tickets sold)
Club Bohemia, Cambridge, MA: Headlined in April 2019 and November 2019, SOLD OUT (100 tickets sold) both times
Upcoming shows
April 13 - Portland House of Music, Portland, ME (300 capacity)
April 25 - Nectar’s, Burlington, VT (250 capacity)
April 27 - The Drake, Amherst, MA (300 capacity), opening for Juice
May 30 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY (250 capacity)