In 2018, Australian singer Hatchie (Harriette Pitbeam) gained a lot of attention with her Cocteau Twins sounding medley of dream pop and shoegaze. In fact, her debut EP Sugar & Spice even featured a remix of the track Sure by none other then Robin Guthrie. Hatchie is back with a new single called Without A Blush. This track is interesting because the vocals have a more pop appeal to them but the music sounds more like early Cocteau Twins then it does the dreamy Heaven Or Las Vegas incarnation.

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Upon hearing this for the first time, I was inclined to not like it as it sounded different than what I was used to. Shame on me for that quick judgement. This has a catchy chorus, beautiful vocals and some great bass…a little bit of dreampop meets post punk. Looking forward to catching Hatchie on her spring tour.

Lyrics



You and me, we were destined to fall apart

Can you believe it’s been three years since the start?

You couldn’t be any cooler if you tied

Said you wouldn’t see nobody but you lied

And I’m not gonna fight

No I’m not gonna fight



You and me, we were destined to be the ones

But we couldn’t see we were flying close to the sun

And it didn’t take too much time for our wings to melt

Guess it’s true what they say, that some things are felt



If I could kiss you one more time

Would it make everything alright?

Or would it just make me a liar?

I didn’t wanna end tonight, the dream

I didn’t wanna end the dream

I didn’t wanna end the dream



Never thought I would kiss you without a blush

Always thought you would miss me too much to rush

Didn’t took it too long to forget all about us

Should I have let you be any more than a stupid crush?

Well now I know I’m right

Yeah now I know I’m right



If I could kiss you one more time

Would it make everything alright?

Or would it just make me a liar?

I didn’t wanna end tonight



If I could kiss you one more time

Would it make everything alright?

Or would it just make me a liar?

I didn’t wanna end tonight



If I could kiss you one more time

Would it make everything alright?

Or would it just make me a liar?

I didn’t wanna end tonight, the dream

I didn’t wanna end the dream

I didn’t wanna end the dream

Tour Dates

Thu 4-Apr / Marty’s / Newport, CA

Fri 5-Apr / Casbah / San Diego, CA

Sat 6-Apr / Regent / Los Angeles, CA

Tue 9-Apr / Independent / San Francisco, CA

Thu 11-Apr / Wonder Ballroom / Portland, OR

Fri 12-Apr / Neumos / Seattle, WA

Sat 13-Apr / Biltmore / Vancouver, BC

Tue 16-Apr / Turf Club / St Paul, MN

Wed 17-Apr / High Noon Saloon / Madison, WI

Thu 18-Apr / Lincoln Hall / Chicago, IL

Fri 19-Apr / Blind Pig / Ann Arbor, MI

Sat 20-Apr / Long Boat / Toronto, ON

Sun 21-Apr / Bar Le Ritz / Montreal, QC

Tue 23-Apr / Royale / Boston, MA

Wed 24-Apr / Music Hall of Williamsburg / Brooklyn, NY

Thu 25-Apr / Bowery Ballroom / New York City, NY

Fri 26-Apr / Underground Arts / Philadelphia, PA

Sat 27-Apr / Asbury Lanes / Asbury Park, NJ

Sun 28-Apr / Black Cat / Washington, DC

Tue 30-Apr / Motorco / Durham, NC

Wed 1-May / 40 Watt / Athens, GA

Thu 2-May / Saturn / Birmingham, AL

Fri 3-May / Spanish Moon / Baton Rouge, LA

Sat 4-May / Satellite / Houston, TX

Sun 5-May / Paper Tiger / San Antonio, TX

Tue 7-May / Mohawk / Austin, TX

Wed 8-May / Club Dada / Dallas, TX

Thu 9-May / 89th Street / Oklahoma City, OK

Fri 10-May / Meow Wolf / Santa Fe, NM

Sat 11-May / 191 Toole / Tucson, AZ



Earlier Work

Enjoy this video for Sure, taken from Hatchie’s debut EP.