Blouse was born in a warehouse in Portland, OR. The project started in the summer of 2010, after Los Angeles native Charlie Hilton (guitarist / vocalist / keys) met Patrick Adams (bass) in, of course, art school. Soon after, they began spending nights in the aforementioned warehouse recording with Jacob Portrait –- now well-known not only as the drummer of Blouse, but also as a live member of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and a producer who has collaborated with UMO, Wild Nothing, EMA, Strfkr, Sunflower Bean and more - and, after posting two demos to Bandcamp, the trio was picked up by Captured Tracks with their first 7” single, Into Black, following quickly.
Their self-titled debut shows a self-assured Blouse unveiling a sound all their own: textural swaths of guitar and wavy keys coupled with Hilton’s powerfully alluring voice, her words guiding each song as it unfolds, as if a dream.
Tracklist
- Firestarter
- Time Travel
- They Always Fly Away
- Into Black
- Videotapes
- Controller
- Roses
- White
- Ghost Dream
- Fountain In Rewind