Endearments
- bizzarre
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Brooklyn-based indie trio Endearments share their new single & video, "Marianne," the final preview from their upcoming debut album, An Always Open Door, out march 6 via Trash Casual.
Today, Endearments releases “Marianne,” the third and final single ahead of their forthcoming debut album, An Always Open Door (March 6 via Trash Casual). An introspective indie rock ripper contending with mixed messages and long-distance longing, the blistering pop track is driven as much by sunburnt guitar riffs as it is by atmospheric synths. "So high, the hotel room is spinning on its side," frontman Kevin Marksson opines over the introduction’s sparse pads and driving bassline, an anticipatory moment of calm before Will Haywood Smith’s thundering drums and Anjali Nair’s lush guitars come rushing in.
Accompanying the single is a brand new music video directed by Paul Desilva, which captures the band performing in a collage of mirrors.
About the track and video, Marksson says:
"'Marianne' is about the uncertain and vulnerable moments at the beginning of a new relationship. It's a song about longing for someone who is far away, physically and emotionally, and what it takes to break down those barriers.
We wanted the music video to emphasize that metaphor, with the band playing in a liminal place, bright and surreal, before the mirrors that are reflecting us literally shatter.”
A single that’ll be right at home in the collections of fans of Jimmy Eat World or M83, “Marianne” reflects Endearments’s longstanding strength in utilizing expressive guitars and synthesizers for telling quintessentially human stories. An Always Open Door is produced by Abe Seiferth (Nation of Language, Car Seat Headrest) and will be available March 6 via digital platforms and on limited edition vinyl.
The music of Endearments has always turned a mirror on the inner self, reflecting life’s deeply personal, often painful moments in the light of clarity and new resolve. Principal songwriter Kevin Marksson and his bandmates, guitarist Anjali Nair and drummer Will Haywood Smith, craft emotionally dense and instrumentally lush pop songs, viewed through the lens of contemporary, dreamy indie rock and embedded with a John Hughes-ian romanticism.
Drawing on the emotive qualities of 80s synthpop and late-90s emo in equal measure, An Always Open Door, Endearments’ first full-length record, fine-tunes this heartfelt songcraft, widening the band’s influences and turning up the volume while maintaining the raw lyrical storytelling that’s made them a mainstay in Brooklyn’s highly competitive scene.
Marksson’s blitzing, blistering inner monologue on “Marianne” and the melancholic explosiveness of “Real Deal” conjure comparisons to the likes of Camera Obscura and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart; at the same time, Nair’s stirring, wall-of-sound guitars on “Summersun” and Haywood Smith’s maximalist drums on “Saline” evoke the textures of shoegaze and the driving rhythm of big beat.
This shift towards energetic indie rock accompanies a change in the band’s approach to songwriting, one that trades raw immediacy for meditative contemplation.
“When I wrote the first two Endearments EPs, Father of Wands and It Can Be Like This, I was only recently outside of the events that inspired those songs: a failed marriage; a hopeful new relationship,”
Marksson recalls.
“When I sat down to write lyrics for our first full-length record, I had no intention of interrogating those memories and feelings again. Nevertheless, as the songs took shape, I felt myself looking back at the last six years with a renewed sense of curiosity.”
The end result is a record that reveals and reevaluates the past, foregrounding emotional truths through performances that are as kinetic as they are introspective. Produced by Abe Seiferth and featuring additional vocals from Liv Price (Forever Honey) and guitars from Chris Croarkin (Diary), the album blends dreamy and down-to-earth influences into a vibrant, varied, and dynamic image of the band’s inner world.
In March, Endearments will make their way to Austin, TX to perform at SXSW as an Official Showcasing Artist. In celebration of their record release, they will play a hometown show on March 20 at Alphaville in Brooklyn, NY. The band will also be supporting The Sheila Divine on select tour dates in May and June.
TOUR DATES
February 26 - Pet Shop - Jersey City, NJ
March 14-16 - SXSW - Austin, TX
March 20 - Alphaville - Brooklyn, NY (album release show)
May 14 - Electric City - Buffalo, NY^
May 15 - Middle Ages Beer Hall - Syracuse, NY^
June 4 - The Sultan Room - Brooklyn, NY^
^ supporting The Sheila Divine
An Always Open Door will be available on March 6, 2026
via Trash Casual.
