Montreal-based band knitting has released their new single, “Fold,” via Mint Records as they prepare for a series of UK and European tour dates throughout September and October. The band will support fellow Canadian icons Preoccupations on select shows, bringing their introspective indie rock to new audiences.
With a style that evokes the nostalgia of ’90s alternative rock bands like Pavement and Pixies, knitting creates music that is at once massive and intimate. On the new single, frontperson Mischa Dempsey explores themes of social anxiety and the effort to break out of people-pleasing habits. The track’s cathartic, guitar-driven sound perfectly captures the song’s raw emotional core.
Mischa explains,
I wrote this song while I was experiencing a wave of social anxiety. I wanted to explore the suspicion that others will always be able to see something about you that you yourself cannot see, and that thus their perception will always be more accurate. Consequently, in this state of mind, I find myself turning into a bit of a people pleaser (something I’m trying to grow out of). This song is my attempt to shake myself out of this way of thinking, and demonstrate to myself how useless this mindset is.
The new single follows the band’s acclaimed 2024 debut album, Some Kind of Heaven, which spent five weeks at #1 on Canadian campus radio charts. The band has built a reputation for its powerful live performances, having shared the stage with artists like Cherry Glazerr and toured at major North American festivals like SXSW.
