Adam, Bebban, Carl, and Ted of Shout Out Louds have been friends since high school and grew up together as colleagues and travel companions. “Porcelain,” the third single from their forthcoming album Ease My Mind (out September 22 in North America on Merge), is about one particularly unsettling memory from their many adventures as a band of 15 years.

The band explains the single’s lyrics:
“Porcelain” isn't about the types of relationships that rest on a steady foundation, but the ones that lack stability—an absent parent, a complicated friendship, a brief love affair, times of self-doubt and self-hatred. The person we refer to as “Kim” in the song is an actual person who let us all housesit for her on our first, short stint in the US. Her dad is pretty famous, and her home felt like some kind of a monument over a neglected child. It was full of dirty baby tees, glitter barrettes, pets, and impersonal gifts from the SkyMall catalog. We projected all kinds of feelings and romantic, tragic imagery onto her. She became a key figure in our collective memory. 

Watch music videos for the previously released “Jumbo Jet” and “Oh Oh,” then pre-order Ease My Mind on CD or limited-edition white vinyl in the Merge store, or via your preferred digital music provider. We’ve also created an “Introduction to Shout Out Louds” playlist on Spotify for those keen to listen to more pop gems from the Stockholm band’s career!

Shout Out Louds will soon be touring North America for the first time in years and tickets are moving fast, so find the show nearest you and get yours today!

Shout Out Louds on tour:
Sep 16 Darmstadt, DE – Golden Leaves Festival
Oct 04 Vienna, AT – Wuk
Oct 05 Graz, AT – PPC
Oct 06 Salzburg, AT – Rockhouse
Oct 07 Winterthur, CH – Salzhaus
Oct 09 Munich, DE – Muffathalle
Oct 10 Erlangen, DE – E-werk
Oct 11 Leipzig, DE – Täubchenthal
Oct 12 Cologne, DE – Live Music Hall
Oct 13 Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefährlich
Oct 14 Berlin, DE – Astra Kulturhaus
Oct 25 Malmö, SE – Kulturbolaget
Oct 26 Göteborg, SE – Pustervik
Oct 27 Stockholm, SE – Vasateatern
Oct 30 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Oct 31 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
Nov 02 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Nov 03 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 04 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Nov 05 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Nov 06 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
Nov 07 Columbus, OH – The Basement
Nov 08 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov 09 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Nov 12 Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub
Nov 13 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
Nov 14 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Nov 15 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Nov 17 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
Nov 18 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room