Pash

Pash are a 4-piece indie rock band based in Washington, D.C. There are some guys playing instruments (Jon Bibb on drums, Erik Bruner-Yang on guitar and Ryan McLaughlin on bass) and sharing backup vocals duty, and a cute girl singer (Mer Munoz) who also plays the guitar. Girl likes boy, girl meets boy, girl and boy start making music, cue two friends joining in… is how their story went.

When I first listened to them I couldn’t help but be reminded of Pretty Girls Make Graves- at times, singer Munoz sounds uncannily like PGMG’s Andrea Zollo. They also remind me a bit of former tour-mates Rainer Maria, and the new album was produced by Jason Caddell (formerly of the Dismemberment Plan), so that might give you an idea of what they sound like. That’s not to say that Pash don’t have their own charm; their earnestness shows through in their music and in Munoz’s voice and lyrics, which seem to center on relationships (“baby you shouldn’t just call me over when you’re lonely/ ’cause you can’t just love me when it’s good for you”).

Their current single “The Best Gun” is off their second album, also named The Best Gun. There are some pretty catchy tracks on it (check out “What Do We Always Say?” and “ABCD”), and if you’re interested you can stream the album from here.

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