Today, Brooklyn’s Endearments have announced their signing to Trash Casual. Their first release for their new label is “Cannon,” a kinetic synthpop track that showcases the band’s deft marriage of moody synths and angular indie rock. The song is Endearments’ latest collaboration with producer Abe Seiferth (Nation of Language, Guerilla Toss), whose work on their self-released 2023 EP, It Can Be Like This, lifted the band’s cinematic dream pop to new heights.
AJ Tobey, the founder of Trash Casual, said, “Ever since I first heard Endearments and saw them live a couple years ago, I've been fascinated by how they draw an influence from bands I love, but still find a way to set themselves apart from most other bands coming out of NYC right now. I’m stoked to be teaming up with them for this next chapter of theirs.”
On “Cannon,” the chemistry between band members Kevin Marksson (vocals, bass, synths), Anjali Nair (guitar), and Will Haywood Smith (drums) is once again at the forefront, with Nair’s nimble leads wrapping around Marksson’s melancholic tenor and driving bass guitar. All the while, Haywood Smith’s drumming builds over percolating synthesizers to a thundering final chorus, drenched in the emotional lyricism that Endearments is known for — “Is it a war; what’s a war if the war doesn’t pull you in? To ignore or adore, where to end or where to begin?”
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The accompanying music video, directed by Gabriel Stanley, has frontman Kevin Marksson performing dramatically under flashlights in a rain soaked void. Speaking on the single and video, Marksson says:
“‘Cannon’ is a song about apathy and addiction. It’s about living in a world where we see atrocities unfolding before our eyes, yet choose to willfully ignore or self-medicate because the pain we are witnessing is so overwhelming. I knew we needed to keep the music video simple and focused on lyrics and movement. Even though I’m not a trained dancer, we worked with an amazing choreographer, Camilia Araque, who really helped me step out of my comfort zone and throw myself into the experience and emotion of the song.”
The band is currently working with Abe Seiferth on a debut full-length to be released via Trash Casual in early 2026.