PINKSHIFT RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM EARTHKEEPER + DROP VIDEO FOR “ANITA RIDE”

PHOTO CREDIT: SIHAN XU

Baltimore’s favorite chaos crew is back: Pinkshift has announced their new album Earthkeeper, due out September 6th via Hopeless Records, and they’ve already set the tone with a ripping new single, “Anita Ride.” It’s raw, urgent, and defiantly full throttle—everything we’ve come to love (and miss) about the band since their last full-length.

“Anita Ride” is no warm-up. It’s a gut punch in under three minutes—a sonic riot of distorted guitars, slamming drums, and Ashrita Kumar’s signature vocal ferocity. The track captures Pinkshift’s knack for channeling angst, joy, rage, and release all at once. It's political, it’s personal, and it rips. Think the melodic snarl of early Paramore fed through a punk blender and poured into a Molotov cocktail.

The music video, directed by the band, is just as chaotic and electric—equal parts punk rock daydream and feverish breakdown. With grainy visuals and frantic energy, it matches the song’s themes of identity, resilience, and pure cathartic rebellion.

If “Anita Ride” is any indication, Earthkeeper is shaping up to be a no-holds-barred evolution of Pinkshift’s already explosive sound. According to the band, the album is about growth, community, and refusing to back down—even when the world tries to break you. It's a record born out of burnout, built from scratch, and fueled by the kind of DIY punk spirit that refuses to die.

Following 2022’s Love Me Forever, Earthkeeper feels like a reclamation. Pinkshift isn’t just returning—they’re resetting the fuse.