Written by Los Angeles’ Jillian Medford has announced her newest album as Ian Sweet. It’s titled Shiverstruck and it’s out July 24 on Polyvinyl. Medford wrote the LP while working as a children’s music teacher and recorded it with producer Ben H. Allen. Below, listen to the lead single “Criminal Kissing.”
In a press statement, Medford called “Criminal Kissing” “a love letter to making bad decisions. Like hooking up with your ex even though you’ll be left emotionally unraveling and picking up the pieces afterwards. Sometimes you just have to lean into the chaos spiral and see where it leads you.”
Medford’s last Ian Sweet album was 2023’s Sucker. She’ll open for American Football on a leg of their upcoming tour this summer before kicking off her own run of headlining dates behind Shiverstruck in October. Scroll down to see all of Ian Sweet’s upcoming shows.
Revisit the 2021 Rising feature The Dream-Pop Transcendence of Ian Sweet.
Shiverstruck:
01 987
02 Criminal Kissing
03 Silver Screen
04 Jilian
05 Deadweight
06 Shiverstruck
07 Hired Gun
08 La La Love
09 Wild Hart
10 Speed Demon
Ian Sweet:
07-08 Boston, MA – Royale *
07-09 New York, NY – Brooklyn Paramount *
07-10 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall *
07-11 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club *
07-12 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club *
07-14 Richmond, VA – The National *
07-15 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel *
07-16 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *
07-24 Los Angeles, CA – Bob Baker Theater
10-15 Portsmouth, NH – The Press Room
10-16 Battleboro, VT – The Stone Church
10-17 Montreal, Quebec – La Sotterenea
10-18 Toronto, Ontario – The Baby G
10-20 Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme
10-21 Chicago, IL – Schubas
10-22 Milwaukee, WI – Falcon Bowl
10-23 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
10-24 Eau Claire, WI – The Plus
10-26 Nashville, TN – Drkmttr
10-28 Durham, NC – The Pinhook
11-03 Seattle, WA – Baba Yaga
11-04 Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
10-06 San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
* with American Football
