LAPêCHE, Endearments, TBA

LAPêCHE is not a band that stands still. Their third full-length album, “Autotelic”, is not a statement; it’s a practice. Named after the idea of doing something for its own sake, Autotelic is a body of work rooted in presence, persistence, and the sacred mess of becoming. Out February 2026 on Tiny Engines, the record invites listeners to feel more than they understand, to sit inside the ache without needing to fix it. It's not about outcomes, it's about the process, the moment, the motion. The music of Endearments has always turned a mirror on the inner self, reflecting life’s deeply personal, often painful moments in the light of clarity and new resolve. Principal songwriter Kevin Marksson and his bandmates, guitarist Anjali Nair and drummer Will Haywood Smith, craft emotionally dense and instrumentally lush pop songs, viewed through the lens of contemporary, dreamy indie rock and embedded with a John Hughes-ian romanticism. Drawing on the emotive qualities of 80s synthpop and late-90s emo in equal measure, An Always Open Door, Endearments’ debut album, fine-tunes this heartfelt songcraft. Produced by Abe Seiferth (Nation of Language, Guerilla Toss) and released via Trash Casual, the record has earned critical praise from outlets like Paste, Under the Radar, Atwood Magazine, and New Noise, along with regular radio rotation at stations like KEXP, WXPN, WBJB, and many more. Local support TBA