CHARLIE HOUSTON RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE / VIDEO, “PINK CHEETAH PRINT SLIP”

‘I know you’re gonna miss this’ Charlie Houston wryly declares in the intro to her queer break up anthem "Pink Cheetah Print Slip" before it explodes into a high energy indie pop track that falls somewhere between Wet Leg's "Chaise Lounge" and Le Tigre's "Deceptacon". The rollicking fuzzed-out single from Houston's debut album tells the story of Houston's ex-girlfriend leaving her to date a dude in a band. ‘I hope he's shit on stage and all his songs sound the same,’ Houston spitefully exclaims before stating what every heartbroken person thinks when their ex moves on: ‘I know you know / He could never compare to me / When he leaves you alone / Don’t try crawling back to me’.

"The hardest part of a breakup is not the actual breaking up, " Houston explains. "It’s when someone moves on. Obviously, this is unavoidable, but it's shockingly worse when your ex-girlfriend moves on with a dude that you know… about 3 months later... who also just so happens to be a musician."



"Pink Cheetah Print Slip" follows Houston's two critically acclaimed EPs (2022's Bad Posture and 2021's I Hate Spring), millions of global streams, the nod of approval from tastemakers like Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, SPIN Magazine, and Rolling Stone, a Spotify billboard in New York's Times Square, and a Grammy Award-nomination via ODESZA’s The Long Goodbye. The track arrives with an official visualizer courtesy of The Reggies, the director duo behind videos for bbno$, Meghan Trainor, and Dillon Francis.

PRAISE FOR CHARLIE HOUSTON
“Sometimes the words don't come immediately — after all, asking someone to be that vulnerable isn't easy — and it can take all night before you feel ready. But when that moment happens, let's hope that it can sound and feel as sweet as this indie-pop ode to young love. CBC Music on “All Night”

“... casts back to timeless memories of fumbling early romance—first kisses, messy breakups, and short-lived flirtations are all soundtracked by weightless indie pop and R&B stylings”
 – Under The Radar

“It’s a striking debut, an unguarded, ultra-personal tapestry—stories of heartbreak and struggle, sung in her soothing, signature voice” 
– SPIN

“‘Things’ is an unadulterated look at youthful insecurities and unrequited affection. Over a somber but punchy backdrop, she delivers an evocative performance that is ripe with honesty” – EARMILK