When Aaron Maine looks back on his early work as Porches, he’s often struck by how sad and angry it can feel. “That music turned out a lot more pessimistic than I intended it to be,” he says. “But when I took a sad moment and turned it into a song, it was a cathartic, positive, and clean process. For me, those moments were victories”.
As it turns out, Maine is very good at making songs. Over the past few years, the singer-songwriter has released a wealth of material on several influ...
When Aaron Maine looks back on his early work as Porches, he’s often struck by how sad and angry it can feel. “That music turned out a lot more pessimistic than I intended it to be,” he says. “But when I took a sad moment and turned it into a song, it was a cathartic, positive, and clean process. For me, those moments were victories”.
As it turns out, Maine is very good at making songs. Over the past few years, the singer-songwriter has released a wealth of material on several influential labels and, in the process, has become a magnetic live presence, gaining the notice of discerning listeners and labels alike.
Porches’ sixth studio album, Shirt, is due for release September 2024 on Domino Records. Shirt is part angsty fantasy, part confessional melodrama – a rock album that oscillates between reality and make-believe to reflect both the innocence of suburban youth and the frayed reality of adulthood. A fusion of chaotic impulses, insatiable desires, and a perpetual yearning, Shirt plays with the tension between one’s person and persona – the weight of your dreams crashing up against your reality. The result is something both familiar and uncanny, an anthemic tribute to this intrinsic duality built on crashing and caressing sounds.
Porches news
Porches announce sixth album “Shirt” and release single “Joker”
Porches release new single “Itch” along with music video
Porches ‘All Day Gentle Hold !’ out 4th March 2022
Porches ‘I Miss That’ out 7th October 2020
Porches ‘Ricky Music’ out 13th March 2020
Upcoming Porches gigs
11 April 2025 | Porches | The Workman's Club Cellar | Dublin | Ireland |
12 April 2025 | Porches | Pink Room, YES | Manchester | UK |
19 April 2025 | Porches | Le Botanique | Brussels | Belgium |