# HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS’ Release Foreboding Punky, Power Pop “Taboo,” Announce ‘Modern Adult Kicks’ Album

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- Published: 2022-08-23T13:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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_“A new single release from Hayley and the Crushers is always a blessed event! Out
now on Josie Cotton’s Kitten Robot Records, ‘She Drives’ continues the band’s amazing
run of recent singles which began last summer. While all devotees of the Crusherverse(
me included) are eagerly awaiting a new full-length album, the single format really
suits this band well. I love digging into one song at a time and savoring every 
note. I’m reluctant to invoke that dirty word ‘maturing’, but I’ll at least say 
that Hayley and the Crushers are growing in their craft and getting better with 
each new release. And it certainly doesn’t hurt to work with a legendary producer
like Paul Roessler!._” – Lord Rutledge, **Faster and Louder**

“_Helmed by husband-and-wife team guitarist Hayley Crusher Cain and bass player 
Dr. Cain ESQ, the California power trio is guided by sonic contradiction: 60s girl
group sensibilities meet grinding rock n roll heat; shimmering radio-ready melodies
retain an endearingly quirky vibe_.” – **Spill Magazine**

“_The naked embodiment of power pop punk_!” **– Josie Cotton**

**Poolside Glitter Punks**
**HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS’****Announce **[**_Modern Adult Kicks_**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=4ded13f442&e=615f2b8493)

The Band’s Third Album Conjures Up the Elation Of First-Car Freedom, the Melancholy
of Suburban Isolation and the Fluorescent Euphoria of Y2K Chat Rooms
**Out September
13 **_**via**_** Kitten Robot Records**

**Foreboding Punky, Power Pop “**[**Taboo**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=9aa40c3a73&e=615f2b8493)**”
Out Now**
**Tour Kicks Off September 23**

[**Vinyl Pre-order**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=8547331193&e=615f2b8493)

**AUGUST 23, 2022 (Detroit, MI)** — One part pop, one part poison, all “poolside
glitter punk,” California-to-Motor City transplants **Hayley and the Crushers** 
offer up a tsunami of bold, bad girl power. Anointed as “**the naked embodiment 
of power pop punk**” by New Wave icon **Josie Cotton** (who signed the band to her**
Kitten Robot Records** in 2021), [**_Modern Adult Kicks_**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=89c6303a34&e=615f2b8493)
is the Crushers’ most ambitious and self-possessed album to date. 

Helmed by husband-and-wife team guitarist **Hayley Crusher Cain** and bass player**
Dr. Cain ESQ** (with **Action Ben Cabreana** on drums), _Modern Adult Kicks_ (release
date: **September 13, 2022** _via_ Kitten Robot Records) was produced by legendary
LA punk producer **Paul Roessler** (_TSOL, Josie Cotton, Richie Ramone_) and mastered
by **Mass Giorgini** (_Anti-Flag, Rise Against, Alkaline Trio_) at **Sonic Iguana
Studios**. 

“[**Taboo**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=729569b846&e=615f2b8493),”
the latest album single (out everywhere today), is a pulsing Pat Benitar-styled 
pop-rock anthem that leaves the listener feeling equally haunted and hunted. Said
Hayley, “You can tell we had fun on _Kicks_, but the fun is more wicked.”

Hayley And The Crushers - Taboo (Official)

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Watch this video on YouTube

**Hayley and the Crushers “Taboo”**

The accompanying “Taboo” music video was filmed in Detroit, a far cry from the band’s
beachy San Luis Obispo, California stomping grounds. “Not only is it an insanely
cool music town, but Detroit is also full of community spirit and can-do creativity,”
Hayley said of her gritty new residence. “We filmed at our favorite vintage store
in Mexicantown ([Flamingo Vintage](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=488d60ab3e&e=615f2b8493)),
a thrift-punk fever dream.” Additional scenes showcase the band’s unfinished attic,
perched atop a 1920s fixer-upper.   

![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/_compresseds/49a988a8-
a4f1-bd51-8d2a-8e7fdce80966.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1)

_**Modern Adult Kicks **_**Album Artwork**

**Tracklist:**
[Taboo](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=a49641e1d9&e=615f2b8493)
[Cul-de-Sac](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=f38b3554be&e=615f2b8493)
[She Drives](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=8dcf77002a&e=615f2b8493)
Broken Window I Fall [Click and Act Now!](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=7205fd72a8&e=615f2b8493)
Lost Cause California Sober Surf of Flag (_vinyl exclusive_) * No Substitute (_[The Shivvers](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=a0172c9460&e=615f2b8493)
cover_) Overexposed  

According to the band, _Modern Adult Kicks_ represents one of the only constants
over the past few years. 

![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/ff15ee4e-
e960-1306-fcd7-50add2beafa2.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1)

**Hayley and the Crushers**
Photo credit: **Thomas Ignatius**

“We went through the Covid-19 pandemic with the album, we signed to Kitten Robot
Records in the middle of it, and we started working both remotely and in-person 
with [producer] Paul Roessler of the Screamers, the closest thing to LA punk royalty
we could imagine,” Hayley said. “The album was something real to hold onto during
a time of turbulence.”

Naturally, growth begets growing pains. After selling their comic book shop in an
effort to keep up with a rigorous tour schedule, venues shut down completely. Says
Hayley: “The band felt more somber during the creation period: more ‘grown up.’ 
Everyone was grappling with a new pandemic reality. Our drummer was severely injured
after a skateboard crash. Dr. Cain lost his ability to work due to the lockdown.
I confronted big personal questions. These songs are about heartbreak, isolation,
addiction. But, of course, there’s sunshine, too. Josie Cotton believed in us and
brought us into her crew. The album shines with this magic touch.”  

**What the Press Is Saying:“_There’s a palpable temptation for me to label ‘She 
Drives,’ plus Hayley and the Crushers, a throwback to ’90s rockers like The Muffs
or Sleater-Kinney, but that would imply that female-led punk-inspired rock bands
with a fondness or catchy earworms don’t exist in the modern day. They absolutely
do, and if you need a new one to latch on to, Hayley and the Crushers are just waiting
for you to discover them_.” – Far Out Magazine

“_San Luis Obispo’s Hayley & the Crushers come at you with a wallop and a wink, 
churning out old-school, sweet/tart power-pop while dressed like they’d found the
thrift store you’ve been looking for your whole life_.” – **Buzz Bands LA**

_“Like a Sour Patch Kid, Hayley & the Crushers are  unapologetically bright and 
fun, with a wallop of mischief.” **– **_**BUST Magazine**

“… _The Crushers wear their neon pink hearts on their sleeve. What you see is what
you get: Sassy, cheeky, surfed out Poolside Glitter Trash_.” – **Maximum Rock n 
Roll**

“_The musical equivalent to bazooka bubblegum stuck to the bottom of your combat
boot._” – **Melted Magazine**

_Kicks_ rollercoasters through the Crusherverse’s quirky underworld with a diary’s
worth of intrigue and a splash of high impact gloss. Collecting hooks from track
one, Hayley conjures up the electricity of first-car freedom, the woes of suburban
isolation and the lurid pleasures of Y2K chat rooms all wrapped in the warm glow
of a late-night infomercial. While the content here is no doubt “adult,” there’s
no shortage of kicks to be had, either. Said Hayley: “Growing up doesn’t have to
mean you stop dancing.”
**Hayley and the Crushers**’ [**_Modern Adult Kicks_**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=97f4888d38&e=615f2b8493)
will be released on **September 13**_via_ **Kitten Robot Records**.

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**TOUR DATES**
9/23 Fort Wayne, IN – The Brass Rail9/24 Indianapolis, IN – Melody
Inn Punk Rock Night Indianapolis9/25 Chicago, IL – Reggies9/27 Toledo, OH – The 
Ottawa Tavern9/28 Cleveland, OH – Hatfield’s Goode Grub9/30 Youngstown, OH – Westside
Bowl10/1 Columbus, OH – Spacebar10/4 Nashville, TN – The Basement10/7 Detroit, MI–
Small’s10/8 Grand Rapids, MI – Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grillxe11/18 San Diego, CA –
Til 2 Club11/19 San Pedro, CA – The Sardine / Recess Ops11/26 Los Angeles, CA – 
The Redwood Bar

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