Brooklyn bands Endearments and LAPêCHE announce co-headline tour

For Immediate Release

October 1, 2026

BROOKLYN BANDS ENDEARMENTS AND LAPÊCHE

ANNOUNCE WINTER CO-HEADLINE TOUR

TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY — SEE ALL TOUR DATES HERE

REVISIT ENDEARMENTS’ DEBUT ALBUM,

AN ALWAYS OPEN DOOR,

RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR — STREAM

Endearments press photo by Alex SK Brown[Download]

“...it’s the kind of album that makes heartbreak feel like something worth revisiting. ‘Real Deal’ hits like a memory you thought you’d filed away for good. Nair’s guitars on ‘Summersun’ will swallow you whole. Their songs are emotionally honest without being precious

about it, and you can feel it in every beat.”

“The debut album from this Brooklyn trio is a solid set of dreamy, emotive, cinematic indie rock inflected with New Wave, power pop, and synth-pop elements that’s all ‘embedded

with a John Hughes-ian romanticism.’”

Today, Brooklyn dream pop band Endearments have announced a co-headline tour alongside fellow New Yorkers LAPêCHE. Hitting cities across the Midwest and Northeast this December, the tour will come to a triumphant close with a hometown show at The Broadway in Brooklyn on December 12. Tickets for the tour are on sale now — see all upcoming dates here and below.

“We are very excited to be joining our friends Lapêche on these tour dates,” shares Endearments frontman Kevin Marksson. “I’ve loved their music for a long time and our bands have so much in common, from our influences to our experiences cutting our teeth here in the NYC music scene. These are going to be some really special shows to close out a very exciting 2026 for us!”

Download the tour poster

★ ENDEARMENTS LIVE 2026 ★

December 5 - Minneapolis, MN - Cloudland*

December 6 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen*

December 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Ortliebs*

December 9 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine*

December 10 - Jersey City, NJ - Pet Shop*

December 11 - Medford, MA - Deep Cuts*

December 12 - Brooklyn, NY - The Broadway*

* co-headline with LAPêCHE

All tour info here

Earlier this year, Endearments — the trio of vocalist/bassist Kevin Marksson, guitarist Anjali Nair, and drummer Will Haywood Smith — released their debut album, An Always Open Door, via Trash Casual. Nine tracks of emotionally dense and instrumentally lush synth-backed indie rock, the record went on to receive praise from Under the Radar, Atwood Magazine, Ones to Watch, New Noise and many more. The album debuted in the NACC Top 100, rising to a Top 50 peak with regular airplay from KEXP, WXPN, WBJB, and support from 100+ stations across the US.

Endearments were named one of Paste Magazine’s 15 bands to watch at this year’s SXSW, where the band performed as an Official Showcasing Artist. They returned home from Austin, TX to play a packed record release show at Brooklyn’s Alphaville with support from labelmates Sharkswimmer and local favorites Ok Cowgirl, followed by a string of shows supporting The Sheila Divine in May and June.

ENDEARMENTS

AN ALWAYS OPEN DOOR

TRASH CASUAL

Released on March 6, 2026

An Always Open Door album artwork [Download]

TRACKLIST

1. Summersun

2. Marianne

3. Real Deal

4. Bank Lights

5. People

6. Saline

7. Woolgathering

8. Frances Ha

9. Your Knight

ABOUT ENDEARMENTS:

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 (released March 6 via Trash Casual), Endearments’ first full-length record, fine-tunes this heartfelt songcraft, widening the band’s influences and turning up the volume while maintaining the raw lyrical storytelling that’s made them a mainstay in Brooklyn’s highly competitive scene. Marksson’s blitzing, blistering inner monologue on “Marianne” and the melancholic explosiveness of “Real Deal” conjure comparisons to the likes of Camera Obscura and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart; at the same time, Nair’s stirring, wall-of-sound guitars on “Summersun” and Haywood Smith’s maximalist drums on “Saline” evoke the textures of shoegaze and the driving rhythm of big beat.

The end result is a record that reveals and reevaluates the past, foregrounding emotional truths through performances that are as kinetic as they are introspective. Produced by Abe Seiferth (Nation of Language, Guerilla Toss) and featuring additional vocals from Liv Price (Forever Honey) and guitars from Chris Croarkin (Diary), the album blends dreamy and down-to-earth influences into a vibrant, varied, and dynamic image of the band’s inner world.

An Always Open Door is out now, via Trash Casual.

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