Crushed - no scope - LP (Colored Vinyl)

As crushed, musicians Bre Morell and Shaun Durkan make
maximalist dream pop music for themselves. Recording out of
various homes, not fixed to any single location (Morell from
Texas, now based in Los Angeles, and Durkan in Portland,
Oregon), they write the songs they want to hear, tuning from
shared taste (for trip-hop, Britpop, electronica, and the canon of
‘90s alt radio), a desire for emotionality, and an instinct for when
it sounds right and honest; when it means something real to
them. Their full-length debut embodies their trust in one
another and in their craft. A “no scope” kill in the video game
lexicon is achieved by shooting a sniper rifle at close range
without scoping in on your target, an apt metaphor for two
artists following their pop impulses, shooting from the hip with
precision. “It might also mean like having no future,” jokes
Morell, “getting no-scoped by life.” The reality of failure looms in
most creative pursuits, perhaps more pronounced the further
into your field you get. Several musical lives and midnight
transmissions have led Morell and Durkan to this project. And on
the triumphant no scope, crushed take life’s best shots with
their strongest work, wielding melodic, open-hearted hooks
through a maze of breakbeats and spliced sound design with
unprecedented immediacy and clarity. Next level, unlocked.
no scope follows extra life, the 2023 EP that saw a groundswell of
support, finding early fans in Pitchfork (effortless, widescreen
dream pop that’s serene without being sentimental”), NPR (“...a
group whose music, despite having only an EP out into the
world, carries a deep sense of place and time”), and Ghostly
International, who signed the band and gave extra life a wider
physical release in 2024 paired with remixes from band favorites
Real Lies and DJ Python.

UPC: 804297845036