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PRAISE FOR CHARLIE HOUSTON’S BIG AFTER I DIE
"Buzzy pop songs that recall Billie Eilish as much as they do Le Tigre, Charlie Houston's Big After I Die is a punchy collection of sapphic love songs and bruising kiss offs. Slyly strange but never lacking pop hooks, songs like "Slut for Excel" (is that a Talking Heads sample bubbling in the background?) and "Pink Cheetah Print Slip" are bursting with personality and major songwriting chops. Get used to the name Charlie Houston." Exclaim!, Most Anticipated Albums of 2025
"Since releasing her debut 5-song EP I Hate Spring in 2021, Houston has toured with ODESZA, Charlotte Cardin and The Beaches, earned millions of streams and landed a Spotify billboard in New York’s Times Square. Clearly one to watch." Billboard Canada, Anticipated 2025 Albums
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With her previous single, “SkiDay”, acclaimed songwriter Charlie Houston entered a new chapter, one that feels less like a reinvention and more like a return to self. The song arrived after several genre-blurring releases and a debut album, Big After I Die, that showcased her range. These days, Charlie has landed on a sound she calls ‘Tomboy Pop’, a raw, instinct-driven fusion of contrasts.
The ‘tomboy’ identity has long been a throughline in Charlie’s life. Growing up queer, she moved through the world with a bold, unfiltered confidence. As she got older, that identity became something more complicated, shaped by outside expectations and assumptions. With this new sound, Charlie looks to reclaim the word on her own terms.
Today, she continues the exploration of ‘Tomboy Pop’ with the new single, “Ladylike”, as song that was written as “a response to the arbitrary gender norms placed on me growing up and feeling that there was never a need to categorize people’s gender in such a binary way,” explains Houston. “I believe everyone is a little bit masculine, a little bit feminine and I hope this song gives people the confidence to lean in any direction that makes them feel most like their self.”
LISTEN / SHARE “LADYLIKE” HERE
BUY / STREAM “LADYLIKE” HERE
MORE ABOUT CHARLIE HOUSTON
Last year, Charlie Houston released her debut album, Big After I Die, a captivating 9-song journey through the uncertainty and beauty of self-discovery during life’s transitional phases. Since the release of the album Charlie has been nominated for a JUNO Award for Underground Dance Single Of The Year for her track “La Vérité” alongside Jesse Mac Cormack, and Brö; and opened for The Beaches at NXNE. The album also saw the track “Lewps” featured in the remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Oct 21 - Tallboys - Toronto, ON - Music video screening + pop-up party - RSVP link
Oct 23 - Reid's - Kingston, ON - Music video screening + pop-up party - RSVP link
Nov 1 - Burdock - Toronto, ON - Release Show (Free show, first come first serve)
MORE 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
"Already with a collaboration with ODESZA and an opening slot on Charlotte Cardin’s tour under her belt, Toronto’s Charlie Houston is ready to unleash her debut album on the world. Inspired primarily by a tough breakup and finding her analyzing themes of codependency and growth, Houston’s songs exist in-between acoustic folk and dreamy, hazy indie-pop. In a post-Chappell Roan world, it feels like Houston has the same combination of total authenticity and playful pop." RANGE, Frequency Forecast 2025