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UK & FRANCE TOUR DATES BEGIN MAY 14
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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Charlie Houston is entering a new chapter, one that feels less like a reinvention and more like a return to self. After several genre-blurring releases and a debut album that showcased her range, 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.
That reclamation begins with the new single “SkiDay”, which she describes as “a sex positive tomboy anthem. Lyrically it's about finding it kind of hot when someone treats you like a little bitch, sonically though it showcases the confidence required to admit that."
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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.
CHARLIE HOUSTON ON TOUR:
May 14, 2026 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape - Folklore Rooms
May 14, 2026 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape - Hope & Ruin
May 15, 2026 - Brighton, UK - The Alternative Escape - North Laine Brewhouse
May 15, 2026 - Brighton, UK - The Great Escape - Canada House
May 16, 2026 - Paris, FR - Supersonic's Block Party - Supersonic Records
May 18, 2026 - Bristol, UK - The Croft
May 19, 2026 - London, UK - Footsteps Festival - The Grace
May 20, 2026 - Liverpool, UK - Kazimier Stockroom
May 22, 2026 - Glasgow, UK - The Hug and Pint
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