Tchotchke – Playin’ Dumb

Tchotchke, NYC’s playful, tongue in cheek rock trio, release Playin’ Dumb, their new album out September 5th.

Playin’ Dumb includes the previously released singles “Now I Love You”, “Poor Girl”, “Did You Hear?” and “Playin’ Dumb.”

Tchotchke is Anastasia Sanchez (vocals, drums), Eva Chambers (bass, keys, vocals) and Emily Tooraen (guitar, vocals). Playin’ Dumb, produced by The Lemon Twigs, is sophisticated and sonically complex, leaning heavily into the band’s love of 60’s rock and outsider popsters. Channeling a Shangri-Las style of conversational vocals, the cast of characters that Tchotchke personifies in Playin’ Dumb embody classic girl group traits of lovelorn winners and losers. These narrators are hyper-feminine caricatures of the band themselves, with aspects of their personalities amplified to the point of high drama. An original board game designed by Eva accompanies the vinyl release of Playin’ Dumb. It’s a colorful tabletop trip of girlspeak, gossip and truth or dare prompts that reflect the themes of the album, as well as the band’s personalities and style.

Just in time to celebrate the release of Playin’ Dumb, Tchotchke will tour across the east coast and midwest with Hunx and His Punx. Tchotchke’s live show is vivacious and one not to miss. Tickets for all shows are on sale now and a full list of dates can be found below.

Tchotchke Tour Dates

(all with Hunx and his Punx)

Tue. Sept. 9 – New York, NY @ Warsaw

Thu. Sept. 11 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat

Fri. Sept. 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

Sat. Sept. 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

Sun. Sept. 14 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace

Tue. Sept. 16 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

#tchotchkemusic