Couch – Big Talk

Today, Boston-based indie retro pop/soul seven-piece band Couch release their splashy debut album Big Talk.

Couch’s album puts their distinct retro-soul/pop sound–complete with texturally-rich horns and inviting vocals on full display. The band’s signature soundscape is fuller and bigger than ever before with its electric energy, masterful, mostly live instrumentation and raw subject matter that sheds light on the band’s lived experiences. Lead guitarist Zach Blankstein says, “’Big Talk’ is our reflection on multidimensional love–romantic, platonic, self-love—and the kind of bold, honest connection that comes from shedding small talk and saying what you really mean. It’s moody and nostalgic, but also warm and bright—a soundtrack for that phase in life when things start to click, even if everything’s still a little messy.”

“Many of the songs began in our bedrooms or as voice memos and writing sessions between two or three of us, then came to life through a deeply collaborative, full-band process.” The band took the new music on the road to test it across Europe with Cory Wong and as they played some of their biggest U.S. shows to date with Lake Street Dive.

“Middle Man” out today explores and celebrates the complexities of femininity, queerness, friendship and love between queer women. Citing a personal experience, lead vocalist Tema Siegel says, “It’s about a time I pursued a guy with the help of my friend–only for him to pursue her, and for me to realize I was into her too. As they dated, my relationship with her deepened and became flirtatious, and I wondered what would happen between us without the guy in the picture. He ultimately let her down, and I was struck by a feeling that I think many queer women have felt at one time or another: romantic relationships could be much more nourishing if they were with each other, not heterosexual men.”

Delving into the intricacies of queerness, the track, says Siegel, “poses the question that I sometimes ask myself when I meet an attractive and interesting woman—do I want to be her, be friends with her, or date her?”

Big Talk includes the previously released singles “On The Wire”, ” Slow Burn”, and “What Were You Thinking.”

Between 2019 and 2021, high school and college friends Couch began writing and recording remotely as they began to build a following online. Their debut self-titled EP arrived in 2021 as they began playing live shows for the first time on small, self-booked tours. By 2023, they shared their sophomore EP, Sunshower, appeared at Boston Calling and Levitate played a 40 city U.S. headline tour and support dates in Europe. Now, the seven-piece band–Blankstein and Siegel alongside best friends Jared Gozinsky (drums), Will Griffin (bass), Danny Silverston (keys), Jeffrey Pinsker-Smith (trumpet) and Eric Tarlin (saxophone) are thrilled to formally introduce themselves with a body of work that is a potent culmination of Couch today–vibrant, raw, and true to who they are today.

COUCH LIVE

NORTH AMERICA & UK/EUROPE

FALL 2025/SPRING 2026

NORTH AMERICA

NOVEMBER

6 – Detroit, MI – El Club*

7 – Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre*

8 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon* (SOLD OUT)

9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*

13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel*

14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird*

15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club* (SOLD OUT)

21 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*

22 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner*

*With support from Stephen Day

DECEMBER

4 – Denver, CO – Bluebird^ (SOLD OUT)

6 – Dallas, TX – Trees^

7 – Austin, TX – 3Ten @ ACL^

10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda^

11 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore^ 

13 – Portland, OR – The Get Down^ 

14 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile^

^Support from Night Talks

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

23 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works”

24 – Toronto, ON – Annabel’s”

25 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar”

27 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway”

29 – Nashville, TN – Basement East”

30 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West”

31 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre”

3 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry”

5 – Towson, MD – The Recher” (SHOW ADDED)

“Support from Thumber

UK/EUROPE

MARCH

5 – Glasgow, UK – Stereo (LOW TICKETS)

6 – Manchester, UK – Band on the Wall (SOLD OUT)

7 – Bristol, UK – The Lantern (LOW TICKETS)

10 – Paris, FR – New Morning (LOW TICKETS)

12 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen

13 – Oslo, NO – Vinterjazzfestival

14 – Stockholm, SE – Nalen

16 – Berlin, DE – Gretchen

18 – Utrecht, NL – Cloud9 (SOLD OUT)

19 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Noord (LOW TICKETS)

21 – Ghent, BE – Wintercircus

22 – London, UK – Koko

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