Ghost Piss

"Hardcore" is from Ghost Piss's debut EP 'Blushing' – out Sept. 23rd on Styles Upon Styles!

"I guess I don't worry about love..."

The opening lyric to River Allen's full debut EP as Ghost Piss finds the multi-hyphenate artist in a different place, both literally and figuratively, than when we last listened to her step out for the defiant March 2020 single, "Beats in Bed". Expanding her DIY sound to expound upon new scenes, new feels and a new world that continues to shift into unpredictable shapes in 2021, the Blushing EP is an encapsulating statement from the Ghost Piss project that feels comforting, urgent and sardonically necessary in equal measure. From NYC to Richmond to the deep forests of Oregon, River has taken her musical alias to another level in a year unlike any other.

Featuring two new original tracks written, produced and sung by Allen in addition to a suite of electrifying remixes from Jubilee, Kareem Ali and Bergsonist, the Blushing vibe is playful yet biting with a beautiful propensity to wear its heart on its sleeve. From resigned yet empowering acceptance on "Worry" to tongue-in-cheek club observations on "Hardcore" from her time spent performing and tending bar at NYC dance venues (as well as tending the garden at The Lot Radio), Ghost Piss brings her fragility to the fore while maintaining an incisive wit for an easy "fuck you" when pushed too far (as seen on the single, "Beats in Bed").

Jubilee cranks up the intensity on a flip of "Beats in Bed" that follows her recent Miami bass and electro experiments with a muscular, synth-heavy banger primed for peak-time dance floors, while Phoenix's preeminent cosmic explorer Kareem Ali sends "Worry" to the stars for an emotional, uptempo remix that's tailor-made for the dreamers out there. Styles vet and prolific rhythm scientist Bergsonist rounds out the reworks with a percussive breakdown of "Beats in Bed" that siphons the energy of the original into a meditative, grooving trip into the early morning.

Blushing will be released as a closing ceremony to a long, hot summer on September 23, 2021 in digital and physical forms on Styles Upon Styles. 

Once upon a time I went to a bar right after work still covered in dirt. I met a cutie boy and we hit it off immediately, I'd even say we were VIBING. He jokingly made fun of my 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬, calling them "𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬". We made plans for the following night and I was so excited I couldn’t sleep. ⁣ ⁣ After I got off work at the garden, 𝐈 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬, embarrassed by his earlier comment. I got there and waited for an hour before I figured out I'd been stood up. Turns out his ex gf found out about our date, got jealous, and forced him to cancel. 𝗪𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 :)))) ⁣ His ex sent me threats for a week after that. I saw him out around BK a few months later and he 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐞'𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭. I biked home crying and wrote this song to the beat of my pedaling. This was so long ago it’s really fine but, the song slapped so