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Wallsocket is the second studio album by American musician Underscores. It was released via Mom + Pop Music and Corporate Rockmusic on September 22, 2023. The album is a concept album that centers around three girls in the fictional town of Wallsocket, Michigan.
In an interview with NME, Underscores stated that she "wanted [Wallsocket] to be super big, wide and ambitious." In discussing the worldbuilding element of the album, she explained that "the whole ambition for the album was to draw people into this world I have in my head." However, Underscores also cited personal inspiration for the album, saying that "All the songs are there because I had something I wanted to figure out about myself, or things that have happened. It's a laundry list of things I wish I'd wrestled with five years earlier when I first left home."[2]
In an interview with Flood Magazine, Underscores cited Sufjan Stevens, The Raconteurs, Beck, Imogen Heap, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Van Morrison, Sky Ferreira, Jason Isbell, Kwon Jin-ah, and Gillian Welch as key influences for the album.[3]
Underscores launched the "Wallsocket era" with a trailer on April 21, 2023.[4][5] Wallsocket was promoted with an ARG; websites centered around the fictional town of Wallsocket, Michigan began appearing online as a Discord community uncovered information about the album's lore.[2]
The album's lead single, "Cops and Robbers", was released on May 3, 2023.[6][7] The second song released from the album was "You Don't Even Know Who I Am", released on June 7, 2023.[8] Wallsocket was officially announced on July 12, 2023 with another single, "Locals (Girls Like Us)" with Gabby Start.[9] On August 16, 2023, Underscores shared the fourth and final promotional single for the album, "Old Money Bitch".[10]
Wallsocket was released on September 22, 2023 via Mom + Pop Music.[11]
Wallsocket has been described as containing influences of hyperpop,[12] garage rock,[2] funk, dubstep, trap, punk,[12] electronica, metal, hardcore,[13] bedroom pop, roots, and industrial rock.[1]
In describing the album, Underscores stated that she "emerged from an obsessive episode adopting this mentality that everything is beautiful. Wallsocket is about realizing that most things are, but not everything is. Wallsocket is about navigating adulthood as an American and reckoning with one's circumstance."[11]
The album cover references an apolitical interpretation of horseshoe theory, which is a theme of the album. Underscores explained, "Where in our lives are we so one thing that we wrap back around and become its opposite? That theory is riddled throughout the album."[14]
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| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [15] |
| Dork |  [16] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[1] |
| Slant Magazine | [12] |
Wallsocket received critical acclaim. Steve Erickson of Slant Magazine rated the album 3.5 stars, and called it "electrifyingly unpredictable."[12] In a four-and-a-half star review, Lisa Wright of DIY described the album as "the sound of an artist operating entirely, brilliantly on their own terms."[15] Ali Shutler of Dork gave the album four stars, calling it "an attention-grabbing album that'll keep you coming back as the intricate world reveals itself."[16] In a 9/10 review, Matthew Kim of The Line of Best Fit named Wallsocket as Underscores' "masterpiece", saying that "if it doesn't propel her into indie stardom, we've all done something wrong."[1]
On June 5, 2023, Grey announced the "Hometown Tour," a 21-show concert tour in support of the album, alongside opening acts Torr and Jedwill[17]. The tour began on October 1 in Washington D.C. and concluded on November 8 in Atlanta, Georgia. A European/United Kingdom leg of the tour, titled "Hometown Tour: The Away Games," featuring opening acts Thoom and Babymorocco, began on November 30 in London, England and is set to conclude on December 12 in Paris, France.[18]
The show's visuals consisted of a six-by-eight foot screen with rear projection, with visuals by Noah Beanlette, CarlosKnowsNot, Digiyams, Ein, Elegy, Internet Girlfriend, Michiel Stender (a.k.a. Toasted Sushi) and Tekkons, alongside lighting design by Tessera Skye.[19] Starting with the show in Brooklyn, New York on October 4, a disclaimer in large text was added to the visuals during the transition between "Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" and "Johnny Johnny Johnny"[20]
The next song is Johnny Johnny Johnny. If you have to step out of the room, please do so now.
| Date | City | Venue | Opening Act |
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| October 1 | Washington D.C. | Union Stage | Torr |
| October 3 | Philadelphia | The Foundry | |
| October 4 | Brooklyn | Music Hall of Williamsburg | |
| October 5 | Cambridge | The Sinclair | |
| October 7 | Montreal | Cabaret Foufs | |
| October 8 | Toronto | The Garrison | |
| October 10 | Detroit | El Club | |
| October 11 | Chicago | Subterranean | |
| October 13 | Saint Paul | Turf Club | |
| October 19 | Seattle | Neumos | Jedwill |
| October 20 | Vancouver | Fortune Sound | |
| October 22 | Portland | Holocene | |
| October 24 | San Francisco | The Independent | |
| October 25 | Los Angeles | The Roxy | |
| October 27 | Santa Ana | Constellation Room | |
| October 28 | San Diego | Soda Bar | |
| October 30 | Phoenix | Valley Bar | |
| November 2 | Austin | Antone's | |
| November 3 | Houston | Bronze Peacock Room | |
| November 5 | Dallas | Studio at the Factory | |
| November 8 | Atlanta | Purgatory at Masquerade | |
| Hometown Tour: The Away Games[22] | |||
| November 30 | London | Heaven | Thoom |
| December 1 | Manchester | The Deaf Institute | |
| December 2 | Glasgow | Room 2 | |
| December 4 | Bristol | The Exchange | BabyMorocco |
| December 5 | Brussels | Botanique | Thoom |
| December 6 | Utrecht | Ekko | |
| December 8 | Berlin | Lark | |
| December 9 | Warsaw | Voodoo | |
| December 10 | Prague | Bike Jesus | |
| December 12 | Paris | Le Point Ephemere | |
All lyrics are written by April Harper Grey, except where noted; all music is composed by Grey.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Cops and Robbers" | 4:26 | |
| 2. | "Locals (Girls Like Us)" (with Gabby Start) |
| 4:18 |
| 3. | "Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" | 4:09 | |
| 4. | "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "Johnny Johnny Johnny" | 4:05 | |
| 6. | "Shoot to Kill, Kill Your Darlings" | 5:04 | |
| 7. | "Horror Movie Soundtrack" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Old Money Bitch" | 4:06 | |
| 9. | "Geez Louise" (with Henhouse!) |
| 7:21 |
| 10. | "Seventyseven Dog Years" | 4:35 | |
| 11. | "Uncanny Long Arms" (with Jane Remover) |
| 5:27 |
| 12. | "Good Luck Final Girl" | 3:29 | |
| Total length: | 54:55 | ||
