Watch Queen of Jeans Perform Stripped-Down New Songs in the Paste Studio

Philadelphia rock trio Queen of Jeans visited the Paste Studio to perform songs from their new LP If you’re not afraid, I’m not afraid, out this Friday (Aug. 23) via Topshelf Records. Paste featured their recent single “Get Lost,” in our Daily Dose column, praising its melancholy sentiment and their “warm instrumentation and euphonic production.”

Guitarist/vocalist Miri Devora and bassist Mattie Glass performed stripped-down versions of two new album tracks, plus a cover of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag.” “Bloomed” is marked by Devora’s ribbon-like vocal flutters and Glass’ leisurely, low-toned guitar twinkles, while “Only Obvious to You” has a similarly waltzy flow. To close, they completely transformed “Teenage Dirtbag” into something much more elegant and heartfelt.

Their new album, If you’re not afraid, I’m not afraid, was partially inspired by the aftermath of the 2016 election and Devora’s mother’s battle with cancer, per a press release.

“I found myself in fear not only of losing my mom to her illness, but of losing my space within society as a queer woman, and watching space get taken away from so many others,” Devora says.