About Quivers
Quivers, of Melbourne, Australia, have been a cathartic jangle pop band for long enough now to get supportive ears at Pitchfork, NPR, JJJ and even the band R.E.M., who once slid into the bands DMs to send fire emojis. Quivers have performed at Dark Mofo, Meadow, Boogie, and SXSW after which they filmed a session for beloved Seattle station KEXP. They have also supported the likes of The Hold Steady, Sonny & the Sunsets, and Methyl Ethel. Late 2022 saw Quivers love every minute of a much postponed 16-date US tour to celebrate 2nd album Golden Doubt, described by Pitchfork as "like a Go-Betweens with Coachella-conquering ambitions". With a Bella-sung 7" single, If Only, now nearly sold out, Quivers have finished their next album, 'Oyster Cuts' set for worldwide release via Merge Records on August 9th, 2024. It sees the band dive into a tougher and more expansive pop with both Bella and Sam sharing singing duties. There's more angular than jangular guitars now, 1970s synth drones, and more songs about hometowns, friendship, giving in to love, and swimming away from grief. Quivers' come alive on tour; four people and voices that build it up to let it fall apart and then build it back up again.
Band Members
Sam Nicholson
Guitar / Vocals
Bella Quinlan
Bass / Vocals
Michael Panton
Guitar / Vocals
What People Are Saying
"It's the sound of bedsit 1980s college-rock thrust into the big-tent environs of 21st-century indie, like a Go-Betweens with Coachella-conquering ambitions or a Smiths with greater pub sing-along appeal. And it's absolutely glorious."- Pitchfork
"Quietly spectacular"- Brooklyn Vegan
"Those big, heart-filling harmonies are a highlight of the record. As are the chiming, jangling guitars that call to mind the classic, timeless guitar pop and college rock of artists like Big Star, R.E.M. and The Go-Betweens. But it's Nicholson's rich songwriting that ultimately makes Golden Doubt so captivating."- Zan Rowe
"Classic Antipodean Indie Pop, 9/10"- Backseat Mafia
"...one of the best songs I've heard in years... that song reminded me this is why we do this. I listened to it like a weirdo, like 8 times in a row."- John Richards, KEXP
Latest Release
OYSTER CUTS
Available Now via MERGE RECORDS
Get your copy from Merge Records or Bandcamp! Quivers dive into a tougher and more expansive pop with both Bella and Sam sharing singing duties. There's more angular than jangular guitars now, 1970s synth drones, and more songs about hometowns, friendship, giving in to love, and swimming away from grief.