Overview
- Ian Sweet, the project of Los Angeles musician Jillian Medford, revealed the album on Wednesday with the lead single “Criminal Kissing” and a 10-song tracklist.
- Shiverstruck arrives July 24 on Polyvinyl after sessions with producer Ben H. Allen at Maze Studios in Atlanta.
- Medford describes “Criminal Kissing” as a love letter to risky choices in relationships, setting the album’s intimate tone.
- Summer plans include opening dates with American Football and a hometown release show on July 24 at Los Angeles’ Bob Baker Theater.
- A headlining North American tour starts October 15 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with Pitchfork noting Medford wrote the album while working as a children’s music teacher.