Washer are a kinetic lo-fi punk duo from Brooklyn, New York. Friends Mike Quigley (vocals, guitar) and Kieran McShane (drums) built up a cache of D.I.Y. singles and EPs, touring the East Coast underground in the mid-2010s before signing with Exploding in Sound. They released two albums in quick succession, 2016's Here Comes Washer and 2017's All Aboard. A five-year gap preceded their next outing, 2023's rousing and introspective Improved Means to Deteriorated Ends.
Formed at the tail-end of 2013 in Brooklyn, Washer quickly became a staple of the New York D.I.Y. scene with the...