Superstar Crush Ignite Baroque-Pop Splendor on “Fire Escape”

Hamilton, Ontario baroque-pop quartet Superstar Crush unveil their darkly romantic new single, “Fire Escape,” a vampirical, stampeding whirlwind of unrequited love and poetic disarray. Equal parts chaotic and cinematic, the track is their first new music since 2024’s Crushed to Meet You EP, and the latest preview of their debut full-length, due summer 2025.

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Written during a spell of writer’s block and sparked by a melody tapped out on a plastic windowpane, “Fire Escape” embodies the band’s flair for dramatic imagery, magnetic hooks, and gloriously off-kilter structure. Anchored by a three-way vocal interplay and a wall-of-sound production that nods to Springsteen, Broken Social Scene, and Arcade Fire, the song builds to a psych-rock outro, complete with glockenspiel flourishes and cinematic string swells.

Lyrically, “Fire Escape” drips with disheveled longing and literary references, from RAW Magazine comic covers to Japanese and French romance films. Written in another friend’s vocal range as a songwriting experiment, the track demanded collaboration: “We all had to sing it together just to hit the notes,” the band jokes. The final result is uniquely theirs – a jarring, electric portrait of emotional freefall.

Produced by Tyler Kyte (Dwayne Gretzky), the song features a haunting violin arrangement by Helen Faucher, written so late in the process the band nearly forgot it existed until she brought it to life in the studio: “It was like déjà vu,” they say. “We just hoped it worked, and it did.”

There isn’t always a Hollywood exit – sometimes the fire escape is just stairs and smoke. This song’s about stumbling down them with style. – Truaxe Fox, drums/vocals

SUPERSTAR CRUSH ONTARIO TOUR DATES:

June 27th & 28th, Mill’s Hardware, Hamilton

July 13th, Montreal

July 16th, Honey Dip, London

July 17th, Maud’s Variety, Sarnia

July 18th, Kalamazoo, Michigan

July 19th, Rewind, Grand Rapids, Michigan

July 24th, Hard Luck Bar, Toronto

July 25th, Niagara Arts Centre, Niagara Falls

August 8th, The Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa

August 9th, Casa Del Popolo, Montreal

August 15th, Brandi’s Kitchen & Bar, Brantford

August 21th, Poacher’s Arms, London

September 20th, Atria Bar, Oshawa

After debuting as the house band for a high school social justice coffeehouse series, the group – Marzieh Darling (vocals), Sam Hansell (guitar/vocals), Chloe Butler-Stubbs (bass/vocals), and Truaxe Fox (drums/vocals) – quickly became hometown heroes. Their chaotic live shows, tender lyrics, and stylish stage presence built a loyal following of teenagers, 20-somethings, and semi-employed romantics.

Superstar Crush’s 2024 EP, Crushed to Meet You, was recorded in their former grade school, and their upcoming full-length was produced by Tyler Kyte in Toronto. Over the past year, they’ve sold out hometown venues, won Hamilton’s Battle of the Bands, played Supercrawl, and charmed crowds across central Canada.

Now with “Fire Escape” lighting the way toward their debut LP, Superstar Crush are ready to bring their signature brand of noisy tenderness and vampire pop to a wider stage. Just check “yes.”

Formed in Hamilton and raised in basement parties and club shows across Ontario, Superstar Crush are a four-piece pop group with a punchy heart and a poet’s soul. Taking cues from Blondie, Pulp, and Arcade Fire, their music blends indie rock energy with baroque-pop flourishes, heartfelt lyrics, and a danceable sense of fun. Their songs are equally suited for a sweaty dance floor or a solo cry in your bedroom, capturing the highs and lows of young adulthood with cinematic flair. With shimmering synths, theatrical arrangements, and raw emotion at their core, Superstar Crush channel chaos into catharsis—and heartbreak into art. Their sound invites listeners into a world where vulnerability is power, glamour meets grit, and every chorus feels like a confessional on fire.