On the heels of their breakthrough debut album, Wishy returns with a new six-song EP titled Planet Popstar. A dreamy and pop-forward compilation of b-side tracks, the EP was recorded in the same sessions that birthed Triple Seven, the band's widely acclaimed debut ("one of the best indie rock debuts in recent memory" says Stereogum). A critical success, Triple Seven recently landed on “best of the year” lists from The New York Times, GQ, Alt Press, Paste, Stereogum, Uproxx, NME, and more.
Named for the glowing, five pointed star that the iconic bubblegum-pink Nintendo character Kirby hails from, Wishy’s latest offering, Planet Popstar, is a bite-sized antidote to the anxiety and precarity of life in the 2020s. A sun-soaked, hazy reflection on the band’s central themes–love, life, self-discovery and having fun–it’s a compilation of tracks that shows another side of the band’s kaleidoscopic sound. Following the enthusiastic reception and critical acclaim of the last year, a buzzy US headline tour, and looking ahead at an already packed-full 2025, the band decided not to leave the remaining songs from the Triple Seven sessions on the cutting room floor.