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Song of the Day: Hush – The Mirrors Were Right

Posted on
23 Oct 2025
by
Paul

Photo Credit: Aabid Youssef

“The Mirrors Were Right” is the debut single from the Montreal trio of Paige Barlow, Miles Dupire-Gagnon, and Gabriel Lambert, collectively known as Hush.

“For the clip, we wanted to portray a fractured sense of self,” says lead vocalist Paige Barlow when describing the concept behind the video. “The distorted inner witness. Evolving identities over time. Imagined through a cubist and surrealist lens: worlds sensed, not witnessed. Images drift and reform, mirroring the song’s unfolding. A meditation on multiplicity. The self made plural.” 

With its dreamy, psychedelic sound drawing influence from a wide range of sources – the band cite the likes of Broadcast, The Velvet Underground,  Melody’s Echo Chamber, Steve Lacy, Cocteau Twins and Ariel Pink as influences – “The Mirrors Were Right” is a solid introduction to Hush that has me looking forward to their debut album, due out sometime in 2026 via Simone Records. Check it out.

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