Mallory Hawk has released new single “Caretaker.” “This song is about rejecting my frantic feminine urge to keep everything ‘chill’ and avoid domestic conflicts. People have always relied on me (and other women) to be more responsible and ‘better at’ domestic tasks. My whole life I’ve always been driven to just get a task done myself instead of asking for help. It’s a complicated push and pull, enjoying my nurturing spirit and the fear that people are taking advantage of it,” explains the Philadelphia-based musician. “It’s the only song I was precious about in the studio, my logic demo had the exact zany egg-punk energy and simplicity I was looking for. We added a little more lead guitar but that was it. I wanted it to feel like the song was bubbling over until it burst so I kept pushing for it to feel more and more distorted until it burst at the end.” “Caretaker” follows Chinook‘s lead single “Revolver.”

Chinook was recorded at Philadelphia’s Headroom Studios (Hop Along, Algernon Cadwallader). She performs much of the instrumentation herself, alongside contributions from producer Sam Acchione (Jessica Lea Mayfield, Alex G, Grace Ives), as well as Logan Roth (Lauryn Hill; Slaughter Beach, Dog), Craig Hendrix (Japanese Breakfast), Ava Mirzadegan, Will Butera (Joy Again), and Tree Palmedo.

Hawk grew up in Fayetteville, NC, a quintessential military town; her dad’s ear was so trained to the sounds of aircrafts, he’d call out their names without looking up. “It’s the only helicopter in the world that can collide with itself,” he once noted to her after hearing a Chinook CH-47 pass, as the machine’s unique double-propeller construction can cause it to literally rip apart. In its workhorse strength, life-saving purpose, and self-destructive potential, Hawk saw a perfect analogy for herself: an unflagging caretaker, often to the detriment of her wellbeing. “Even when I was down to the last bit of fuel in my reserve tank, I’d still give away every last drop to nurture and care for others. Routinely channeling my anger into song made me realize that my self-sacrifice had to stop,” she remembers.

Mallory Hawk 2026 Tour Dates

July 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb’s~

~w/ Max Subar, Thank You Thank You

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