Boyish was formed by India Shore and Claire Altendahl in 2016 at Berklee College of Music. The duo have accumulated over 15 million streams across their catalogue and have received praise from various publications including Billboard, Paper, Office Magazine and Pigeons and Planes. The singles from their 2022 EP My Friend Mica landed a spot on New Music Friday, All New Indie, and the focus track “Legs” crept up to a #1 spot on Lorem. Most recently they released an acoustic version of their track “Smithereens” with UK indie powerhouse Rachel Chinouriri.
Boyish was the recipient of the 2021 LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award presented by the Music Forward Foundation as well as the the first band to be added to the Bandsintown Big Break Class of 2021. Additionally, the duo was featured on a 16-song 2022 Record Store Day x Vans compilation vinyl entitled Portraits of Her alongside Taylor Swift, Girl in Red, Julien Baker and more.
Boyish have opened for acts such as MUNA, Hippo Campus, Japanese Breakfast, Remo Drive, Ella Jane, The Wombats and played direct support for Spill Tab on her Fall 2022 headline tour across the United States. To wrap up the year they will be supporting Wallice at Brooklyn Made for the Pigeons and Planes “No Ceilings” Showcase and are performing at the inaugural Zona Festival in Phoenix, AZ. On February 10th, Boyish premiered the lead single, “Girls Are Mean” from their forthcoming 2023 EP via NYLON Magazine.