New Video: she’s green Returns with Slow-Burning and Delicate “paper thin”

Minneapolis-based outfit she’s green — Zofia Smith (vocals), Liam Armstrong (guitar), Raimes Lucas (guitar), Teddy Nordvold (guitar) and Kevin Seeback (drums) — specialize in crafting dreamy soundscapes that transport the listener to scenes of soft summer rain and fields of swaying wheat, infused with raw emotional intensity. 

With their earliest singles “river” and “smile again,” the Minneapolis-based quintet quickly became a staple within the Midwestern alternative scene, while earning praise from Complex, Star Tribune and The Current. Their debut EP, 2023’s Wisteria saw the band establishing an honest and exploratory songwriting process, as well as reputation for being a force in the world of sonic surrealism. They supported their material with tours across the Midwest and East Coast with Hotline TNT, Friko, JOVM mainstays Glixen and a list of others. 

Last year, the Minneapolis-based quartet signed to New York-based Photo Finish Records, who released their Henry Stoehr-produced sophomore EP Chrysalis. The EP included  the Souvlaki-era Slowdive-like “Graze,” and the Sundays-meets-A Storm In Heaven-like “Willow.” 

Building upon a growing national profile, the Minneapolis-based outfit will be releasing their newest effort, swallowtail EP on July 10, 2026 through Photo Finish Records. The EP will feature the previously released “mettle,” a decidedly  120 Minutes-era MTV-like bit of shoegaze and dream pop and the EP’s latest single “paper thin.”

the slow-burning “paper thin” features swirling, gauzy shoegazer guitar textures that seem to be so fragile that they’re breaking apart as soon as they’re played, paired with Smith’s achingly melancholy vocal. The song captures the feeling of love slipping away right before your eyes — and the realization that there’s nothing you can do to stop it. At the core of the song is a bitter heartache, rooted in the familiar “what if’s” and “what would have beens” of every relationship.

The painterly shot, subtly surrealist video for “paper thin” that follows a night out that spirals out of control with a couple on the verge of a breakup, emphasizes the heartache at the core of the song.

The band will have a very busy 2026: Earlier this year, the Minneapolis-based band announced that they’d be opening for Chapterhouse on select dates on that band’s first North American tour in 16 years. During the spring they’ll also open for Bad Suns and Slow Crush, along with some headlining sets and appearances at Nothing.’s touring Slide Away Festival. The festival will have a stop at the Brooklyn Paramount on July 16. Check out the tour dates below.

★ SHE’S GREEN LIVE 2026 ★

APRIL

3 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation %

4 – Indianapolis, IN – HiFi Indy %

5 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall %

7 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground %

8 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place %

10 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony %

11 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage %

12 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater %

MAY

16 – Brooklyn, NY – Slide Away Festival @ Brooklyn Paramount † 

17 – Washington, DC – Black Cat #

19 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair #

20 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount #

21 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall #

22 – Chicago, IL – Slide Away Festival @ Aragon Ballroom  † 

AUGUST 

28  – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival  † 

30  – Reading, UK – Reading Festival  † 

† – Festival Appearance

% – with Bad Suns

# – with Chapterhouse

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