Trippy Hearts
Trippy Hearts is a Boise, Idaho–based trio making hypnotic, melodic rock. Their music has been described as “entrancing,” and they’re not afraid to get loud.
The band is Jenn Sutkowski (Rhodes, keys, vocals), Brent Heiner (guitar, harmonies), and Stephen Samuelson (drums). Formed in 2013 by longtime collaborators, Trippy Hearts became a full-time project after Sutkowski and Heiner relocated to Boise.
Their second full-length, Murmuration, is named after the coordinated, shifting flight patterns of starlings moving as one. The album explores power, collapse, and vulnerability in an unraveling world. It asks what it means to remain intact — and to build something beautiful — when stability feels uncertain. It was recorded by Wyatt Jarsky in Boise, mixed by Lilian Blair in Seattle, and mastered by Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering in Seattle. The album was released on My My Records on June 5, 2026 and is available to order now.
Feedback has included: "Exquisite," and "Wow! The production on this record is out. of. this. world. Trippy Hearts is the world's representative dream pop band. Anyone that tries to claim the genre needs to pay royalties," and "Had it on a roadtrip this weekend and was finding new things to appreciate listening to the cd in the car (I'd spun the record at home a couple times already)."
And this stellar Vox Wave article by Helena Lynch, which says (among many other wonderful things):
"Gabriel García Márquez has a thought that still sounds sharp today: 'Life is not only what one lived, but also what one remembers, and how one remembers it in order to tell it.' When the world around begins to resemble a fragile glass castle, ready to crumble from any sharp sound, art takes on the role of kintsugi glue – gathering the shards, carefully emphasizing the cracks with gold. 'Murmuration' – the second full-length album by the trio TRIPPY HEARTS from Boise, Idaho, which will be released on June 5, 2026, on the My My Records label – promises to become such a 'golden glue' for tired souls.
"The musicians of TRIPPY HEARTS – Jenn Sutkowski, Brent Heiner, and Stephen Samuelson – know: the best way out always lies through overcoming. The past years tested them for strength with Old Testament cruelty – illnesses, losses, personal catastrophes. In such turbulence, it is easy to become silent. However, three loyal friends chose a different path – to sound."
Their debut full-length, Lacewing (2021), was recorded at Rabbitbrush Audio in Boise with Z.V. House and mastered by Mell Dettmer (Studio Soli, Seattle). The record was added to over seventy-five radio stations, helping establish the band’s presence in the Northwest and on college radio. Early praise included, “If you found this one, you’ll be rewarded,” describing the band’s sound as “noir-like dream pop” with “moments of pure fury.”
Over the past decade, Trippy Hearts has become a steady presence in Boise’s thriving music community while building a reputation that reaches beyond city limits. They’ve shared stages with Blonde Redhead, Greet Death, King Hannah, Night Palace, Pink Sky, awakebutstillinbed, Lutalo, and Ganser, in addition to numerous Boise artists. They’ve performed at Treefort Music Fest and Flipside Fest and appeared live on Radio Boise’s Listen Local Day. They are known for dynamic live performances that balance “essential pocket energy” with room to breathe. Audience members have called the shows “enchanting,” saying, “It gave me chills and made me cry.”
The band sits comfortably alongside mood-forward acts like DIIV, Slowdive, and Blonde Redhead while maintaining a distinct Northwest identity.
In 2024, Sutkowski co-released the vinyl-only We Came to Eat: A Northwest Femme-Led Rock Comp with Gia Trotter of Roller Dome, spotlighting regional femme-led projects — from PNW acts like Itchy Kitty, Wild Powwers, and Cat Valley, to Boise’s Dirt Fishermen and Gock. Community and collaboration remain central to the band’s work.
Trippy Hearts write, record, perform, and evolve at their own pace. Their focus remains simple: follow the sound, support each other, and make music that holds its ground and gives people space to feel.
Find their second album Murmuration here at Bandcamp. Find their first album Lacewing here at Bandcamp.
And thanks, Radio Boise and ALL the stations that have been playing Murmuration and getting it on the charts.
The band is Jenn Sutkowski (Rhodes, keys, vocals), Brent Heiner (guitar, harmonies), and Stephen Samuelson (drums). Formed in 2013 by longtime collaborators, Trippy Hearts became a full-time project after Sutkowski and Heiner relocated to Boise.
Their second full-length, Murmuration, is named after the coordinated, shifting flight patterns of starlings moving as one. The album explores power, collapse, and vulnerability in an unraveling world. It asks what it means to remain intact — and to build something beautiful — when stability feels uncertain. It was recorded by Wyatt Jarsky in Boise, mixed by Lilian Blair in Seattle, and mastered by Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering in Seattle. The album was released on My My Records on June 5, 2026 and is available to order now.
Feedback has included: "Exquisite," and "Wow! The production on this record is out. of. this. world. Trippy Hearts is the world's representative dream pop band. Anyone that tries to claim the genre needs to pay royalties," and "Had it on a roadtrip this weekend and was finding new things to appreciate listening to the cd in the car (I'd spun the record at home a couple times already)."
And this stellar Vox Wave article by Helena Lynch, which says (among many other wonderful things):
"Gabriel García Márquez has a thought that still sounds sharp today: 'Life is not only what one lived, but also what one remembers, and how one remembers it in order to tell it.' When the world around begins to resemble a fragile glass castle, ready to crumble from any sharp sound, art takes on the role of kintsugi glue – gathering the shards, carefully emphasizing the cracks with gold. 'Murmuration' – the second full-length album by the trio TRIPPY HEARTS from Boise, Idaho, which will be released on June 5, 2026, on the My My Records label – promises to become such a 'golden glue' for tired souls.
"The musicians of TRIPPY HEARTS – Jenn Sutkowski, Brent Heiner, and Stephen Samuelson – know: the best way out always lies through overcoming. The past years tested them for strength with Old Testament cruelty – illnesses, losses, personal catastrophes. In such turbulence, it is easy to become silent. However, three loyal friends chose a different path – to sound."
Their debut full-length, Lacewing (2021), was recorded at Rabbitbrush Audio in Boise with Z.V. House and mastered by Mell Dettmer (Studio Soli, Seattle). The record was added to over seventy-five radio stations, helping establish the band’s presence in the Northwest and on college radio. Early praise included, “If you found this one, you’ll be rewarded,” describing the band’s sound as “noir-like dream pop” with “moments of pure fury.”
Over the past decade, Trippy Hearts has become a steady presence in Boise’s thriving music community while building a reputation that reaches beyond city limits. They’ve shared stages with Blonde Redhead, Greet Death, King Hannah, Night Palace, Pink Sky, awakebutstillinbed, Lutalo, and Ganser, in addition to numerous Boise artists. They’ve performed at Treefort Music Fest and Flipside Fest and appeared live on Radio Boise’s Listen Local Day. They are known for dynamic live performances that balance “essential pocket energy” with room to breathe. Audience members have called the shows “enchanting,” saying, “It gave me chills and made me cry.”
The band sits comfortably alongside mood-forward acts like DIIV, Slowdive, and Blonde Redhead while maintaining a distinct Northwest identity.
In 2024, Sutkowski co-released the vinyl-only We Came to Eat: A Northwest Femme-Led Rock Comp with Gia Trotter of Roller Dome, spotlighting regional femme-led projects — from PNW acts like Itchy Kitty, Wild Powwers, and Cat Valley, to Boise’s Dirt Fishermen and Gock. Community and collaboration remain central to the band’s work.
Trippy Hearts write, record, perform, and evolve at their own pace. Their focus remains simple: follow the sound, support each other, and make music that holds its ground and gives people space to feel.
Find their second album Murmuration here at Bandcamp. Find their first album Lacewing here at Bandcamp.
And thanks, Radio Boise and ALL the stations that have been playing Murmuration and getting it on the charts.
They're streaming on all the places. Here's one of the less crappy ones:
And then this is here, too, but the band would prefer you find them on Bandcamp:
