'Rogue Waves' finds Shell Pink at his most tender and tidal

Shell Pink’s new EP 'Rogue Waves' is warm, shimmering, and quietly overwhelming in all the right ways. It’s the kind of release that sneaks up on you: soft at first touch, then suddenly immense, pulling you under with its emotional undertow and carrying you somewhere calmer, clearer, and strangely illuminated.

Across these four tracks, Josh Rheault (the mind behind Shell Pink) leans fully into his gift for building worlds that feel drenched in sunlight and memory. But this time, the glow is softer and more introspective. These are songs are written while standing at the edge of something big, unsure whether to brace or breathe.

The through-line of rolling-water imagery, the push and pull of affection, and the ache of trying to find your footing when life keeps shifting beneath you become the heart of this new collection. Shell Pink uses the ocean as a mirror reflecting the flicker of hope, fear, connection, and release that defines early adulthood.

Production-wise, 'Rogue Waves' is some of his most vivid work yet. Lush synths drift like reflections on the surface. Guitars shimmer with a salt-air haze. His vocals slip between confessional and dreamlike, hovering just above the mix like a voice heard through open windows on a warm evening. You can hear both coasts in the sound with the folk-touched sensitivity of his New England roots and the drifting, sun-softened ease of his Los Angeles life.

But what makes this EP stand out is its emotional clarity. Shell Pink writes with a gentle honesty that hits harder than any shout. 'Rogue Waves' feels like the soundtrack to the moment you step back onto shore after a long swim, delivering something tired, changed, but somehow brighter. It's a small miracle of an EP, glowing with the quiet resilience of someone who’s finally learned how to come up for air.