Portugal. The Man return with SHISH, an album that turns inward to explore themes of survival, family and place. Following 2023’s Chris Black Changed My Life, the band shift from stadium-ready anthems toward something more grounded, drawing on ancestral memory and Alaskan heritage to shape both sound and spirit. Singles Denali, Tanana, and Mush sketch out the record’s breadth, from expansive psych-rock to scrappy garage edges. Throughout, the refrain of “we can be family” underlines a desire to counter isolation with connection, positioning SHISH as an album about forging bonds that endure. With track titles referencing specific communities and landscapes, it plays like a cartography of belonging, as much about identity as it is about music. Still inventive and immediate, Portugal. The Man continue to marry their melodic instincts with deeper cultural storytelling.