Fishmonger (album)

Fishmonger is the debut studio album by the American musician Underscores, self-released on March 25, 2021. Running out of ideas for production techniques, Underscores challenged herself to play the guitar on every song of the album as she had little experience with the instrument. She recorded Fishmonger in her parents' house during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Critics identified Fishmonger as a hyperpop album that incorporates various genre influences into its soundscape. The album is characterized by glitchy production, distorted guitars, and pitched-up vocals, discussing celebrity culture in its lyrics. Underscores designed Fishmonger as being based around a coastal New Jersey town. The album was promoted by two singles—"Second Hand Embarrassment" and "Kinko's Field Trip 2006"—and the album's artwork was photographed in Longport, New Jersey.

Fishmonger garnered positive reception from music publications; The Atlantic considered it one of the best albums of 2021, while The Line of Best Fit deemed it one of the best hyperpop albums of all time. It also was received positively by high-profile musicians; the album allowed Underscores to tour with Glaive and Ericdoa and book studio sessions with 100 gecs and Travis Barker. Fishmonger received a companion extended play (EP), Boneyard AKA Fearmonger, in December 2021, and the Fishmonger era concluded with the single "Count of Three (You Can Eat $#@!)" in January 2023. A reissue of the album, titled the "DeadAir Legacy Edition", was released on CD and vinyl via DeadAir Records in early 2025.