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Nabeel discusses his album ghayoom, writing and singing in Arabic, navigating identity in the indie scene, and building connections across the global diaspora.

By the time a band’s most recognizable song has crossed 5 million streams, the old indie fantasy of staying small has usually already evaporated. Mad Honey have long since moved past that fantasy anyway. What “Blue & You” offered was a shimmer of recognition; what Bridge Over Cumberland offers is something more settled and curious, a record that takes the band’s dream-pop origins and recasts them as part of a larger, more deliberately built sonic framework. That shift is the

We talk to Rob, the creator of @shoegaze_memes, about the evolution of shoegaze from 2000s message boards to today's viral social media resurgence and the death of gatekeeping.

Resplandor talk about working with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins, shaping their dreamlike shoegaze sound, and how the ocean continues to inspire their music.

We caught up with Lucid Express to talk about their distinct sonic identity, the surreal feeling of crossing borders with their music, and why you definitely shouldn't assume their name is a nod to a Wong Kar-wai film.

The Met Gala has always relied on the fantasy that it is more than a party. It presents itself as a benefit, a cultural institution, and a carefully staged encounter between fashion and art. But in 2026, the whole thing feels harder to believe.

Cigarettes for Breakfast talk about Slow Motion, colour wheel, the Philly shoegaze scene, and how a bedroom project became a DIY band with a wider reach.

On our side of the world, Malaysian underground music can still feel slightly out of reach, which makes heavëner all the more compelling.

Some Fear discuss their new album Word Eater, slowcore, community, capitalism, and making music that feels honest in a burning world.

Why the Geese and Chaotic Good debate is really about class politics, privilege, and the growing pay-to-play problem in modern music marketing.

Far from the "tropical paradise" clichés often projected onto Costa Rica,Adiós Cometa draws from the introspective, misty atmosphere of the San José mountains. There’s a sense, as the band puts it, that when guitars are picked up here, they don’t just sing—they lament.

We sat down with deary for a deep dive into the new album, including an exclusive track-by-track breakdown that reveals just how personal—and how vulnerable—this work really is.

In this interview, band members Chris and Tron take us behind the scenes of the recording process—from experimenting with coconut shells to "feral screams"—and walk us through the new record with an exclusive track-by-track breakdown.

Ukrainian shoegaze project plaaaato offers a raw sonic map of a life uprooted by the brutality of the full-scale invasion. This interview explores the struggle to create art during the war, capturing the "forced adulthood" of migration and the search for identity through a noisy, singular language.

Following on from two very well-received singles, common sense marks the band’s debut EP. Bringing in the players’ collective love of post-hardcore, emo, and grunge, there are also elements of noise and sludge metal flowing through the veins of this record.

Fresh off massive tours with Deafheaven and Loathe, trauma ray returns with a new EP. Read our full review of the ‘Carnival’ EP—a visceral exploration of anxiety and riffs that cements their status as one of the most essential band in the 2026 shoegaze scene.

In this interview, we speak with Matt Messore about the technical and personal evolution of the project, the non-musical influences behind the new record, and how the collaboration with Yndling came to fruition.

If you’ve been following the modern shoegaze scene, chances are you’ve already come across the work of Luke Ivanovich. His visual signature has become almost impossible to miss.

An exclusive interview with Chilean shoegaze band Supertriste. We discuss their 2025 album Bloop, the isolation of Iquique, and how social tension shapes the unique sound of Latin American shoegaze.

March has been an incredible month for new music, especially from artists pushing the boundaries of their respective scenes. From the dark, psych-folk of British Columbia to the high-energy alt-pop of New York, these are five records by female artists that have been on our rotation.