Interview

Brooklyn dream-pop project Whisper Doll returns with Lucky Clover, a shoegaze-infused sophomore album. Read our feature on Fiona Tagami.

On the brink of breaking up, Bogotá's Encarta 98 opened for The Cure and found their second wind. Read our interview on their new shoegaze LP 'lucero'.

It doesn't seem like Grivo are particularly bothered about being found. They rarely give interviews. There is little mythology surrounding the band beyond their records, and they have never appeared keen to fuel the machinery of the music scene with constant updates or to meet its demands for visibility. 'The people who are meant to find us will,' as Timothy Heck simply puts it. Photo Credit: Mike Villars And listeners have found them. Grivo is an tight-knit trio formed by

An interview with French heavy shoegaze band Mascara on their debut album Going Postal, touring, anti-fascist politics, and making art in a burning world.

In this No Joy interview, Jasamine White-Gluz talks about the success of Bugland, processing shared grief, and the making of her radiant new EP, Big Life, Big Leaf.

Daniel Chavis of The Veldt discusses pioneering the shoegaze sound in 1980s North Carolina, surviving systemic racism, and reclaiming Black shoegaze history.

Japanese shoegaze legends Tokyo Shoegazer discuss their new album 'Remains', reuniting after a six-year hiatus, and finding a new global audience online.

In a candid conversation, Nothing’s Domenic Palermo discusses the band's new album, his essential tremors, the evolution of the Philly shoegaze scene, and the defiance behind Slide Away Fest.

Cam Smith talks about Ladder to God, balancing life as a barista with touring with Nothing, sobriety on the road, and why the internet's cancel culture is cannibalistic.

Nashville ambient duo Hammock discusses their new album 'The Second Coming Was A Moonrise,' unlearning Christian nationalism, and tracking with The Flaming Lips.

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.

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.

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.