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Sparkler Discusses Glidewinder and Making Happy Shoegaze
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.
Kamola Atajanova
7 days ago9 min read


Supertriste: Shoegaze from Chile and Latin American Melancholia
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.
Kamola Atajanova
Mar 255 min read


Doused on their new EP "SCKRPNCH" and being a Philly shoegaze band
Five years after Murmur, Doused returns with SCKRPNCH—a sharper, more aggressive evolution of their signature sound. Tape Wounds sat down with Mike Wolfe to discuss the "Philly shoegaze" label, why the genre has become a "four-letter word," and the band's refreshingly ambition-less approach to creating art.
Kamola Atajanova
Mar 136 min read


Central Asia Turns Up the Volume: elbowsway Spark a Shoegaze Scene
Ahead of elbowsway's debut EP, I caught up with the band to talk about surviving internet blackouts, the logistical realities of sourcing gear in a nonexistent scene, and how a dislocated arm in a local mosh pit gave birth to a collective determined to play loud.
Kamola Atajanova
Mar 28 min read


elbowsway releases ‘sleep debt’
I got an early listen to the new elbowsway single and it is a heavy hitter.
Kamola Atajanova
Jan 112 min read
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