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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.

In this exclusive interview, Made Dharma discusses the unique Indonesian 'nongkrong' culture, opening for Wisp, the legendary DIY cassette scene, and the six-year journey to their sophomore album, 'Behind Closed Doors'.

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.

Nothing deliver their most stylistically varied and unflinchingly honest work yet—proving that true weight comes from vulnerability, not just volume.

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.

For those entrenched in the New York underground, Brooklyn’s MX Lonely has never been a "new" band, but with All Monsters, they have made a significant leap forward—this is the kind of record that could finally see them break through to a much wider audience.