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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
Apr 109 min read


Ukrainian Shoegaze: plaaaato on "Forced Adulthood" and Making Music During the War
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.
Kamola Atajanova
Apr 96 min read


"I Want Bands to Look as Cool as They Sound": Photographer Luke Ivanovich on Documenting the Shoegaze Scene
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.
Kamola Atajanova
Mar 3111 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


TAPE WOUNDS MAGAZINE: Issue 1, The Shoegaze Edition
Experience the debut of Tape Wounds Magazine, featuring an exclusive cover interview with Nothing's Domenic Palermo and a deep dive into Whirr/Nothing in Tokyo. This issue includes a Q&A with Brian Futter of Catherine Wheel, a conversation with Trauma Ray, and a feature on Nabeel (نبيل) on making music in Arabic. From "The Big Guide to Russian Shoegaze" to new sounds from Central Asia, Chile, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
Kamola Atajanova
Feb 281 min read


Album Review: Whitelands - Sunlight Echoes
With their second album, Sunlight Echoes, the band Whitelands from London have created a story that follows the ups and downs of life.
@shoegazefordayz
Feb 22 min read


The Big Guide to Russian Shoegaze: How Slavic Sadness Meets a Collective Longing
Tracing the journey from local basements to global shoegaze playlists, here are 10 essential bands defining the modern Russian shoegaze landscape.
Kamola Atajanova
Jan 284 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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