WL//WH Weekly Shoegaze // Dreampop // Psychedelic // Indie Tips

• Brighton, UK-based 5-piece schrammelig post-punk /indie-pop band, Jetstream Pony “The Relativity of Wrong” third single from upcoming LP “Bowerbirds and Blue Thing” [Spinout Nuggets (UK/EU) / Shelflife Records (US)]

UK indie veterans with an electrifying gritty slice of ‘Schrammelig Post-punk’ grounded by a murky pulsing core of bulky cavernous bass lines and steady, shuffling drums against sheets of rippling jangling guitars and gloomy supportive backups, while a bewitching narrative vocal pulls the listener into a gripping drama, where layers of high angst, shame, blame, and regret take hold after two friends lose their hearts and souls to another.

• Helsinki, Finland shoegaze /dream pop band Thelma’s Dream “Wildfire” single
  

More than a year after the second of two quite promising singles, the Finnish trio returns to explore arcane and timeless early 4AD surreal blurs of immersive light/dark sound spectrums, rife with spellbinding ethereal pathos, stumbling on insistent melancholic sparkling guitar melodies, sudden sobs of distortion, pensive bright interludes, and a late cathartic screeching feedback, to draw out a ‘Wildfire’ that burns strongly within the heart of vibrant, emotional female vocals intensely longing with impassioned heartfelt harmonies.

• Amsterdam-based Russian alt-rock /post-rock/dream pop /shoegaze band, SPRING WINDS “Kindred Soul” the final single from the upcoming debut LP
  

Atmospheric Post-Rock/Shoegaze outfit intercalates sparkling crystalline arpeggios, flowing fuzzed-out riffs and shrieking tremolo flourishings into a beautiful and intimate expression of how pure love can inspire, and guide, a lost one through the darkness, encapsulated by deeply felt vibrant and authentic vocals both longing for and radiating hope.

• Belgian cinematic /jazz /post-punk /classical /piano /folk musician and singer-songwriter Valérie Leclercq, aka half asleep "The Liberator" from the 6th album "The Minute Hours l Les Heures Seconds" [Humpty Dumpty Records]
• Stockport, UK-based ethereal /foggy dream-pop /prog /pastoral folk project of Duncan Sumpner, aka Songs of Green Pheasant "Who Needs Money" from the upcoming album "Sings The Passing" [Rusted Rail]
• UK collaboration between folk singer-songwriter Keeley Forsyth and experimental neo-classical pianist Matthew Bourne, Keeley Forsyth & Matthew Bourne "Talk To Me" from upcoming LP "Hand To Mouth" [FatCat Records]
• Brooklyn, NY ambient /shoegaze /electronic project Rosa Pajaro “Say you will" from the album "Ceremony"
  
• Oslo, Norway electronic /folk /dream-pop duo Smerz "A thousand lies" single [Escho]
• Adelaide, Australia electronic dream-pop artist Jarrod Manuel, aka Motion Rode "Spiders And The Room" debut single
  
• Wellington, New Zealand 5-piece emo pop /indie folk band Welcomer "Nothing of You Remaining" single
  
• Peterborough, Ontario experimental /jazz /rock /folk /dream-pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer, Michael Cloud Duguay "Immutable White Light" from the upcoming LP "Wobbly Yonder" [Watch That Ends The Night Records]
• Lawrence, Kansas folk /indie rock band GHOSTY "Grace Land Coyote or The Cemetery Tour" from "Duane Duane" EP
  
• Montreal, Quebec experimental /jazz pop /future-folk artist Thanya "Low Tides" from the third full-length album "TIDE/TIED" [Topshelf Records]
• London-based French baroque pop singer-songwriter, arranger, producer and legendary mid-80s él Records label affiliated, Louis Philippe "Pictures Of Anna" from the upcoming LP "The Road To The Sea" [Tapete Records]
• Norwegian-German eclectic pop duo of Jørn O. Åleskjær (known for his work with The Loch Ness Mouse and Monobird, Swart Vredag) and Sebastian Voss (The Fisherman and his Soul, Nah…, Lancaster), aka Herr Wade "Schmetterlingseffekt" from the album "This is Softcore" [Bureau Platiruma!!!]
• Clare, Australia indie pop /folk singer-songwriter (New Labour, Bedroom Holiday), Caleb Carr "My Last Light" (demo)
  
• Hamburg-based, German indie folk singer-songwriter Joe Astray "Monkey Shoulders" single [la pochette surprise records]
• Brooklyn, NY indie rock /electronic duo of Mari 'More Eaze' Rubio and Lynn Avery, aka Pink Must "Disappointed" from s/t album [15 love]
• South London art-rock /chamber pop /post-rock /experimental pop quintet (members of Qlowski, Spirit Blue and The Golden Dregs), Sculpture Park "Monument to Effort" title track of upcoming "Monument to Effort" LP [Joy of Life International]
• UK collaboration between poet Brian Bilston and Indiepop 'supergroup' (of Amelia Fletcher, Rob Pursey, Fay Hallam, and Ian Button), aka Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires "Alexa, What Is There To Know About Love?" from upcoming LP "Sounds Made By Humans" [Skep Wax (UK) / Shelflife (US)]
• Worthing, UK dream-jangle pop /indie rock band Moonlight Parade "The Lost & Found" from "The Lost & Found" EP
  
• Dunedin, New Zealand seminal indie guitar rock band led by singer, songwriter and main motivator, Martin Phillipps, formed in 1980, The Chills “Juicy Creaming Soda" from Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs” from the dedicated reimagining of Phillipps’ earlier unreleased songs “Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs” 2xLP [Fire Records]
• Michigan-based, London-native twee /C86 /indie-pop solo project of Sean Turner, aka The Photocopies “Mixtape Mentality (demo)" from "Lo-fi vs. Yr Hi-fi" 2xCD compilation plus bonus tracks [Subjangle]
• Austin, Texas stony indie pop trio The Martha Tents "Random Likes" from the debut "Grow" EP
  
• Wales, UK indie rock duo The Bug Club “Have U Ever Been 2 Wales” new single [Sub Pop]
• Edinburgh, Scotland noise indie rock band formed by former Fire Engines frontman Davy Henderson in 1991, THE NECTARINE NO.9 "South Of An Imaginary Line (single edit)" from the legendary 1999 compilation album (plus bonus EP) "IT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS ARE JOE, IT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS ARE [PLUS+]" [The Creeping Bent Organisation]
• Melbourne, Australia funk /psych /jangle /indie pop band led by Dainis Lacey, aka Cool Sounds "And That's How I Got The Congas" from upcoming LP "Party Punisher" [Nice Guys / Blossom Rot Records]
• Athens, Greece dream folk /dream pop duo Keep Shelly in Athens “Little Dusty Dreams” single [Athenian Aura Recordings]
• Auckland, NZ indie rock /power pop trio Pocket Money "Dunno" from the second album "Comfort" [Pressure Cooker Records]
• Sydney, Australia 4-piece shoegaze /dream pop band Sadie "Getting Through" from the cassette debut EP "For Youth, For Sparks, Forever"
  
• Adelaide, Australia noise pop /shoegaze band led by Tom Matheson (former members of Siamese, Twine, The Empty Threats, and The Vains), Junk Harmony "From April to June" single [Swirl Records]
• Los Angeles-based dream pop /indie rock trio Casino Hearts "Holly" single
  
• South Korea-based dreamy surf-tinged jangle /bedroom pop from Scottish musician and composer David Skimming, aka Lunar Isles “Echo Peak” single
  
• Phoenix, AZ post-punk /dream pop/ synth-pop /new wave act Secret Attraction "Somewhere" title track of the new "Somewhere" EP
  
• Spanish dreamy /indie pop collaboration, sun haze, Maddie Moon "Eternally" single [7 Tapes]
• L.A. based ethereal dream-pop duo of multi-instrumentalist and producer Ryan Lum (founder of late 80s-90s act Love Spirals Downwards) and singer Anji Bee, aka Lovespirals “The Call (VIP Mix)” [new 2025 mix of a single from 2022]
• Hamburg-based, German Indie Rock /Dream Pop duo Roller Derby “Lights Out" from the debut LP "When The Night Comes"
  
• Estonian indie /dream-pop band led by Mariin Kallikorm (former member of London's indie band Wyldest), mariin k. “Free Alice” single [Seksound Record Label]
• London-based shoegaze /dream pop /doom pop duo of Robert Alexander & Katie Green, aka Rain Cloud Nine “Tonight I will not Dream of You" from "Feedback Scars” EP
  
• Japanese dream pop /shoegaze unit Cosmicdust “Dependence” single
  
• Cincinnati, OH dreamgaze /dream rock /shoegaze band SUNGAZE “House on the Hill” single
  
• Rome, Italy shoegaze /dream pop band Sonic Transistor "Collection Of Me" from the album "Floodgaze" [Shore Dive Records]
• Bandung, Indonesia shoegaze /dreampop /indie rock project Puremoon “My Head” off 2-track single "My Head / Her"
  
• Limestone Coast, South Australia indie rock /shoegaze /dreampop brainchild of Guitarist, Songwriter, and Producer Dave Thomas, aka Hey Calamity "Summer Full Of Swallows" single.
       
• Saint Petersburg-based dream-pop /shoegaze trio Blankenberge "Escape" (Single)
  
• Jakarta, Indonesia 5-piece dream pop /indie-pop /shoegaze band Seaside "Foolishly" single
  
• L.A.-based noise pop /dream pop band Soft Blue Shimmer “Bodyknot" from the LP "They Will Leave Us With Nothing”
  
• Osaka, Japan 4-piece shoegaze /dream pop band Honeydip "Cosmic Parade (Bonus Track)" from the remastered CD edition of the 2000 album "Another Sunny Day"
  
• Chicago, IL post-hardcore /shoegaze /noise rock group of Ryan Davis (Sleepwalk, Astrobrite) and Tyler Gargula (Sleepwalk, Muted Color), aka Juicin "Hang Low" from the debut EP "Zig Zag"
  
• New York-based shoegaze /indie rock trio of Adam Intrator, Chad Chilton and Hunter Jayne, aka Triathalon "RIP" off upcoming 5th album "Funeral Music" [Lex Records]
• Toledo, Ohio noise pop /shoegaze /post-rock band Dollar Dreams "The Right Thing to Do" from the second album "Alive" [Trawaaz Record]
• San Francisco alt-rock /grunge /shoegaze band Demora - "Torpor" title track of the debut album "Torpor" [Cherub Dream Records]
• Italian emo /indie /shoegaze /noise-rock 4-piece from Rimini, COSMETIC – ”Le tue Piante" from the new LP "NORMALE”
  
• Exeter, UK alt-indie rock /shoegaze quartet Soot Sprite “All My Friends Are Depressed” off upcoming debut LP “Wield Your Hope Like A Weapon” [Specialist Subject Records]
• Portland, OR doomgaze /hard rock /psych /shoegaze/indie-rock 4-piece Blackwater Holylight “Torn Reckless" from upcoming EP "If You Only Knew" [Suicide Squeeze]
• Oakland, CA alt-rock /shoegaze band Ringlet "Haze" single
  
• New England alt-rock /shoegaze /grunge quartet Whitewood Drive "Spiritguide" single
  
• Los Angeles emo /alt-rock /shoegaze four-piece HEAVY SLEEPER "Astral" single
  
• Oakland, CA alternative rock /post-hardcore /grunge /shoegaze band Anemic "Anemic" single [à La Carte Records]
• Brighton, UK Dream-Pop /Darkwave /Shoegaze /Synthwave five-piece Winter Gardens "Anthropocene" from the forthcoming mini-album "Uncomfortable/Unlovable" [Austerity Records]
• UK based lo-fi /shoegaze /psychedelic pop band Black Market Karma “Mellowmaker” title track from the 12th studio album “Mellowmaker” second of two-part album series [Fuzz Club Records]
• Northwest, Indiana's psychedelic /dream pop /shoegaze /indie rock band CLOAKROOM “The Lights are On” from the LP “Last Leg of the Human Table" [Closed Casket Activities]
• Ljubljana, Slovenia dream pop /shoegaze /psychedelic band HAIKU GARDEN “Vpet” single [Kapa Records]
• Canterbury, NZ punky garage power pop trio Transistors "Soft Drink" from the third LP "Everything Will Never Happen Again" [Melted Ice Cream]
• Bratislava/Žilina, Slovakia alternative rock /emo /screamo /shoegaze band Eversame “Glimmer” from the LP "LOVE ENDS FAST, AND NEVER" [Start-Track]
• Belfast, Northern Ireland alt-rock band GUSH "Like That" single
  
• Vancouver, Canada synth power-pop band Autogramm "Randy" 2-track 7" single [Dirt Cult Records / Goodwill Records]
• Doncaster, UK based Power Pop /Glam /Punk group active between 1976-1979, Bliss "Honey Please" from the unreleased album "Pure Bliss" [Reminder Records]
• NYC-based power pop /indie rock solo project Playland "Bad Habits" from the album "Playland 3" (a collection of home recordings from 2019-2024) [Smoking Room]
• Sydney, Australia garage /punk rock /rock'n'roll outfit Game Set Match "Hang Out With You" off debut 2-tracker "Hang Out With You/Mundane"
  
• Richmond, Virginia's punk rock /rock'n'roll band Strawberry Moon "Polly Pocket World" from the EP "Smoon" [Sockhead Records]
• UK Synth-Pop duo of Bianca Scout and Martyn Reid, aka Marina Zispin "Deep Blue" from upcoming LP "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" [Scenic Route]
• LA-based, Pacific Northwest-native experimental electronic pop composer, performer and producer, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith "What's Between Us" single [Nettwerk]
• Brooklyn, NY desert noir /psych /dream-pop singer-songwriter Cate Von Csoke ''Stormy Weather'' from the upcoming sophomore album ''The Air Dangerous''
  
• Japanese electronica /noise /experimental /indie folk musician, songwriter and traveller Satomimagae "Many" from upcoming LP "Taba" [RVNG Intl.]
• Iceland ambient electronic /cinematic /orchestral /modern classical musician and multi-instrumentalist Gísli Gunnarsson "Árstíðir" single