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

• Perth-Boorloo / Melbourne-Naarm-based 5-piece jangly /indie pop band Spice World “Bull’s Tools” from the upcoming second LP “Purple Patch” [Rough Skies Records]

The Aussie collective returns with their captivating and stirringly heartfelt, laid-back, at times nervy, brand of jangly indie pop with a folk flair. Jaunty mid-tempo percussions sway and judder joined by crisp, tinny strummed guitars, colored by the slow-blowing bittersweet melancholy from warm, mellow clarinet accents, around straightforward, expressive male vocals and lively backups, laced with feelings of frustration and resignation.

• Toluca, Mexico Alternative Rock /Grunge /Heavy Shoegaze trio TOKYO BLAST “Shibuya” single
  

Newcomer Mexican noisemakers’ new single talks about how yearning for the past gets in the way of a colorful present moment euphoria.
Vibrant, dreamy, choppy female vocals battle against a chaotic, harsh, jagged haze built by loud bursts of abrasive fuzzy riffs, fueled by relentless hard-hitting drums and rapid bass throbs, to become smoothly connected amidst layers of exuberant backing cries.

• Toronto, Ontario shoegaze /space rock /dream-pop four-piece Whisper Gang “Event Horizon” single
  

New introspective and twilit supernova of sound from Ontario quartet that unfolds reflective emotive layers of sparkling guitar arpeggios, embracing lush, wistful female vocals, regretfully aching and yearning, swept by a cleansing interval of swelling abrasive distortions and high-pitched soaring vibrato cries, to finally fall, side by side with a loved one, into the silence of a black hole.

• Melbourne, Australia ambient /drone /field recordings /improvisational/experimental folk collaboration between Helen Franzmann (Mckisko, Mess Esque) and solo artist-producer, Nick Huggins, aka Helen Franzmann and Nick Huggins “For Hansie” from the first LP “Public Holiday at You Yangs Regional Park” [Brierfield Flood Press]
• Devon, UK woodland folkadelica /alt-folk /folk horror group led by singer-songwriter Stephen Stannard (1/2 of Rowan:Morrison and 1/3 of Meadowsilver), Rowan Amber Mill “The Man on the Moon (Marianne and Leonard)” from “Recycles II” LP [Millersounds]
• Los Angeles-based cosmic psych folk band fronted by singer, guitarist and composer Eva Louise Goodman, Nighttime “Mother of Invention” from the third album “Looking Glass”
  
• Margate, UK-based bedroom pop /psych-pop /dream-pop band Tokyo Tea Room “All Night” from the upcoming second LP “Feel Forever” [Nice Guys]
• Ontario, Canada lo-fi /indie-pop-rock /folk /singer-songwriter (Hollerado, Anyway Gang), Nixon Boyd “Blindfolded” off the debut solo album, “Every Time We Turn A Corner” [Royal Mountain Records]
• California shoegaze /post-punk /indie rock band (former members of SF Bay Area bands Fake French, Passing Lanes, Geisha Boys, and LA’ George Glass), Devereux Scales “I Will Promise You” single from a recent 3-song collaboration with Jordan Lawlor (M83, Borns)
  
• Seattle-based experimental /lo-fi /soft rock /electronic /alternative rock /slowcore trio (former members of the dream-pop band Shimmertraps), Exiter “Bike” single [Spirit Goth Records]
• UK-based jangle/power pop project led by Irish-born, London-based singer-songwriter Mark Grassick, Space Jaguar “Please Come Around” from “Come Around Again” EP (early versions of songs recorded in late 2023)
  
• Newport, UK jangle /indie pop solo project of Rob Morgan, aka Armstrong “Last Chance Saloon” single
  
• South London DIY Indie /Baroque-Pop band Tugboat Captain “Us & The Moon” from the upcoming LP “All At Once”
  
• Leicester, UK indie guitar pop side project of Shopfires‘ Neil Hill, aka NEUCLOUDS “The Sound of the Summer Doesn’t Know We’re Here” single
  
• London-based northern soul /twee /indie pop supergroup featuring veteran musicians Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly and Talulah Gosh), Ian Button (Papernut Cambridge, Heavenly), Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture) and Allison Thomson (The Trash Can Sinatras, The Love Band), Railcard “Two Steps At A Time” title track of the upcoming debut LP “Two Steps At A Time” [Skep Wax / Slumberland Records]
• New York-based 4-piece euro-pop /dream pop /psych /space /avant-pop band Starcleaner Reunion “Never Odd or Even” from the upcoming debut LP “Umbrella” [Take Care Records]
• Los Angeles-based lo-fi /indietronica /glitch-pop /breakbeat / indie-pop-rock duo Sugar World – “White Noise” single from the forthcoming album “Supercassettevision” [Sunday Records]
• Madison, Wisconsin DIY indie pop punk one lady solo project Heather the Jerk “Write a letter” single
  
• Adelaide, Australia shoegaze /post-punk /wave /dream pop band Air Belgrade “Holding Hands on The Axis of The World” from the second album “You Win This Round Jet Lag”
  
• French Britpop /shoegaze /C86 /indie pop-rock project of musician and composer Thierry Haliniak, aka My Raining Stars “Kind of Light” from the new LP “Toy Club” (a collaboration with his longtime friend and early bandmate in Nothing To Be Done, Didier Frahier, aka E-grand) [Too Good To Be True / Shelflife Records]
• Glasgow, Scotland guitar rock collective formed in 1997, centred around local scene staple guitarist-vocalist John Hogerty (The Pastels), National Park “The Only Stars” from the upcoming debut album “outside” a collection of singles, EPs and unreleased home recordings spanning the years 1997 – 2026 [Errol’s Hot Wax]
• Oakland, CA-based indie /dream-pop singer-songwriter Hazel English “Conversations” single
  
• Bloomington, Indiana shoegaze /indie rock /dream pop quartet Ensifera “Idaho” debut single
  
• Winnipeg, Canada shoegaze /indie rock /dream pop duo sundayclub “Turquise” from the s/t “SUNDAYCLUB” LP [Paper Bag Records]
• Los Angeles-based trip-hop /shoegaze /dream pop band fronted by vocalist Jacqueline Torgerson (aka CASHFORGOLD), Soft Siren “When Morning Comes Around” single
  
• Los Angeles-based electronic /shoegaze /indie rock /dream pop project led by Molly Falck, aka HYPS “Dear Susan” single
  
• London-based Anglo-French dream pop /art rock duo Nonsense Rats “The Weeping Willow” single
  
• Nancy, France, trip-hop /shoegaze /dream pop /noise pop trio April’s Fish “fishbones” single [BMM Records]
• Japanese ambient/experimental pop /psychedelic /shoegaze /dream-pop musician OTOM “Snowfall” (2018, Single) from the 5th LP “Fortunia” centered around a selection of reconstructed singles spanning 2015-2021
  
• London-based dream-gaze /shoegaze duo atmos bloom “It’s enough” third single off the album “Everythingness” [Spirit Goth Records]
• Valencia, Spain shoegaze /post-punk /dream pop band Declive – “Desaparecer (¿qué has soñado?)” single
  
• Atlanta, Georgia noise pop /shoegaze /dream pop band School of Design “Slowdance” second single
  
• Cork, Ireland shoegaze /psychedelic pop band Flywheel “Stop Looking at Her” single
  
• London‘s post-hardcore /noise rock /dream pop quartet Laughter “Slime” from upcoming second EP “Slime” [Venn Records]
• Buenos Aires, Argentina noise pop four-piece Mis peores enemigos “Dormir mal” from “Segundo lugar” EP
  
• Oakland, CA-based new wave /shoegaze /indie rock band Twin Bloom “Summer’s gone” from the self-titled debut EP [Dandy Boy Records]
• Montreal, Quebec blackgaze/post-rock/shoegaze band ROSEGAZE “Rosegaze” from the upcoming s/t EP
  
• Los Angeles-based alternative rock /noise /grunge /shoegaze band Saline “Salsa & Beer #3” from the 2-track single “Save Us All”
  
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK post-punk /fuzzy garage rock five-piece Pit Pony “Thunder” single
  
• North Dublin-based, Irish 4-piece post-hardcore /emo /shoegaze /alternative rock band, girlfriend “Trees” from the forthcoming second LP “Carousel”
  
• Sacramento, CA alternative rock /hardcore /shoegaze band DREAM 99 “Jordan 3” from upcoming full-length album / narrative short film “Alone in My Dreams”
  
• Brighton, UK alternative-rock /grunge singer-songwriter Lonnie Gunn “Babytooth” single
  
• Experimental electronic avant-pop collaboration between Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Nick Daly and Irish singer and songwriter Sean O’Hagan (the High Llamas), Diagonals “Bozeman’s Simplex (feat. Nina Savary)” from “Planetary Motivations” LP [Astra Solaria Recordings]
• UK tape loops /collage /psychedelic /experimental pop project of British musician and composer Sterling MacKinnon (Cuneiform Tabs, Violent Change, Holy Ghost Revival), aka False Berries “Black Moon” from the second album “Find the Gyres” [Monk’s Hood Records]
• Penryn, Cornwall-based surf-acid-garage-psych quartet formed in 2023, The Heavenly Bodes “Edward’s Allotment” from the debut album “Green Hills” [Fuzz Club Records]
• Chicago, IL power pop /glam /jangle /psychedelic /indie pop /rock’n’roll musician and composer Kai Slater, aka Sharp Pins “Saturday Sun” single [Perennial/K Recs.]
• Santa Ana, CA doo-wop /surf /beat /60s style rock ‘n’ soul band The McCharmlys “Can’t Help It” first single from their upcoming album [Hi-Tide Recordings]
• Sacramento, CA radio pop /guitar rock /pop punk middle-aged teen pop group Motorcycle “Friday The 13th” from the upcoming debut “Relive It” album [Dandy Boy Records]
• Boston, MA rock’n’roll /power pop outfit led by Sal Baglio, The Amplifier Heads “A Song Called Sha La La” from the upcoming album “SUPER 8”
  
• Croydon, UK-based indie rock Parker brother trio (Nosferatu D2, Tempertwig and Superman Revenge Squad), My Best Unbeaten Brother “Songs About The Future” monthly 2026 single
  
• California shoegaze /jangle / indie rock trio The Spires “Call Me Yesterday” single
  
• Philadelphia-based lo-fi /bedroom /cosmic pop /power pop /indie rock band led by Sam Cook-Parrott, Radiator Hospital “Wall Between Us” from “Distorting Time” LP [Lame-O Records]
• New Orleans-based lo-fi /alt-country /folk /rock’n’roll /punk /garage band Twisted Teens “Florida Water Blues” title track of the new LP “Florida Water Blues” [cpnpc]
• Southend-on-Sea, UK, lo-fi electronic /indie folk singer-songwriter Fran Carlyon “Kamini” from the acoustic two-track single “Hydra”
  
• San Sebastián, Basque Country ambient /field recordings /experimental /electro-acoustic /folk project of architect and musician María Lluch, aka Lluch “El Diablo” from the debut LP “La Proyección” (recordings spanning 9 years, between 2015-2024) [Hegoa]
• Naarm/Melbourne-based lo-fi /ambient /drone /field recordings /ethereal /cinematic /electronica moniker of multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound healer, Phoebe Dubar, aka IKSRE “Elephant rocks (wading tides) – Live in LA” from the live album “Live Rainbows”