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

• Melbourne, Australia noise pop /shoegaze /psychedelic rock band Cochlear Kill “Exits” single
  

Active since 2009, although with sparse releases over time, the Melbourne-based band led by Brisbane‘s multi-instrumentalist and pedal-freak Mot Bollox, edges around immersive, equal parts oneiric and noisy, popadelic shoegazing realms. When nothing matters anymore so you sadly let go, “Exits” stumbles upon swooshing lush spirals of piercing guitar distortion and soaring blinding swirls, intensified by sensitive, alienated vocal harmonies floating with emotive resonance strained by soul-stirring sorrow and pain.

• St. Petersburg, FL surf /psych /shoegaze /dream-pop solo project of guitarist-songwriter Craig Pethe, aka The Cataract Pools “Stranger Than Fiction” single
  

Surrounded by swirling shivering synth pads injecting a mesmerizing psychedelic sheen, airy euphoric vocals, with slight tinges of angst, are muted by a vibrant and tortuous textured flow of murky droning disconnection, to remind us of the spark of light within us, waiting to be ignited by truth.

• Detroit, Michigan Indie /Dream Pop duo Bluhm “Double Dream” single
  

Like a moody daydream, plodding percussions and warm bass pulses stir emotive crystalline guitar reverberations and fluid synth washes, to color the spectral ambience around lush and vibrant contemplative vocals exploring the conflict between the dreary melancholy and dreamy anticipation of being trapped in a relationship, while longing for the mystery on the other side. Sinuous aural magic.

• Hobart, Australia dark ambient /progressive /post-rock /psychedelic /space rock musician and composer (Observers, Kilbey Kennedy, All India Radio), Martin Kennedy “Ancient (Early Version)” from “Possible Futures” album (2024 demos and unreleased tracks)
  
• Canadian–American ambient pop artist, Hollie Kenniff “Esperance (feat. Goldmund)” from the 4th LP “For Forever” [Nettwerk]
• Austin, TX-based experimental /ambient /dream-pop /shoegaze solo project of Haley Davidson, Dottie “Sold my soul for you (slowed + reverb)” single
  
• Colorado-based, Seoul, South Korea-born lo-fi noise rock /shoegaze solo project Precocious Neophyte “Ice Cream Evil (Winter demo)
  
• Turkish ambient /ethereal /haunting dreampop project of Istanbul-born artist Eylül Deniz, aka Sunfear “Littleness” from the second LP “All At Once” [Dark Entries Records]
• Sydney-based, Australian ambient /experimental /acoustic folk duo of artists-musicians MP Hopkins and Mary MacDougall, aka Warm Currency “Mirror Market” from the third album “Petals” [Horn Of Plenty]
• Franco–Malagasy indie rock /dream pop artist Disarme – “Change” debut single [GÉOGRAPHIE]
• London-based, Glasgow‘s ambient /cyber folk duo Kelora “Something Else” from the upcoming second LP “Sleepers” [True Panther]
• New York-based ambient /avant-pop /dream pop /experimental pop vocalist and songwriter Cassandra Croft “Country Of Your Mind” single
  
• Austin, TX alt-country /rock /pop /folk singer-songwriter (since the early 90s part of The Holler Sisters and The Marfa Lights; and collaborator of Gastr del Sol, Songs:Ohia, The Aluminium Group, Archer Prewitt, Jim O’Rourke, Mekons), Edith Frost “Hold On” from the next year’s LP “In Space” [Drag City Inc.]
• UK indie dreampop band  JUNODREAM “White Whale” single
  
• Kyushu, Japan’s late-80s/early-90s lo-fi 60s pop /folk /dream-pop musical artist Maple Fyshh “君​が​ど​ん​ど​ん​離​れ​て​行​く (You are Leaving My Mind)” from the vinyl 12″ collection “君​が​ど​ん​ど​ん​離​れ​て​行​く You Are Leaving My Mind: The “Mariko” and “Dokitto Station​!​!​” (compiling songs from the self-produced 1995 1st and 2nd LPs) [EM Records]
• US/UK shoegaze /psych/electronic collaboration between Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna) and Britta Phillips (Luna) with Spacemen 3 co-founder Sonic Boom, aka Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom “You’re All I Want For Christmas” (Brook Benton cover, 1963) off the holiday LP “A Peace of Us“ [Carpark Records]
• Los Angeles-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, Lovespirals “Used To Be” single
  
• Marietta, Georgia jangle pop /shoegaze /dreampop singer-songwriter Copperplate “Subtle Senses” title track of the new album “Subtle Senses” [BIRTHDIY]
• London-based alt-rock /indie pop solo project of singer and primary songwriter from Brunch, Sean Brook, aka Publicity Department “Sheltered Life” from the 2025 third LP “Old Master” [Safe Suburban Home Records]
• Anglo-American experimental /jazz /Bossanova /orchestral pop duo White Magic for Lovers “The Book of Lies” title track of the forthcoming debut album “The Book of Lies” 12″ [Chord Orchard]
• Dublin, Irish lo-fi jangle /indie pop band led by Mark Chester, aka Ginnels “Johnny Thunders Said” 2-track single from the upcoming LP “The Picturesque” [Tenorio Cotobade]
• Portland, OR guitar /indie rock female vocal four-piece Pool Boys “Borderline” from the LP “Patterns”
  
• Toronto, Canada 4-piece alternative /jangle /indie /bummer pop band No Frills “Shopping In The Toothpaste Aisle” off next year’s second full-length album “Sad Clown” [We Are Busy Bodies]
• Toulouse, France/Austin, TX emopop /sadcore /indie rock collaboration between Dan Selig & Eric Redpath, aka Walk Home Drunk & Dirtpath “Future Spectres” from cassette /10″ EP “Toulouse, TX” [Hidden Bay Records / Patient Records / Hit For Hit Radio]
• Rio De Janeiro, Brazil lo-fi C86 /shoegaze /jangle /dream pop project of The John Candy‘s guitarist Guilherme Almeida, aka Electric Lo Fi Seresta “Heterodox Hibiscus” from “Use Your Delusion – Volume 1” EP
  
• London‘s seminal DIY psych /post-punk /indie pop band led by Daniel Treacy, Television Personalities “Silly Girl (John Peel Session 20​.​08​.​1980)” from forthcoming “Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out: The Television Personalities Radio Sessions – 1980​-​1993” double 2xLP 12″ collection of classic radio session, rarities and unreleased tracks [Fire Archives]
• Cardiff, UK-based industrial pop /psych /noise rock five-piece Midding “Clem’s Crime” from “Nowhere Near Today” EP [Tough Love Records]
• New York-via-Chicago noise-pop / indie rock trio Horsegirl “2468” off the upcoming second album, “Phonetics On and On” [Matador Records]
• London-based shoegaze /kraut /post-punk /indie rock janglers led by brothers Alex and Rory Evans, World News “Flying a Drone” from the EP “Mindsnap”
  
• Montreal, Québec post-punk /indie rock /dance punk band Choses Sauvages “En joue” single off the third 2025 album [Audiogram]
• Hamburg, Germany synth-pop /indie /dream pop duo Roller Derby “Emily’s Dance” new single
  
• Melbourne-based breaks /dream pop /experimental pop /electronic producer and vocalist Kate Durman, aka Purient “I Won’t Remember You” from “Mwah” EP [STEEL CITY DANCE DISCS]
• Hattiesburg, Mississippi bedroom pop /dream pop /electronica solo project Yot Club “Too Far Gone (CASTLEBEAT Rework)”
  
• Switzerland ’80s bubblegum /indie pop /new wave /girl band trio Sophisticated Boom Boom “Number One In Radio” from the Tapete Records‘ vinyl/CD reissue of the one-off self-titled album (originally released on Grauzone and Stefan Eicher‘s Off Course Records in 1982)
  
• Estonian indie /dream-pop /synth-pop duo Popidiot “The Hairdresser” single [Seksound Record Label]
• Japanese Bossanova /jazz /soft rock /city pop project of Tokyo musician Mr. Takero Ogata, featuring vocalist Ms. Kaori Sakakibara (from Lamp), Minuano – Paper Moon (​ペ​ー​パ​ー​ム​ー​ン​）- from the vinyl edition of the 2010 second album Spring Lovers (​あ​る​春​の​恋​人​​ ）
  
• Minsk, Belarus jazz /soft rock /psych /avant-pop creative duo СОЮЗ (SOYUZ) “К​а​л​і ты з​а​п​ы​т​а​е​ш (If You Ask)” from “К​а​л​і ты з​а​п​ы​т​а​е​ш (If You Ask) / Teno​́​rio” 2-track 7″ single [MrBongo]
• Gothenburg, Swedish C86 /indie pop 2-piece band founded in 2011, ALPACA SPORTS “Autograph” from upcoming LP “Another Day” [Elefant Records]
• Spanish indie /dream-pop /girl group trio Las Nenas “Nenas” from the debut album “Último ba​ñ​o” 12″  [Disques Du Lac]
• Ottawa, Canada dream /jangle /psych-pop /synth-pop band SKYTONE “Let’s Talk About It” single
  
• Melbourne indie rock duo of Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair, Good Morning “Soft Rock Band” from upcoming 8th LP “The Accident” Melbourne indie rock duo of Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair, Good Morning “Soft Rock Band” from upcoming 8th LP “The Accident” [Our Golden Friend]
• Oslo, Norway indie pop solo work of Vidar Landa (guitarist of metallers Kvelertak and power poppers Beachhead), King Hüsky “Running” debut single featuring Børge Fjordheim (Cloroform, Sivert Høyem) and Anne Lise Frøkedal (Frøkedal, I was a King)
  
• Jacksonville, FL post-punk /jungle pop /dream-pop band of Andrew Cardin (DeathWatch 97, Rate OV Decay), Jake Phillips (Glass Chapel) and Thomas Bishop (Tansit), Everything To Me “Crush Of Humanity” off “Breezeblocks” EP
  
• Montreal-based C86 /jangle /indie pop four-piece Prism Shores “Tourniquet” from the upcoming album “Out From Underneath” [Meritorio Records]
• Bay Area jangle indie pop outfit of Yea-Ming Chen (Yea-Ming and The Rumours), Rob Good (The Goods), Luke Robbins (ex-Latitude, RE Seraphin), and Ian McBrayer (ex-Sonny and The Sunsets, ex-Healing Potpourri), Ryli “When I Fall” off debut 2-track 7″ single “I Think I Need You Around” b​/​w “When I Fall” [Dandy Boy Records]
• Yorkshire, UK-based lo-fi bedroom pop /new wave /shoegaze /indie /jangle /dream-pop project of musician-producer Mikey Wilson, aka LOWMOON “Cathedrals” single [Safe Suburban Home Records]
• Berlin, Germany jangle pop /power pop solo project (band member of the Seaside Stars and Man Behind Tree), Hanemoon – “They Bring The War Back Home” from “Easy on the Wildlife” EP CD [Subjangle]
• Belgium-based shoegaze /psych-pop/ dream-pop band led by multi-instrumentalist & composer Joachim Liebens, The Haunted Youth “In My Head” single [Mayway Record]
• South Side of Chicago‘s Latino post-rock dream pop /Indie 4-piece Almost There But Not Really “Empty” from the upcoming “singmetosleep” EP
  
• Nashville, TN bedroom rock /shoegaze /indie rock band The Sewing Club “U Know I Care” off “Care” EP
  
• Hastings, UK synth-pop /dream-pop duo Evi Vine & Steven Hill, HOT PINK SAUCE “Don’t You Wake Me” single
  
• Yoshkar Ola, Russia ethnogaze /dream pop /indie rock /shoegaze band Луговые Мари [lugovyemari] “О​л​а (Ola)” single
  
• London, UK dream pop /shoegaze solo project Rainsong “Tomorrow” single
  
• Buenos Aires, Argentina dream pop /indie rock /shoegaze one-man-band NAX “Rainy Day” single
  
• Albacete, Central Spain 4-piece noise pop /shoegaze band Pálida Tez “Último partido” single
  
• Toronto-based Shoegaze-tinged Dream Pop songwriting and music project by James Gray and Nathan Athay, Soft Set “Heaven” from “Gone” EP 12″
  
• Melbourne Australia 5-piece shoegaze /psych /dream pop band HYLA “Stone” single
  
• Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada alt-rock /shoegaze artist and producer lil dirtbag “dear maybe,” single
  
• Boston, MA Alt-Rock /Grunge /Shoegaze band Still Life Sounds “Frame” from the upcoming second “nowherestar” vinyl 7″ EP
  
• Bristol, UK shoegaze /post-krautrock /electronica band NEKO “Windfall” title track of the new EP “Windfall” CD [Shore Dive Records /Mahorka Records]
• France-based dream pop /shoegaze collaborative music project founded by British musician Andrew Rose in 1984, Callière “Float (93MillionMilesFromTheSun remix)” from “Float” single
  
• Stockholm‘s indie rock /shoegaze outfit Annersand “M​å​nsken” from the 12″ vinyl album “Kvarnberget Skyline”
  
• Faenza, Italy four-piece Shoegaze band Mondaze “Numb” off the second album “Linger” [Bronson Recordings]
• Baltimore, Maryland dream pop /shoegaze band (former members of Thrushes and Mittenfields), Anocean “Blush” from the debut EP “Climbing Walls”
  
• Turin, Italy psych /grunge /shoegaze singer-songwriter Naturamorta “Settembre” from the debut “Eterea” EP
  
• Raleigh, NC Indie /Shoegaze band My Sister Maura “Immensely” single
  
• Tennessee dream pop /shoegaze project Awake Eternally “Toil” from “Struggle Session” EP
  
• Florence, Italy-based grunge /shoegaze band led by Brazilian musician Denis Kandle, aka DKANDLE “The Heart Knows” off the EP “Under The Effect”
  
• Los Angeles-based psychedelic /shoegaze collective Tombstones In Their Eyes “In Your Eyes” off the new album, “Asylum Harbour” [Kitten Robot Records]
• Christchurch, New Zealand veteran dream pop /shoegaze /indie rock singer-songwriter (Running Club, All Fall Down, Bridal Path, Cardigan Bay, Condensations, Creeley and more), Blair Parkes “Mist You (ft. Miss Mercury)” from the new album “Blue Cloud”
  
• Vancouver indie rock /shoegaze band Leave Yourself Alone “Leave Yourself Alone” from s/t album
  
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 4-piece alternative rock /post-hardcore /shoegaze /slowgaze band Linus “Rerun” from the debut LP “Andromeda”
  
• Charlotte, NC alt-rock /post-hardcore /shoegaze quartet Fake Eyes “Saccharine Scream” from the unreleased album “Saccharine Scream” (recorded around 2020–2021) [Sunday Drive Records]
• Stavanger, Norway fuzzed out alternative rock /heavy shoegaze band Frozen Future “Cabin Fever” from “Hideaway” EP
  
• Wellington, New Zealand shoegaze /garage pop trio Soft Plastics “Drown!” single
  
• Samara, Russia 4-piece shoegaze /indie rock band Linda Fog “Another Day” from the second EP “Is It Real”
  
• Minneapolis, Minnesota veteran 90s lo-fi /indie rock /jangle pop band Half an Hour From The Airport “Birthday Card” from “Not Ready To Say Goodbye” EP
  
• Nashville, TN-based cinematic dream pop /post-punk /indie rock ban led by songwriter and producer Joseph Lekkas, Palm Ghosts “No Surprises” (Radiohead cover) charity single [Sweet Cheetah / Poptek Records]
• French post-punk /shoegaze /indie rock band FUGUE “Lost” from the second EP “Yell”
  
• Cincinnati, Ohio alt-rock /Americana /indie rock five-piece band Wussy “Inhaler” from the first in six years album “Cincinnati Ohio”
  
• Köln, Germany Krautrock /New Wave /Krautwave trio Kratzen “Vielleicht” 2nd single from the 2025 album „III“
  
• Zurich, Swiss five-piece indie /kraut /psychedelic rock band founded in 2019, EMZYG “La Ultima Piedra” off the debut album “52 Blue” [Humus Records]
• Austin, TX/Glasgow, UK drone /post-metal /heavy psychedelic /space gaze husband-and-wife duo of drummer Karen Skloss (Moving Panoramas) and guitarist Sandy Carson (Iglomat), SKLOSS “The Pattern Speaks” title track of the upcoming debut LP “The Pattern Speaks” [Fuzz Club Records]
• Rennes, France psychedelic rock /post-garage 4-piece CLAVICULE “All These Boys” from the LP “Incoming Blaze” [Le Cèpe Records]
• Austin, TX-based dream pop / indie folk duo aeseaes “White Noise” single off the upcoming first album, “Opia”
  
• Chicago lo-fi /jazz /acoustic indie folk duo Sleeper’s Bell “Sleep Song” from the next year’s “Clover” LP [Angel Tapes]
• Hobart, Australia ambient /retro-future /post-rock /psych /space rock project of Martin Kennedy (half of Kilbey Kennedy), All India Radio – “Sula Guin feat. Devin Townsend” from “Tranquil Motion” LP
  
• Copenhagen-based ambient /experimental /field recordings /acoustic folk /folktronica /improv /instrumental solo-collaborative project of US-born guitarist and songwriter Jason Dungan, aka Blue Lake “Oceans” from the 12″ mini-album “Weft” [Tonal Union]