Today, Wisp announces the August 1 release of If Not Winter, the long-awaited debut album that represents a complete realization of a boundary-exploding vision for shoegaze. She also announces an extensive headlining world tour, see full dates below.

Inspired by a thriving community of artistic friends, mentors, and collaborators, If Not Winter finds Wisp synthesizing disparate sonic universes into a singular and evocative aesthetic. Incorporating the melodic sophistication of pop’s most versatile songwriters, folk’s narrative poetry, and the hierarchy-smashing communal ideals of hardcore, If Not Winter is a landmark release from one of 2025’s most vital young rock artists.

Pre-Save / Pre-Order If Not Winter here.

If Not Winter heightens its diaristic lyrics with elements of medieval fantasy. At its core, it’s a quest, throughout which she picks up magic talismans or holy grails from villages she can now call home. Ethereal yet extremely close to the heart, it’s a triumph of brave exploration and experimental cartography.

To celebrate the announcement, she also shares a visualizer for her recent single “Save me now,“ her grungiest track to date.

Watch the official visualizer for “Save Me Now” here.

Having just made her debut appearances at Coachella and Bonnaroo (one of the lucky few to get to perform this year), Wisp also announces extensive headlining tour dates. These are in addition to previously announced shows supporting System of a Down, KORN, Deftones, and Avenged Sevenfold.

Find full tour dates here and listed below. Artist / Spotify Fans First pre-sale begins Thursday, June 26 at 10:00am local. General on-sale begins Friday, June 27 at 10:00am local.

Inspired by the likes of Whirr and Slowdive (who, in a dream come true, she toured with in 2024), Wisp has crafted a distinct and sophisticated sound that strives to realize the expansive possibilities of rock music. Pigeons & Planes rightfully predicted that “it is only a matter of time before Wisp becomes Gen-Z’s go-to ethereal fix,” while Notion declared that she is “bringing shoegaze back with a vengeance.” 

Wisp has graced the global cover of Apple Music’s New Music Daily playlist, reached hundreds of millions of streams across all platforms, was named an artist to watch by NYLON, Pigeons & Planes,  Spotify Lorem Artist To Watch, Amazon Breakthrough Artists, Consequence Artist of the Month, and YouTube Music Artist On The Rise Trending, She’s been featured in print in The New York Times and the LA Times, graced the cover of Alt Press’s recent Winter edition, and has been featured across the web in Rolling Stone, Stereogum, PAPER, Brooklyn Vegan, and many more.

Her debut single, “Your face,” hit #10 on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs: a telling indicator of her immediacy and powerful melodic instincts. “Your face” now sits at over 110M streams on Spotify alone, she has amassed over 250M total cross-platform streams and has reached a quarter of a million followers on Instagram.

In May of 2024, she played her live debut in Los Angeles to two sold-out crowds of die-hard fans wearing homemade merch. Just three months later, she played her first major festivals at Lollapalooza, Levitation, Camp Flog Gnaw, and Corona Capital. She’s even headlined her own sold-out shows on three different continents: North America, Europe, and Asia.