Wisp announces debut EP Pandora due in April via Interscope, new single and video ‘Enough for you’ out today
PRAISE FOR Wisp
“Bringing back shoegaze with vengeance, Wisp is the enigmatic Californian rockstar on the cusp of greatness.”
“"Once then we’ll be free” is her latest manifesto; the lo-fi, echoing vocals are an off-kilter match with the scaling, sharp guitar riffs, which echo Johnny Marr if he grew up listening to American Football and Mogwai.”
“A dreamy demonstration of her command of dynamics and atmosphere...Wisp knows exactly when to hold tension and release it.”
“Creates a mystifying veil between its listener and the outside world...it is only a matter of time before Wisp becomes Gen-Z’s go-to ethereal fix.”
“Wisp is the project of a 19-year-old teen from San Francisco who no one knows anything about except that they’re making remarkably great, moody shoegaze.”
“Blends the gauzy vocals of Yeule and the ‘90s hooks of Soccer Mommy…sterling, riveting.”
Pandora EP is out on April 5th, pre-save it here.
TRACKLIST
Pandora
Your face
Enough for you
Luna
See you soon
Mimi
‘Enough for you’ is out now, buy/stream it here.
Today, the 19-year-old shoegaze artist on the tip of everyone’s tongue, Wisp, shares her latest single ‘Enough for you’, via Interscope, along with her forthcoming US Tour with headline and support dates with Panchiko. Wisp also recently announced her hotly-anticipated debut EP, Pandora, which is due April 5. LISTEN TO ‘ENOUGH FOR YOU’ HERE + PRE-SAVE PANDORA HERE.
Following her breakout single ‘Your face’ that rocketed into view last year – amassing tens of millions of streams and attracting a cult fanbase eager to parse out Wisp’s mysterious social media presence – and the follow-ups that squashed any question of one-hit-wonderdom, ‘Once then we’ll be free’ and ‘See You Soon’, today’s track follows the steady curve upwards towards a lush catalogue to come, demonstrating Wisp’s penchant for precise maximalism. Wisp’s intuitive understanding of songcraft and arrangement continues to evolve; she’s quickly become adept at delaying the anticipated payoff, simultaneously subverting and delivering on the listener’s expectations.
Of the track, Wisp says, “‘Enough for you’ is about feeling undeserving for others because of how you perceive yourself due to insecurity and shame. The lyrics are from the perspective of a person who has contradicted themselves into believing the negative perception of their own is how everyone else views them as well.”
Inspired by the likes of Whirr and Deftones, Wisp has crafted a distinct and sophisticated sound that strives to realize the expansive possibilities of rock music. Pigeons & Planes says, “it is only a matter of time before Wisp becomes Gen-Z’s go-to ethereal fix”, while Notion declares that she is “bringing shoegaze back with a vengeance”.
For her previous singles, Wisp graced the global cover of Apple Music’s New Music Daily playlist, reached hundreds of millions of streams across all platforms, was named and artist to watch by NYLON, Pigeons & Planes, Spotify Lorem Artist To Watch, Amazon Breakthrough Artists, and YouTube Music Artist On The Rise Trending, and played her live debut in Los Angeles to two sold-out crowds of die-hard fans wearing homemade merch.
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