Wisp - "Breathe onto me"

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Photo by Elinor Kry

Of all of the songs we've brought you from Wisp, "Breathe onto me" might be the most traditional shoegaze one so far. The song has that intense wall of fuzz that washes over you, and the guitar solos whine in that certain way only shoegaze can. Plus, Wisp's vocals have that droning and slightly detached sound the genre requires. However, this is still a Wisp song, so the guitars, although incredibly shoegaze, also have that slight metal edge to them, and there is something just a little poppy in her vocals. There's a lot of newer shoegaze bands out there today, all with varying styles and subgenres, but if anyone is going to finally break the style fully into the mainstream, it's going to be Wisp.

Wisp says of her latest single:

"'Breathe onto me' is a fun play on affection, touch, and love on the surface. It's about the simplicity of physical relationships and how they can totter between innocent and lustful."

You can watch the visualizer for "Breathe onto me" below. If Not Winter is due out August 1 on , and is available for pre-order here. For more on Wisp, check out the artist on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include an August 24 date at Royale in Boston.


August 22: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
August 23: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
August 24: Boston, MA @ Royale Boston
August 25: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
August 27: East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Supporting System Of A Down & Korn)
August 28: East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Supporting System Of A Down & Korn)
August 31: Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (Supporting System Of A Down & Avenged Sevenfold)
September 1: Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (Supporting System Of A Down & Avenged Sevenfold)
September 3: Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium (Supporting System Of A Down & Deftones)
September 5: Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium (Supporting System Of A Down & Deftones)
September 6: Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
September 7: Detroit, MI @ El Club
September 8: Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
September 10: Chicago, IL @ Metro
September 11: Saint Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
September 13: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
September 16: Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
September 18: Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
September 19: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
September 21: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
September 23: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
September 26: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
September 27: El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
September 29: Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
September 30: Austin, TX @ Mohawk
October 1: Houston, TX @ Numbers
October 3: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
October 4: Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
October 6: Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
October 7: Saint Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
October 8: Kansas City, MO @ recordbar
October 22: Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
October 23: Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
October 24: London, UK @ EartH
October 25: Paris, FR @ Maroquinerie
October 27: Brussels, BE @ Botanique
October 28: Cologne, DE @ Luxor
October 29: Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Old Room
October 31: Hamburg, DE @ headCRASH
November 1: Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
November 2: Warsaw, PL @ Klub Hybrydy

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