“Pays homage to forebears likes The Cranberries and Cocteau Twins while fashioning the nineties-nostalgic sound into something entirely their own.” That’s how we described Wishy‘s debut LP Triple Seven, release last year via Winspear. The album built upon the foundations of EP Paradise and saw the Indianapolis band go stratospheric, winning a cover slot on NME among other such acclaim with their combination of dream pop, shoegaze and indie rock which offers, as we put it, “equal doses of heaviness and anthemic release.”
Ahead of a run of headline tours across the US, UK and Europe on the back of this success, Wishy are back with ‘Planet Popstar’. A cut from the Triple Seven sessions, the track reaches towards an early 00s alt-rock sound with a blend of energy and fuzz. This time Kevin Krauter takes lead vocals, landing somewhere between impassioned and laconic, while supporting harmonies from Nina Pitchkites work to leaven the heavy thicket of guitar to create something almost ethereal. And this otherworldly tone is a fitting match for the track’s themes, something of a message beamed into space into the hope it might be received, no matter how far away from earth the recipient might be.
Love at the speed of light
Has the thought even crossed your mind
You’re the star in my dreams tonight
Call me up when you’re planetside
And I’ll make you mine
Watch the video edited by Alex Rodgers below:
‘Planet Popstar’ is out now via Winspear and available from Bandcamp.
Photo by Alexa Viscius, album art by Kevin Krauter