RIYL My Bloody Valentine, Swans, Mazzy Star, early PJ Harvey

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE With a shimmer and sheen blessed by deep spiritual understanding of the works of Kevin Shields, Elizabeth Colour Wheel add elements black metal, punk and slash-and-burn apocalypsisms via the school of M. Gira to create a modern version of shoegaze on their forthcoming LP, Nocebo. Their live show is something to behold and, impressively, the album manages to capture the same vital energy that exists in their onstage performances.

QUOTE "Above everything, Nocebo is an emotional and spiritual release for all of us, a culmination of us just trying to figure out what we are doing with this project. It is a statement of what this band will do," Lane Shi Otayonii says. "There's so much more out there that can influence music other than just other music that already exists; we often find ourselves feeling more inspired by things like a Kieślowski short film, the poetry of Adonis, a Ryoji Ikeda installation, even building a little synth to make some noise with, or crafting something physical. The ideas we bring to this band come from everything in our lives, whether be positive or negative, it's in our music."