blank mood.

shoegaze, ambient, dream noise and loud calm sounds

blank mood is a mixtape podcast and blog featuring ambient, shoegaze, dream noise and loud calm sounds, compiled by wendy morrill.

28/08/2025

South London indie lo-fi rockers Holy Springs released several catchy singles this year, culminating recently in an album titled Outside. Outside delights with 36 minutes of scuzzed-out fuss-budget tunes.

Wondering how they’d describe their sound to a friend’s grandmother, I asked the band some questions for this blank mood Q+A. While still early to report on their shoegaze educational programme for grandmas, they discuss how their sound has evolved, offer a tip for fans at their live shows, and reveal which song from the album was nearly ditched.

26/08/2025

A short Q+A with The Burning Paris, including the story behind single "Coffin Bells" and a bit about their forthcoming album Last Leaves (releases 5 September).

The Burning Paris are a six-piece band from Boston combining post-punk, shoegaze, neo-classical and dream pop. Their new album Last Leaves will be released September 5, 2025.

20/08/2025

“The floor’s the limit” on Aspirin Age, a painfully good selection of shoegaze, psych, and dream pop tunes compiled by Nicole Davis for DKFM. From dark and heavy to sheer and shimmery, Nicole has an admirable knack for putting together a monthly must-hear for fans and creators in and around the shoegaze genre. With roots in community radio in the US, Nico Davis and Aspirin Age represent the best of what can sprout from independent community-centric people and initiatives over time.

In this blank mood Q+A Nicole shares the origin story of Aspirin Age, the radio show and the shoegaze compilation. She also reveals what currently excites her most about shoegaze, something she thinks musicians should know about radio DJs, and her one potentially controversial opinion about shoegaze.

Nicole Davis creator of shoegaze and dream pop radio programme Aspirin Age talks about the origins of her show, the show's shoegaze compilation spin-off and what excites her about the scene at the moment.

14/08/2025

Thelma’s Dream is a four-piece band from Finland, crafting shoegaze with heft. Their self-titled debut album was released by Noon Records this year. Vocalist Jennamiia infuses their grunge-tinged shoegaze with a soft, sophisticated, and doomy dream pop flair. At moments you might imagine that Natalie Merchant has joined a goth pop band.

Eemeli, Joona and Jarno answered a few questions for blank mood, perfect for getting to know this band from Helsinki. They allude to some gigs and ‘big things’ on the way in 2026. You'll get the story behind their tune "Sofia" and what they think of Spotify and AI, plus some other nuggets and my bonus pizza recommendation for when you're a shoegazer in Helsinki... read on >>

Thelma’s Dream is a four-piece band from Finland, crafting shoegaze with heft. Vocalist Jennamiia infuses their grunge-tinged shoegaze with a soft, sophisticated, and doomy dream pop flair. At moments, such as in their tune “Rooms”, you might imagine that Natalie Merchant has joined a goth pop...

25/07/2025

surprise, it's a new episode of blank mood. as usual, suited for a lunch break, short walk or summer time weekend freak out.

episode 27 features music by:
💜 Thelma's Dream
🖤 The Burning Paris
💙 HOLY SPRINGS
💚 Windy & Carl
🧡 Orange Cake Mix
🩷 Cloud Studies feat. Auburn Lull
🩶 Silver Y

listen on mixcloud or substack. have a great weekend.

//wendy

Listen now | episode 27 includes music by: Thelma's Dream, The Burning Paris, HOLY SPRINGS, Windy & Carl, Orange Cake Mix, Cloud Studies feat. Auburn Lull, and Silver Y.

05/07/2025

“Isn’t it fascinating how thoughts that are more melancholic tend to linger? Things we don’t want to let go of will ultimately stay to haunt us.”

- Karen Vogt on the songs of Haunted Woodland Volume 5.

The haunted opening and closing tracks of Haunted Woodland Volume 5 by Karen Vogt and featuring Hamish Mackintosh

26/06/2025

New album from Tan Cologne, Unknown Beyond.

Off the heels of their European tour supporting Trentemøller, Tan Cologne have released Unknown Beyond, an album transmitting the duo’s trademark spiritual shimmer.

21/06/2025

Paradigms II is a new compilation of note for fans of heavy shoegaze, psych and post-punk. Released by PFR Records, an artist-run label based in New York, Paradigms II brings you nine indie gems hiding in plain sight from Tokyo, Honolulu, Portland, New York, Boston and Stockholm.

An album that explores heavy shoegaze, psych and post-punk.

19/06/2025

2 by The Interlaken Tapes (Gorden Spangardt) is a vapour-kraut soundtrack for your summertime meltdown. Clocking in at just 21-minutes, it’s over before you know it, so put this one on loop and enjoy the motorik monotony.

2 by The Interlaken Tapes is a vapour-kraut soundtrack for your summertime meltdown.

17/06/2025

Slow Salvation is the shoegaze and dream pop project of Travis Trevisan and Christina Hernandez. Continuing the soothing sway of their debut album Here We Lie, the pair’s new album Gemini is composed of dark-washed waves of dream noise.

Travis and Christina answered a few questions about the album, their other music projects and how they've built an audience. You’ll also learn how Christina gets her voice into a Slow Salvation mood and what it was like to work with Mark Gardener of Ride, who mastered Gemini.

Slow Salvation is the shoegaze and dream pop project of Travis Trevisan and Christina Hernandez. Continuing the soothing sway of their debut album, the pair’s new album Gemini is composed of dark-washed waves of dream noise.

14/06/2025

“French Exit” is a sweetly tortured goth pop single from coffin rock debutante Eloise Chamber.

Emerging from the ether earlier this year, coffin rock debutante Eloise Chamber quietly introduced us to “French Exit”, a sweetly tortured goth pop single.

04/06/2025

“painfully comforting” and “perfect for annoying people who think they have better music taste than everyone else,” Slow Country of Trondheim, Norway is taking risks that others in the Norwegian music scene refuse to take.

New noisy shoegaze from Trondheim, Norway.

Self-described as “painfully comforting” and “perfect for annoying people who think they have better music taste than everyone else,” Slow Country of Trondheim, Norway is taking risks that others in the Norwegian music scene refuse to take.

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