{"id":19987,"date":"2026-05-14T16:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19987"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:58:57","slug":"u-s-darkwave-shoegaze-pioneers-lowsunday-unveil-black-ep-new-offering-after-25-year-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19987","title":{"rendered":"U.S. darkwave-shoegaze pioneers LOWSUNDAY unveil \u2018Black EP\u2019, new offering after 25-year hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US darkwave-shoegaze pioneers Lowsunday<\/strong><\/a> is back with new music via Projekt Records<\/strong><\/a> – the ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine – Black EP’<\/strong><\/a>, the second release of all-new material released since 1999. The album released focus track ‘Shattered’<\/strong><\/a>, the band has also shared a darkly fascinating video for ‘This Is Not Heaven’<\/a><\/strong>, produced by Jer Herring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lowsunday (initially Low Sunday Ghost Machine<\/strong>) emerged as a “retro-futurist” pioneer, blending darkwave and shoegaze long before the genres saw their modern revival. Their legacy was cemented with their debut album ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine’<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>and the 1999 masterpiece ‘Elesgiem’<\/strong><\/a>, both re-released via Projekt Records in the past 18 months (for their 30th and 25th anniversaries, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they dissolved, they left behind a cult reputation for mercurial sounds and blistering guitar work that set the stage for subsequent generations of alternative artists. Following a nearly 25-year period of inactivity, the band resurfaced as a duo in 2025\u2014consisting of original members Shane Sahene<\/strong> (vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums) and Bobby Spell <\/strong>(bass, guitar, drums).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a sound defined by atmosphere, precision, and heartfelt shadow and depths since 1994, Lowsunday is now asserting their presence with a new force. While the ‘White EP’<\/strong> explored light and texture, the ‘Black EP’<\/strong> is the darker counterpart and definitive statement. Shadow and intensity, layered guitars, tight rhythms, and austere synths, this new EP’ distills the duo’s vision into a sharper, more potent form \u2014 a bold declaration of their enduring artistic power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, the Pittsburgh-based duo released their \u2018Low Sunday Ghost Machine – White EP’<\/strong><\/a>, ranked second among Post-Punk.com’s Best EPs of 2025, and showcased by the singles ‘Love Language’<\/strong><\/a>, ‘Soft Capture’<\/strong><\/a> and ‘<\/strong><\/a>Nevver’<\/strong><\/a>. Both a reflection and a resurgence, Lowsunday’s two new EPs usher in a welcome return, marked by superb production and a renewed creative clarity, bridging three decades of distinct sonic legacy with balanced doses of escapism, dreamlike sounds, drones and feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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