Lowsunday Unveils 'Soft Capture' From New 'White EP'

Distinctive postpunk-shoegaze outfit Lowsunday has shared ‘Soft Capture’, with a new video by Jer Herring. This is the second single from the ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine – White EP’, following ‘Love Language’. Released via Projekt Records and ranking second among Post-Punk.com’s Best EPs of 2025, this is the band’s first record of all-new material since 1999.

Lowsunday, originally known as Low Sunday Ghost Machine, was born on the Pittsburgh scene in the mid-1990s and became a “retro-futurist” pioneer, fusing shoegaze and darkwave long before the genres saw their modern revival. The 1999 “Elesgiem” and their debut album “Low Sunday Ghost Machine” solidified their reputation. Over the past 18 months, Projekt Records has reissued both albums to mark their 25th and 30th anniversaries, respectively.

The band dissolved, leaving 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—consisting of original members Shane Sahene (vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums) and Bobby Spell (bass, guitar, drums).

Shane Sahene: “With ‘Soft Capture’, we wanted to layer vintage synths over a droning bass line, topped with a wandering guitar melody. As the guitar descends, we felt it taking on a darker tone, but then it creates a bit of a silver lining as the melody climbs back up. We used the lead guitar feedback almost like a theremin, letting it melt through the background. Lyrically, we were thinking about the traps of life and the ways we often submit to things, but the song eventually circles around with an optimistic glimpse of having the opportunity to run away. We feel like the backing vocals on the chorus are what really bring that sense of strength and hope to a situation that might otherwise feel like a surrender.”

Serving as both a reflection and a resurgence, the ‘White EP’ ushers 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. This first of a two new EPs planned this year, their crystalline shimmer, classic song structures and melodic hooks shows their atmospheric sound to be as timeless and relevant as ever.

The ‘White EP’ is a natural expansion for Lowsunday, building upon guitar-driven atmospheres, synth textures, emotive vocals and drum beats. A confident return to form that explores darker yet more expansive sonic territory, they bring atmospheric noise and, at more delicate moments, a dream pop air of deeper melancholia. Distilling years of sonic exploration and inspiration, lyrically and sonically, classic post-punk rhythms and atmospheric layers merge to express raw and geniune emotion.

The ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine – White EP’ is out now digitally everywhere, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, and as a vinyl release, limited to 200 copies. The ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine’ reissue and limited edition 7″ of ‘Static / Besides’ can also be found on these platforms.

Credits:

Lyrics by Shane Sahene; Music written by Shane Sahene & Bobby Spell; Shane Sahene: vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums; Bobby Spell: bass, guitar, drums; Mastered by Bobby Spell & Shane Sahene; Album artwork by Shane Sahene; Layout by Christina Sahene; 2025 band photos by Christina Sahene; Video by Jer Herring;

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