BMI Indie Spotlight: Wisp
Wisp, the creative persona of Natalie Lu, is a rising shoegaze artist celebrated for her emotionally charged songwriting and ethereal soundscapes. Her debut album, If Not Winter, draws directly from personal journal entries, blending textured guitars and spectral vocals to explore themes of change, self-discovery, and vulnerability. Influenced by genre icons like Slowdive, Whirr, and Mazzy Star, Wisp’s music fuses pop melodies with shoegaze atmospherics and hardcore undertones. The viral single “Your face” propelled her to stardom, amassing over 130 million Spotify streams and landing on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. Wisp’s catalog has earned widespread praise from outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and NPR, while her devoted fanbase, the ‘Wispers,’ continues to grow. She has toured with artists like Slowdive and Panchiko, performed at major festivals including Coachella and Lollapalooza, and is set for a global headlining tour this fall, with featured dates supporting System of a Down and Deftones, underscoring her status as a unifying voice in contemporary music.
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