Lowsunday have returned with ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine – White EP,’ their first record of all-new material since 1999, out now via Projekt Records on digital platforms and as a limited vinyl pressing of 200 copies. The Pittsburgh duo of Shane Sahene (vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums) and Bobby Spell (bass, guitar, drums) have been blurring the lines between post-punk, shoegaze, dreampop, and darkwave since 1994, and this five-track EP serves as both a reflection on that three-decade legacy and a genuine resurgence. Delving into emotional isolation with a counterbalance of escapism, dreamlike sounds, drones, feedback, and carefully placed melodic hooks, the EP pushes atmospheres to the limits of noise at its most expansive and into a dream-pop air of deeper melancholia at its most delicate.
The ‘White EP’ is the first of a two-EP series via Projekt, and arrives on the heels of the extended 30th anniversary remaster of their debut album ‘Low Sunday Ghost Machine,’ a two-CD release pairing the original nine tracks with a second disc of seven unreleased tracks, remixes, and reinterpretations. Projekt also released the 25th anniversary remaster of their sophomore album ‘Elesgiem’ in 2024. Alongside the EP announcement, the band has shared a new video for “Love Language,” offering a visual entry point into the record’s layered, arsenic-laced sonic world.
Sahene and Spell distill years of exploration into classic post-punk rhythms, guitar-driven atmospheres, synth textures, and stripped-down drum beats, using those elements to express simple, fundamental emotion with bittersweet and emotive vocals at the centre. The ‘White EP’ demonstrates a confident connection to the band’s history while expanding naturally into darker, more expansive territory, making Lowsunday’s return one of the more quietly essential releases in the post-punk and shoegaze underground this year.