sadplanet Channel Beauty and collapse on Immersive New Track 'please'
- Dave Bedford
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London-based shoegaze outfit sadplanet return with their powerful new single “please,” the second track to be lifted from their forthcoming debut EP “slowing down”, arriving September 10th.
Formed in late 2023, sadplanet has rapidly emerged as one of the capital’s most exciting new alternative bands, blending shoegaze, dream-pop, and indie rock into a sound that feels both immersive and deeply personal. Comprised of Kyra Ho (vocals), Nick Rainey (guitar), Aiden Knowles (guitar), Jeff Baker (drums), and Dan Lawrence (bass), the five-piece craft emotionally charged songs built on lush textures, melodic basslines, expansive percussion, and waves of reverb-drenched guitars.
On “please,” the band lean fully into that sonic identity, delivering a track that drifts between tenderness and emotional collapse. What begins as something warm and enveloping gradually erupts into a dense, cathartic wall of sound, balancing dreamy intimacy with restless intensity.
Drawing inspiration from artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, DIIV, and Just Mustard, sadplanet channels classic shoegaze influences while grounding the music in raw emotional honesty and a distinctly modern edge.
“‘please’ is about the kind of friendship that feels perfect, until it isn’t,” the band explain. “It’s that slow realisation that all the red flags were there from the start, but you chose to ignore them because of how good it felt in the moment. There’s a real high in finding someone who just gets you, and the song lives in that rise and fall, ‘so far it’s up, so far to fall.’ It’s about the comedown from that intensity, and the mess that’s left when it all unravels.”
The upcoming EP “slowing down” was co-engineered by Stanley Gravett, known for his work with Idles, The Horrors and High Vis, alongside Sergio Maschetzko (Black Country, New Road). Mixing and mastering duties were handled by Bob Cooper, helping shape the band’s expansive and emotionally resonant sound.
Following the release of “do you?”, the first single taken from “slowing down”, “please” further cements sadplanet’s ability to transform vulnerability into something towering, cinematic, and deeply affecting.
