Song Recommendation: “daffodiL” by pond 1000 (2025)

Fuzzy and playful twee shoegaze that’s as charming as it is unassuming. pond1000 certainly have the chops to bring the noise but they prefer to keep it just a bit more polite and approachable, which works extremely well as they balance brighter bits of instrumentation and musicality throughout. “daffodil” starts delightfully major-key until it lays on the minor-key dissonance and then it toggles between the two modes with a deftness usually lost on new bands. An excellent introduction and a band to keep an eye on.