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Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Drab Majesty, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, The Birthday Massacre, Muse, Ladytron

Atmospheric textures, delayed guitar lines, restrained dynamics, and crooning vocals anchored by pop-forward structure.

• shadingthesun is a Minneapolis-based dark pop project blending post-punk moodiness, shoegaze texture, and pop-driven songwriting. Their sound pairs atmosphere and pulse with melodic hooks and emotionally direct vocals, creating songs that feel immersive without losing immediacy.
  
• Pulling from goth and post-punk lineage while embracing modern pop structure, shadingthesun delivers live sets that are cinematic, dynamic, and tightly controlled. 

• With experience supporting numerous national and international touring acts and growing Midwest momentum, the band is now focused on headlining rooms and building deeper regional audiences.

• Headlining dark-alt, goth, post-punk, and shoegaze bills 

• Shared stages with Ringo Deathstarr, Urban Heat, Rosegarden Funeral Party, VOSH, Wingtips, Ace of Wands, The Rope, Autumn

• Regional Midwest touring act

Typical set length: 40–50 minutes

• Professional self-contained IEM-based monitoring
• Clean, efficient changeovers
• Stage plot and input list available
• Flexible backline depending on bill

A pop-leaning, atmospheric track built on texture and emotional restraint, trading density for space, pulse, and a slow-burn sense of intimacy.

A dark pop track influenced by 90s Europop, exploring delusions of grandeur and cult-like devotion, and the cost of mistaking self-sacrifice for salvation.