‘Breathe onto me’ is a real nod to her most dedicated fans, who recognized the track immediately when Wisp teased on socials, saying things like “I’ve been waiting for this for years.” That community is at the heart of everything Wisp does: a massive shoegaze fan herself, she and her fans sit on the same tier in many ways, and experience the elation of this meteoric rise together.

Of the track, Wisp says, “‘Breathe onto me’ is a fun play on affection, touch, and love on the surface. It’s about the simplicity of physical relationships and how they can totter between innocent and lustful.”

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On ‘Save me now,’ Wisp counteracts a poisonous vulnerability and echoing but intimate vocals – in a loud, present and powerful whisper – with her most leaning guitar lines, employing the ragged edges on the distortion to break skin, mirroring the sacrifices made in times of deep infatuation, without the soft landing of love. A further play upon the chivalrous medieval fantasy world she’s concocted so far, ‘Save me now’ shows another side to her story while maintaining vast, cathedral acoustics.

Of the single, Wisp says: “‘Save me now’ represents the desperation for attention, sometimes mistaken as love, when you are in a lonely and vulnerable place. It’s about being infatuated with the idea of a savior that blindly leads you to making sacrifices on your wellbeing.”

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‘Get back to me’ follows the lead single ‘Sword,’ a brutally exquisite, icily-rendered depiction of internal maelstroms blown to epic proportions. Fraught with filigree, both tracks offer us a glimpse of what’s sure to be a momentous year in Wisp’s journey; Wisp has already played one weekend of Coachella, and is slated for Bonnaroo, Kilby Block Party, and will join System of a Down on their massive stadium tour, sharing stages with SOAD, Korn, Deftones, and Avenged Sevenfold.

Of the single, Wisp says: “‘Get back to me’ represents the greed for chaos, even at the cost of yourself. It’s about staying in a place you know isn’t good for you, yet you’re in a seemingly unbreakable cycle of going back- which portrays desperation, recklessness and limerence.”

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Following her breakout single ‘Your face’ that rocketed into view last summer – amassing tens of millions of streams and attracting a cult fanbase eager to parse out Wisp’s mysterious social media presence – and the follow-ups that squashed any question of one-hit-wonderdom, ‘Once then we’ll be free’ and ‘See You Soon,’ the new track follows the steady curve upwards towards a lush catalogue to come, demonstrating Wisp’s penchant for precise maximalism. Wisp’s intuitive understanding of songcraft and arrangement continues to evolve; she’s quickly become adept at delaying the anticipated payoff, simultaneously subverting and delivering on the listener’s expectations.

Of the track, Wisp says, “‘Enough for you’ is about feeling undeserving for others because of how you perceive yourself due to insecurity and shame. The lyrics are from the perspective of a person who has contradicted themselves into believing the negative perception of their own is how everyone else views them as well.”

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Staying true to the dusky tensions, dynamic lift-offs, and the towering guitars of her previous releases, ‘See you soon’ reinforces Wisp’s penchant for precise maximalism. The song’s verses gather momentum deliberately with a swirl of chorus-effects and glide guitar modulation so that when the inevitable explosion hits, it’s an indelible and cathartic release of tension. Wisp’s intuitive understanding of songcraft and arrangement continues to evolve, and, as ‘See you soon’ proves, she’s quickly become adept at delaying the anticipated payoff, simultaneously subverting and delivering on the listener’s expectations.

Of the track, Wisp says, “‘See you soon’ is about being infatuated with a person and wanting to spend all of your time with them, but the resolve at the end of the song represents knowing that person will not last and the feelings on their side aren’t as passionate as yours.”

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