Steel Wool
Press Reviews

About the Artist

Steel Wool’s performances are a swirling collision of shoegaze haze and post-punk precision, where fuzz-drenched guitars and synth-laced textures wrap the room in a kind of melancholic glow. Formed in Los Angeles in 2024, the band quickly made waves with “Eyes Closed,” a debut single that feels less like a song and more like a lucid dream whispered through reverb. Live, they’re known for dialing into that liminal space between softness and static—delicate one moment, ferocious the next—without ever losing emotional clarity. Fans still talk about their first show at Rocket, where a power outage mid-set didn’t stop them; they simply switched to an acoustic jam, lit by phone flashlights, and somehow made the moment feel intentional. That’s the Steel Wool magic: even their glitches hum in harmony.