Laura Palmer + Death By Audio

The Dutch band Laura Palmer is a distinguished four-piece collective that embraces shoegaze with a touch of modern experimentation. Balancing between experimental new wave and gritty noise-drone, their music thrives on jagged melodies, elevated drones, and dreamy soundscapes. Formed in 2012, they’ve spent the past twelve years fine-tuning their
sound into the organized chaos it is today. Laura Palmer is like an unstoppable train racing through a dystopian, desolate landscape, destroying everything in its path.

In early March 2024, the band released their long-awaited debut album Exploding Head Syndrome, named after a condition in which people suddenly wake up to a loud bang or explosion in their head, sometimes accompanied by flashes of light. It’s a fitting metaphor for the turbulent and hypnotic music of Laura Palmer—an auditory shockwave that you won’t forget anytime soon.

Death By Audio offers a chilling ride through desolate guitar landscapes, with a haunting, penetrating sound that crawls under your skin. The four-piece Dutch band knows exactly how to strike the perfect balance between noise and melody in their post-rock and post-punk-infused shoegaze. Their noisy, blinding love songs are filled with autumnal melancholy, finding beauty in ambiguity and uncertainty.