Everydayness (2026)
Label: Look Up Records
The new Darksoft album Everydayness is out. Now streaming on all major platforms. Support the project by purchasing the album on Bandcamp or picking up a vinyl or a CD.
Darksoft is a one-man dream pop and shoegaze project, often backed by a live band for shows. Blending lush melodies, alternative rock textures, and introspective lyrics, the project has released conceptual albums exploring universal truths and existential themes since 2018.
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Darksoft is a songwriter and producer who creates dreamy indie rock rooted in dream pop and shoegaze traditions.
DIY and self-produced, Darksoft songs blend lush melodic progressions, 80s/90s alternative rock undertones, and understated vocals. All parts are written and recorded by hand in a home studio in Maine using real instruments — including drums, guitars, bass, percussion, and outboard synthesizers.
Lyrically, Darksoft weaves through sayings that explore universal truths and philosophical themes, giving his music an introspective and existential edge. Darksoft is a solo recording project often supported by a full band for live shows.
The newest album, Everydayness (2026), continues this approach with jangly guitars, repeating motifs, and reflective songwriting centered on the rhythms of daily life.
Previous releases include Rationalism (2025), Relativism (2024), and Grayscale (2023), released with Spirit Goth Records. The album Beigeification (2023) delivers a postmodern blend of surfy sounds and muted moods, self-released through Look Up Records with tapes printed by 2060 Records.
Earlier records include Cryo (2022), which received national college radio attention and saw the track “Looking Backward” featured on Spotify’s Indie Fresh Finds playlist. The albums Meltdown (2020) and Brain (2018) explore themes of digital futurism and watery introspection, blending computer-age anxiety with raw human emotion.
In recent years, Darksoft has toured the Northeast, West Coast, and Pacific Northwest, building a growing audience through live shows and streaming platforms.
Over the years, Darksoft has been featured by outlets including The Big Takeover and Down East Magazine.
Darksoft also produces his own music videos using vintage cameras and practical effects, extending the project's DIY aesthetic into a broader multimedia experience. Watch on YouTube.
Originally from Seattle, Darksoft later relocated to Portland, Maine. In addition to producing music, he runs Look Up Records, a small independent label and blog.
All the Darksoft albums I've put out.
Label: Look Up Records
Label: Spirit Goth Records
Label: Spirit Goth Records
Label: Spirit Goth Records
Label: Look Up Records
Label: Look Up Records
Label: Look Up Records
Label: Look Up Records
Here are some quotes from music journalists and features on Darksoft. I truly appreciate these folks and the time they've taken getting to know my music and sharing it with their readers:
Q&A with Darksoft on Everydayness (2026) - Radio Free Bucktown
ifitbeyourwill S05E16 • Darksoft [Podcast] - ifitbeyourwill
Darksoft talks influences, creative processes and more [Interview] - iGuitar.com
"a full experience" - start-track.com
"chiming goth rock and twee power pop" - Vinyl Moon 111: Facade Arcade
"an enchanting and dreamy slice of ear candy" - Eclectic Music Lover
"silvery guitar tones that graze '80s new wave" - Down East Magazine, November 2024
Top 10 albums of 2023 - JanglePopHub
"chiming guitars, dayglo synths and earworm melodies" - The Top 10 Shoegaze Albums of 2023, Micro Genre Music
"a smooth-as-silk mélange of keys and guitars...compulsively alluring" - The Big Takeover, edition #92
"Everything that catchy indie rock should have" - Start-Track
“It Is What It Is.” An Interview With Darksoft - forestpunk
"sumptuous and pleasing" - Eclectic Music Lover
"strangely heartening" - JanglePopHub
"aching guitar chords and hushed, velvety vocals" - The Big Takeover, edition #91
"Only Time Will Tell is a lush and dreamy track" - Destroy//Exist
"fresh, light and sublime" - Zone Nights
"every time I replayed ‘Only Time Will Tell’ I felt renewed" - mp3hugger
"soothing, bittersweet vocals and hypnotic guitar work" - Post-punk.com
"infectious melodies progressions and ‘90s rock undertones" - V13
"one motherfucker of an album that grabs hold on first listen and refuses to let go" - Vanyaland
"beautiful melodies, outstanding guitar work, and stunning vocals" - Eclectic Music Lover
"an evocative piece of dream theater with grunge leanings" - American Pancake
"the most beautiful jangle-gaze aesthetic. A real find for me." - JanglePopHub
"slow, straightforward and sad alt rock" - Rock The Pigeon
"a gauze of shimmering shoegaze" - ohestee
Photo story: SWYM, Sealife, Darksoft, Daycones - Dan's Tunes
I record all Darksoft material using real instruments in my home studio in Maine. Over the years, I have also collaborated with other artists on recording, production, and performance projects across a range of independent releases.
My music is available for sync licensing and I can compose for film or television.
For licensing inquiries, contact:
darksoftband@gmail.com
For booking, collaborations, or general inquiries: darksoftband@gmail.com