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Wisp is a Ambient act. Their sound grew out of Deftones, My Chemical Romance, Nothing, Cocteau Twins and Title Fight. Those roots explain a lot about how Wisp arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Whirr, she's green, Julie, DIIV and Temachii, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Photographic Memory, Panchiko, kiyosumi, Cryogeyser and Adore, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Wisp, reaching back through Deftones and forward to Photographic Memory. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Natalie R. Lu, known professionally as Wisp, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began releasing music in April 2023, and released her debut single, "Your Face". The track went viral on TikTok and charted on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart. Wisp's debut extended play (EP), Pandora, was released in April 2024, and she later embarked on a headlining tour of the United States and supported British indie rock band Panchiko on several dates. Her debut studio album, If Not Winter, was released in August 2025. On Wisp's musical style, critics often described it as shoegaze, while others classified it as nu gaze.
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Wisp connections
Wisp grew out of Deftones, My Chemical Romance, Nothing and Cocteau Twins, shares an orbit with Whirr, she's green, Julie and DIIV, went on to shape Photographic Memory, Panchiko, kiyosumi and Cryogeyser. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Wisp
Sounds and acts that shaped Wisp.
Artists similar to Wisp
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Wisp.
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- Adoreartist
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- Have a Nice Lifeartist
- Tamarynartist
- rewartist
- my head is emptyartist
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- Harmlessartist
- Cigarettes for Breakfastartist
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