Meltway

Formed in late 2018, the at the time 4-piece band pursued the stylistic vein of the 90’s shoegaze scene with crusty distortion guitars, progressive drums, and supremely airy vocal figures. Only two years after their formation, the band self-released their lo-fi-heavy debut EP, Everytime; a daydreamy handful of songs with alluring atmospheres of heartbreak and self-disorientation, that was quickly discovered by the legendary platform KEXP through their digital sale on Bandcamp.

Based in Esbjerg, Denmark, Meltway originally consisted of vocalist/guitarist Mathias Hammerstrøm, bassist/vocalist Mikkel Schmidt, guitarist Thomas Brunbjerg and drummer Magnus Bjørnsen Rullestad. When Thomas spent a year abroad in Estonia in 2020, the band recruited guitarist Kristoffer Møller as a stand-in. As Thomas returned, they realized they couldn’t let Kristoffer go, and Meltway became a 5-piece band with 3 guitars. This made it possible for them to further develop their delicate sense of sound craftsmanship and songwriting.

Meltways' debut album, Nothing Is Real, is a strikingly infectious collection of explosively driven songs. Warm blankets of noisy guitars and oceans of reverb melt with Mathias’ angsty, yet liberating lyrics. Recorded in Esbjerg at Tobakken Studio, mixed and engineered by Mathias, and mastered by Slowdives Simon Scott.