“featuring members of such shoegaze and post-rock heavy hitters as Caspian, Junius, and Constants, SOM plays the kind of somber, glimmering music that exudes a heavy fog of emotion and introspection around it.”

— Kerrang!

“For modern lovers looking for something dark, sensual, and just edgy enough, SOM have released a dreamy shoegaze post-rock paean to sinful lust and the false piety of a secret romance.”

— Revolver

Following their stunning Awake EP and shimmering cover of Billie Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted,” their new album, The Shape of Everything (Pelagic Records), finds SOM refining a sound that's been called "doom pop" by Metal Injection, with ethereal heartfelt vocals atop huge atmospheric riffs.

After the acclaim accrued by their 2018 debut The Fall, the group (comprised of current and former members of Constants, Junius, and recent Grammy nominees Caspian) had planned to enter the studio in 2020 to record their anticipated follow-up. However, pandemic-induced lockdown forced the tireless creatives to improvise and record entirely remotely, producing 2021’s luscious Awake EP (Pelagic Records).

This new workflow redefined SOM’s process, which carried into the completion of their newest LP The Shape Of Everything. The album’s concise compositions balance the gritty riffs of Deftones with airy, Tame Impala-esque vocal lines, just as primed for rock radio as for shoegaze-loving connoisseurs. The album was mixed by singer / guitarist Will Benoit’s own Radar Studio in Connecticut – New England’s first solar-powered recording facility.

The tracks are part of SOM’s ongoing mission to “leave this place better than we found it." Benoit co-founded the outfit with drummer and former Constants colleague Duncan Rich, as well as Adai founder and Caspian drummer Justin Forrest. While touring on The Fall, the band recruited old friends guitarists Mike Repasch-Nieves and Joel M. Reynolds, both formerly of Junius and Driftoff.

Following the release of their new album, the band has returned to the road, touring North America in May 2022 with Slow Crush, in November 2022 with Holy Fawn and Grivo, and completing a massive 5+ week tour of Europe and the UK over January/February 2023 with Katatonia and Sólstafir. SOM continue to channel the darkness of current times to create and heal, recently releasing a new EP, Faith, while finishing their third full-length, due out in 2024.