Shoegaze warmth and dream pop elegance converge in Celestial Bums’ “The Letters”
Barcelona’s Celestial Bums unveil The Letters, the second single from their forthcoming album Minutes From Heaven, out February 2026 via the Italo-American label We Were Never Being Boring (WWNBB) — home to some of today’s finest dream pop and neo-psychedelic acts.
This second chapter reveals the band’s most seductive pop side, carried by lush synth textures and shimmering guitars drenched in delay and reverb. Its catchy vocals and expressive leads showcase the group’s signature melodic flair, before giving way to a fuzz-soaked finale — a wall of distortion as hypnotic as it is cathartic, tailor-made for lovers of shoegaze and modern psychedelia.
Credits: Song written by Japhy Ryder / Arranged by Celestial Bums
Credits: Video edited by Augusto J. Marchetti.
The video for The Letters
combines early 20th-century archival footage from “Seeds and Seed Dispersal” edited by Augusto J. Marchetti. Through mesmerizing timelapse imagery of blooming flowers and drifting seeds, it captures the song’s themes of transformation and connection — a delicate balance between fragility and renewal, echoing the dreamy textures of Celestial Bums’ sound.
Barcelona’s Celestial Bums
return in 2026 with Minutes From Heaven (WWNBB, USA/IT), their long-awaited fourth album. Formed in 2010 as a cult collective in constant evolution, the band has carved out a reputation across the European psych scene, touring extensively and performing at both festivals and underground clubs. Along the way, they’ve shared stages with acts such as The Black Angels, A Place To Bury Strangers, Holydrug Couple, and The Warlocks.
Their upcoming record feels like an intimate, cosmic voyage – blending shoegaze, dream pop and melting neo-psychedelia into expansive and emotionally immersive soundscapes.
Background
Formed in 2010, this Barcelona-based collective —which has seen numerous European musicians pass through its ranks— are regarded as pioneers of neo-psychedelia in Spain. Since their self-titled debut (2012), they’ve carved out a place in the rising European scene, sharing stages and collaborations with the international new wave of the genre. Their path includes a split EP with Helicon (2013, Psyilocybin Sounds), an official Rolling Stones cover for Cleopatra Records (2014), and two further albums —Ascend (2016, EXAG’) and Sleep Inside A Horse (2020, Analog Love)— which have cemented their status as an undeniable reference in the scene.
