Flatwaves is a Philadelphia-based band that's a heavy amalgam of the immersive textures of 90s shoegaze with the raw energy of rock 'n' roll and the psychedelic swirl of fuzzed-out garage rock. Since 2018, they’ve been defying genres with hypnotic guitar layers, driving rhythms, and cavernous vocals, sonically checking influences like The Black Angels, Nothing, Cloakroom, and Dum Dum Girls. Their intense live shows deliver an enveloping celestial wall of sound while retaining a visceral and unfiltered edge. It was definitely said best by one show-goer: “Thank God I wasn’t on acid for that set.”