soft siren + 8 Alternative Rock masters that will rule in 2026

Place your bets for 2026! One of our favorite genres, Alternative Rock is coming stronger than never…

soft siren

From soft siren‘s highly anticipated upcoming debut album, “Low” merges trip hop, shoegaze, and 90s alt-rock into a hypnotic, cinematic soundscape. A distorted grunge riff opens into ethereal vocals and a trip hop groove, building toward a layered, shoegaze-style wall of sound. Equal parts dreampop and grunge, it lives in the same lane as Mazzy Star, The Cranberries, and Sneaker Pimps, giving it a nostalgic yet fresh sound. Postmodern and existential in nature, “Low” is a self-referential cry for help in a world where identity is increasingly constructed through the gaze of others and mediated by screens.