Fleshwater formed in Boston in 2017 as the shoegaze side project of metalcore band Vein.fm, pairing Anthony DiDio's vocals with Marisa Shirar's dreamier delivery. Their debut We're Not Here to Be Loved (2022, Closed Casket Activities) hits the heavy-shoegaze sweet spot dead-on. Browse Fleshwater vinyl, CDs, and EPs at Wax Trax Records.
Fleshwater formed in Boston in 2017 as a shoegaze-oriented side project for members of the metalcore band Vein.fm. The band's lineup centers on Anthony DiDio alongside vocalist Marisa Shirar, who brings a distinctively different vocal aesthetic compared to DiDio's harder Vein.fm work. Their 2022 debut We're Not Here to Be Loved on Closed Casket Activities became a critical phenomenon in the contemporary shoegaze and heavy alternative scenes.
Fleshwater's sound combines shoegaze, alternative rock, post-hardcore, and dream pop with heavy distorted guitar work, atmospheric production, and dual-vocal arrangements between DiDio and Shirar. Their work bridges the contemporary heavy alternative scene with shoegaze and dream pop revival traditions.
Closed Casket Activities pressings of Fleshwater's debut have been issued in multiple color variant editions.
Listeners new to Fleshwater typically start with We're Not Here to Be Loved (2022).
