Wishy is the group led by Indiana singer-songwriters Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites, who went to the same high school and later bonded over their love of bands like the Sundays and My Bloody Valentine. In addition to solo releases like 2018’s Toss Up and 2020’s Full Hand, Krauter was a founding member of the indie pop band Hoops, while Pitchkites has been putting out electro-pop music under the moniker Push Pop. But it wasn’t until 2021, when Pitchkites moved back home from Philadelphia, that the pair reconnected, releasing an EP as Mana earlier this year before changing their name to Wishy, signing to Winspear, and rounding out their lineup with drummer Connor Host, bassist Mitch Collins, and guitarist Dimitri Morris. The band’s new EP, Paradise, which made our best EPs list upon its release in December, is a sunny yet dynamic fusion of shoegaze, dream-pop, and alt-rock, featuring songs that were recorded across two trips to Los Angeles with producer/drummer Ben Lumsdaine (Durand Jones, Daniel Villarreal). Although most started as independently written demos – ‘Spinning’ is a rework of a Push Pop song – they thrillingly come alive when these musicians join forces in the studio, promising great things for Wishy’s debut full-length.