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somesurprises is a dynamic four-piece live band lead by Seattle-based songwriter and guitarist Natasha El-Sergany. Motorik beats, reverb-drenched vocals, washes of fingerpicked guitars, and hazy synths expand El-Sergany’s delicate and blissful songwriting. Their stage presence is otherworldly, meditative, and spectral, exuding a transcendent calm “highly unusual for a rock band” (Dave Segal, The Stranger.) They’ve drawn comparisons to Broadcast, Stereolab, Neu!, Grouper, Spiritualized, and Mazzy Star, “but somesurprises is nothing if not its own thing, with plenty of ambitious/unexpected moves that may, er, surprise you! A very good thing” (Tyler Wilcox, Aquarium Drunkard.)
Their upcoming tour is in support of their second full-length release, Perseids, to be released by LA’s Doom Trip Records in April 2024.
“There’s something about somesurprises that doesn’t just demand the attention of the room but transforms the room itself. The trembling tremolos, rapturous reverb, and the otherworldly voice of songwriter Natasha El-Sergany seemed to transcend time and space.” Dusty Henry, KEXP.
“Listening to somesurprises live was like being engulfed in a full-body sound bath, simultaneously drenched in the possibility of what the rest of the season held and the grief of losing what is ephemeral.” The Seattle Times
somesurprises sound has been described as motorik, shoe-gazey, experimental dream pop, and rapturous. They’ve previously shared the stage with such peers as The Cave Singers, Rose City Band, Nico Play, and Nabihah Iqbal. Following extensive performances up and down the west coast, this will be their first outing to the eastern half of the country together, in support of their April 2024 release on Doom Trip Records.
“The self-titled debut album from somesurprises is as close to spiritual bliss as a tangible pinnacle can be. Taking cues from the shoegaze canon, with guided hands of experimental and pop music masters, Natasha El-Sergany and her collective-minded company in somesurprises invoke a holy ghost to bring forth an otherworldly experience.” Glide Magazine