The Shape "Self Titled"

The Shape’s self-titled debut LP lands with the impact of a signal beamed from parallel worlds—one steeped in icy synths and shadowed melodies, the other raw with bruised emotion and a voice that demands attention. The New Jersey-and-Toronto-based trio push synth-pop’s borders outward into darker, stranger, and more urgent territory, transforming heartbreak, dread, and fleeting moments of euphoria into something both immediate and unshakable.

Mastered by Ryan Santos Phillips (Lux Perpetua NYC), the album thrums with the intensity of a hardcore show while capturing the allure of underground club music. Kevin Iavaroni, Ben Waugh, and Autumn Easterbrook create an atmosphere where vulnerability feels confrontational, weaving analog textures with hooks that hit as hard as they haunt.

A debut that resists easy categorization, The Shape thrives in the space between beauty and danger. It’s an introduction to a band who treat genre not as a boundary, but as a weapon—sharp, deliberate, and impossible to ignore.