Gnaw’s debut EP ‘Inside a Machine That’s Glistening’ is out now — and it slaps

Singapore’s Gnaw are kicking off their run with a debut EP that hits like a shot of espresso through a blown-out amp. ‘Inside a Machine That’s Glistening’ — four tracks of genre-defying noise-pop bliss — is out now on Bandcamp and streaming everywhere.

The band’s sound is a delicious collision of influences: think fuzzed-out ’90s alt-rock in the vein of Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins crashing into the digital abrasion of Sleigh Bells and Jane Remover. It’s hypergaze joy rushes one second, alt-rock romanticism the next — with dreamy vocals and lyrics that dig into ambition, stardom, fear, and self-destruction. Heavy stuff wrapped in an irresistibly noisy bow.

Watch: Gash

To mark the release, Gnaw dropped a video for EP opener Gash — and it’s a wild ride. The track explodes out of the gate with machine-gun drumming and wailing guitars while vocalist Tara Tan wrestles with desire, aging, and self-doubt in real time. The video takes that anxious energy and runs with it — literally — as the band gets pursued through Singapore’s dense, electric cityscape. Watch it below.

Tracklist: ‘Inside a Machine That’s Glistening’

1. Gash
2. Star
3. Treats
4. This Is My Life Now

Gnaw is Tara Tan (vocals), Daniel Lim (guitar), and Zakhran Khan (drums).

Stream ‘Inside a Machine That’s Glistening’ on Bandcamp / Spotify / TIDAL / Apple Music