Fotoform
New album
'Grief is a Garden (Forever In Bloom)'
out now 🌸
https://linktr.ee/fotoformband
Seattle-based 📍
Post-punk / dark wave / shoegaze / dreampop.
"One of our greatest American Anglo-esque bands" (The Big Takeover) Beautiful, dreamy post-punk from Seattle. "Holy [expletive]!" - Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover
"This Seattle band’s second album is a well-crafted blend of post-punk and dream-pop with atmospheric guitars and synths, driving rhythms, ethereal vocals, hypnotic song hooks and lyrics of grief, love and loss." – KEXP
“A primal scream from within the dark night of the soul” – Post-punk .com
“Post-punk-dipped dreamgaze” – CVLT Nation
“They just seem to get better and better” – The Big Takeover
"The next-level album from Seattle's Fotoform" – DKFM
“Heavy post-punk dreaminess… fervent post-rock / post-punk urgency drenched with melancholia” – American Pancake
“Painterly Garlands-era Cocteau Twins meets Souvlaki-era Slowdive” – Joy of Violent Movement
"Brooding and gorgeous, driving and delicate, atmospheric and urgent—all the words thrown around by lazy music critics to describe shoegaze, post punk, and dream pop. That doesn’t make it any less true though. Cliches exist for a reason, and Fotoform manages to create an album that plays to these archetypes without being boxed in by them. If you’re a sucker for shoegaze, dream pop, post punk, or any other music that makes you wish you were a teenager in the eighties coated in layers of eyeliner and hairspray, Horizons will scratch several of your itches." – TunedUp
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Taking their name from a mid-century expressionist photography movement, Fotoform recall the gauzy atmosphere of UK alternative (The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Lush, Slowdive, Siouxsie and the Banshees) with the immediacy of US indie and post-punk. A captivating and arresting live band, Fotoform released their debut LP in early 2017, making a number of year end lists (The Big Takeover, KEXP Listener's Albums of the Year, Part-time Punks). They then released a Part-Time Punks session (Big Takeover's top EPs of year) recorded in LA at the Cave. Their critically acclaimed album Horizons now available on limited iridescent vinyl and CD (and digital). Kim House - bass, vocals
Geoff Cox - guitars
09/01/2026
Seeking visual collaborators in the PNW and Europe. 📸✨
We’re looking for passionate photographers and videographers in the PNW and EU for live shows, portraits, and videos.
We have some exciting creative projects on the horizon, and we’re looking to expand our creative circle in Europe and at home.
If your visual style aligns with our sound and aesthetic, we want to hear from you.
DM us, drop a link to your portfolio, or tag a creator below! đź–¤
08/31/2026
I came across some quarter-frame, toy camera prints and was reminded of how piano/synths have been interwoven into the fabric of my life from a very young age. I’ve been playing piano off and on since childhood and synths since I asked my parents for a keyboard for my birthday in high school. Any time I had a bad day after school (or a good day), I’d get on the keys and let my fingers wander to soothe, decompress, and get lost.
In addition to “real” synths, we’ve had countless vintage and thrift store keyboards over the years. It’s a slippery slope from Yamaha Portasound to boutique Eurorack, and we’re trying to keep our footing as best we can. There’s an element of joy and freedom in playing little synths with tiny keys, not unlike taking photos with a toy camera.
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We’ve had synths on all our records (even when some things that sounded like synths were actually guitars), and we’re really leaning into them on the new album. In a way it feels like coming home to feature more synth explorations and sounds –while sharing an additional side of ourselves and our musical lives.
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It’s going to be a minute, but we can’t wait to share it with you!
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What are your favorite synths or synth / piano based albums and artists? We’ve included a pic of one of my heroes in the carousel ;)
08/21/2026
Just popping up to say hey. How’s everyone’s summer? (aside from the ever-present existential sense of impending doom). We’ve been deep at it holed up in the studio and finding moments of beauty and connection in the beautiful PNW in the moments between.
Hope everyone’s hanging in- or even better – flourishing. Have a safe and beautiful weekend. With love and light xx Kim and Geoff
08/10/2026
Some nights are just special. This was one of them. Community, celebration, dancing, deep convos with friends new and old, great music, good vibes, creative minds, buddy bands out in full force on stage and off and to top it off sweet venue with great staff. Wishing buddies Mutual Shock all the best with their new EP.
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Thank you Natalie ≽^- ˕ -^≼ for the gorgeous pics (saving some of our faves for later ;)
Thank you Mutual Shock for including us and hosting such a memorable evening
Mechanical Plague we heart you
REPLICAS we heart you, too
Seaside Tryst loved catching up with you
buddies 4 ever
Old Man of the Woods kindred spirits, so glad we met!
07/09/2026
Baba Yaga tonight! We’re helping Mutual Shock celebrate their EP release along with Mechanical Plague. Both bands kick out dark, swirling, guitar-driven sounds from the underground. This is a rare live show, as we’ll be hunkered down recording for most of the summer. It’ll be a night of good peeps and dark vibes. Hope to see you there! xx
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06/29/2026
Come join us Thursday, July 9 at Baba Yaga to celebrate the release of Mutual Shock’s new EP with friends Mechanical Plague. We’ll be recording all summer- just popping our heads up for this one. Hope you can make it! It will be dark and delightful. xx Kim and Geoff
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06/05/2026
Thanks to everyone who came out and made the .arts fest last weekend in Seattle so fun and cathartic. We thoroughly enjoyed hanging out and playing with and so many more. Thanks to from and as pillars of the local music community and to .arts for having us. Big thanks to all the volunteers, and shout out to Chris for the amazing sound at the . We’re forever grateful to be part of such a beautiful, vibrant community.
(We were too busy having fun to take tons of pics but here are some highlights.) With love and light xx Kim and Geoff
05/21/2026
We’ve made it back to the US after a wonderful and gratifying trip to the UK, Germany, and Spain, playing shows, making art, meeting friends (old and new) and cultivating inspiration.
We’re fortunate to return to a great music community here at home in Seattle, and we’re looking forward to playing .arts Festival on Thursday, May 28th . It’s a stacked lineup and we’re excited to be a part of it.
We’ll be sharing more impressions of our experiences abroad soon, but here’s a quick photo dump of some happy moments in the meantime.
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With love and light
xx Kim and Geoff
05/14/2026
So excited to play Madrid tonight with and Doors at 8, music at 8:30. It’s going to be a fun one! xx Kim and Geoff
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