Pandora (Wisp EP)

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Pandora
Wisp - Pandora.jpg
EP by
ReleasedApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
Genre Shoegaze
Length23:36
Label
Producer
  • Photographic Memory
  • Kraus
  • grayskies
  • Elliott Kozel
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [1]
Spectrum Culture55% [2]

Pandora is the debut EP by American shoegaze musician Wisp, released on April 5, 2024, through Music Soup & Interscope Records. [3] It was first announced on March 15 with the release of a single, "Enough For You", [4] alongside a U.S. tour announcement. [5] The EP includes the previously released tracks "Your Face" and "See You Soon". [6]

Track Listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pandora"
  • Photographic Memory
  • Kraus
4:21
2."Your Face"Lugrayskies3:49
3."Enough for You"Lugrayskies3:05
4."Luna"
  • Lu
  • Elliott Kozel
Elliott Kozel3:55
5."See You Soon"
  • Lu
  • grayskies
grayskies3:40
6."Mimi"
  • Lu
  • Epstein
  • Zach CapittiFenton
Photographic Memory4:43
Total length:23:36

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