Sundays

Released in 2018, Sundays is the debut full-length album from Tanukichan, the project of San Francisco-based musician Hannah van Loon. The album was produced and co-written by Chaz Bear (Toro y Moi) and released on his Company Records imprint. It represents a significant refinement of the 'fuzz-pop' sound established on her earlier EP, 'Radiolove'. Sonically, the album is defined by the juxtaposition of van Loon's classically trained background with Bear's penchant for analog synthesizers and saturated textures. While often categorized as shoegaze, Sundays leans heavily into the 'dream pop' and 'slowcore' traditions, prioritizing melody and atmosphere over sheer volume. Critical reception was overwhelmingly positive, with many praising the album for its ability to make heavy distortion feel intimate and comforting. It stands as a landmark in the late-2010s American shoegaze revival, bridging the gap between the genre's 90s roots and contemporary bedroom-pop sensibilities.