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Pills For Tomorrow

Pills For Tomorrow is a shoegaze and psychedelic-influenced band from Grenoble, France. Deeply rooted in the British music scene of the late 20th century, the band embraces a distinct identity: that of lucid, sincere dreamers for whom music is not a pose, but an alternative to the pills of everyday life — a way of inhabiting the world differently.

The band features Nathalie Valion (vocals, lyricist), Laurent Gouviaux (guitar, composition), Fabrice Brenchenmacher (guitar, arrangements), Laurent Prost (bass), and Augustin Garnier (drums).

In 2024, the band released their debut six-track EP Castle Rock, including an adaptation of “Shadowplay” as a tribute to Joy Division. Musically, the band openly draws from shoegaze and neo-psychedelic influences (My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Mogwai, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, among others). Intertwined guitars blend sharp riffs with lush textures, driven by a tight rhythm section, while the vocals rise with restraint and sensitivity to reflect an era where tomorrow doesn’t always come without chemical support.

With The Day They Killed Morpheus, Pills For Tomorrow delivers a manifesto-like and therapeutic album for troubled times — capturing that brutal moment when one realizes it is no longer possible to naively dream of a better world. For the band, creation is an act of resistance: a way to reinvent one’s own dreams. Their new album is scheduled for release in late 2026.

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