sunshy is the punchy, dynamic Chicago noise-pop project of guitarist-vocalist Haoshu Sascha Deng, guitarist-vocalist Wesley Park, drummer Eric Breden, bassist Gwen Giedeman, and synth/multi-instrumentalist Jordan Zamansky. The band has played extensively in the Midwest and East Coast, sharing bills with the likes of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Tanukichan, She’s Green, and many more. sunshy released their home-recorded, self-produced debut album, I don’t care what comes next, via Longinus Recordings in 2024, and was named “one of the most compelling bands of the ongoing Shoegaze resurgence” by Leor Galil of the Chicago Reader and shortlisted for 2024 Album of the Year by Eli Enis of the Chasing Sundays blog. In May 2026, they will perform alongside Hum, Chapterhouse, Nothing, Lovesliescrushing, and Cloakroom at the Aragon Ballroom for Chicago’s edition of Slide Away Music Festival.

Able Baker

Chicago, Illinois. scrappy and exuberant DIY rock band originating in Madison, WI