Pinkshinyultrablast is a Russian shoegaze band from Saint Petersburg.Review, The Quietus
History Their band name is a reference to the shoegaze band Astrobrite's 2005 album, Pinkshinyultrablast. The group's first output was a 2009 EP, Happy Songs for Happy Zombies, and several years passed before their next release, the single "Umi" in 2014. Their debut full-length, Everything Else Matters, arrived in 2015Review , Drowned in Sound and was marked by a variety of textures, described by The Guardian as including "shoegazing", "fiddly math-rock", and "wistful electronica".Review, The Guardian The follow-up Grandfeathered was issued in 2016.Review, Pitchfork MediaReview, The Line of Best Fit A third LP, Miserable Miracles, arrived in 2018.
In February 2022, the band posted an Instagram post demanding an end to the Russo-Ukrainian war. As of September 2025, this was their last and only remaining Instagram post.
Members Source:Pinkshinyultrablast at Allmusic
Rustam Ismailov - Keyboards, synthesizers
Sergey - Drums
Roman Parinov - Guitar
Lyubov Soloveva - Vocals
Discography
Albums Everything Else Matters (Shelflife/Club AC30, 2015) Grandfeathered (Shelflife/Club AC30, 2016) Miserable Miracles (Shelflife/Club AC30, 2018)
EPs
Happy Songs for Happy Zombies EP (Odd Box Records, 2009) Songs (2020)
Singles
Umi (2014) Holy Forest (2015) Ravestar Supreme (2015) Kiddy Pool Dreams (2015) The Cherry Pit (2016) In The Hanging Gardens (2018)
See also
Astrobrite Blankenberge
References