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16 October 2026 – They Are Gutting a Body of Water Release Kool Faith / Loosies II and Invite the Entire Underground to Participate
By Editorial Team - October 16, 2026
Summary
Philadelphia experimental shoegaze outfit They Are Gutting a Body of Water release 29-track collaborative mixtape Kool Faith / Loosies II on ATO and Julia's War.
Key Facts
- Sprawling twenty-nine-track collaborative mixtape released digitally via ATO Records and Julia's War.
- Features appearances from Hotline TNT, Spirit of the Beehive, RXK Nephew, Greg Mendez, and Horse Jumper of Love.
- Physical vinyl edition scheduled for release on November 20 following today's digital debut.
- Entities: They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Kool Faith / Loosies II, ATO Records, Julia's War, Doug Dulgarian, Spirit of the Beehive, Hotline TNT, RXK Nephew, Greg Mendez, Horse Jumper of Love, Kool Marder, Cashier, The Rook, Free Willy
- Tags: they-are-gutting-a-body-of-water, tagabow, kool-faith-loosies-ii, ato-records, shoegaze, indie-rock
Philadelphia experimental-shoegaze champions They Are Gutting a Body of Water have dropped their sprawling twenty-nine-track digital mixtape Kool Faith / Loosies II via ATO Records and Julia's War. The release follows their 2025 LP Lotto and serves as an exuberant celebration of contemporary underground collaboration.
Frontman Doug Dulgarian assembled an impressive collective of peers spanning underground guitar bands, experimental hip-hop artists, and electronic producers. Featured collaborators include Spirit of the Beehive, Hotline TNT, RXK Nephew, Greg Mendez, and Horse Jumper of Love.
Preview selections "Kool Marder" (featuring Cashier), "The Rook", and "Free Willy" highlighted the release's boundary-free nature, where shoegaze distortion rubs shoulders with trap hi-hats and blown-out ambient interludes.
A physical edition is slated for November 20, while today's digital launch offers an antidote to rigid album rollouts. Explore more underground rock developments in our news archive.