The Asteroid No.4

The Asteroid No.4 Booking for Europe/UK: Annibale Booking
Contact: [email protected]

RIYL: Spacemen 3, Ride, The Stone Roses, Chapterhouse, The Byrds, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Lilys, Catherine Wheel, House of Love, The Church, The Rain Parade, The 13th Floor Elevators, Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd, My Bloody Valentine....

The Asteroid No.4 is an American band based north of San Francisco, CA. Originating from Philadelphia in the late 1990s, the A4 remain an active studio and live

act who are considered stalwarts of the modern “psych” genre. Known for their prolific discography of reverb-drenched recordings and liquid-projected live performances, the band is often categorized as “neo-psychedelic” or “shoegaze”. Happily in acceptance of often made comparisons to acts like Spacemen 3 or “Paisley Underground” kingpins, The Rain Parade; the band indeed has a sound all its own.

CALIFORNIA SHOEGAZERS REJOICE!!
05/31/2026

CALIFORNIA SHOEGAZERS REJOICE!!

OCTOBER IN EUROPE!
05/27/2026

OCTOBER IN EUROPE!

This week in the Pacific Northwest!!
05/23/2026

This week in the Pacific Northwest!!

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY….we support .official for three west coast shows starting with Seattle, Monday May 25th, then Portla...
05/18/2026

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY….we support .official for three west coast shows starting with Seattle, Monday May 25th, then Portland, Tuesday 5/26 & SF on Thursday 5/28!!! Get tickets asap!

FRIDAY MAY 8th marked the release of our 13th full length record, IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS available now on LP/CD/Cassette! ...
05/09/2026

FRIDAY MAY 8th marked the release of our 13th full length record, IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS available now on LP/CD/Cassette! We couldn’t be happier on the way this record turned out in both sound and packaging, and for those LP collectors, we hope you dig the mirrorboard gatefold cover pressed by the amazing as much as we do 🪞 🖤!! And HUGE thanks to our family for all the love and support✊🏼

Also check out our bad ass release shirts now up for sale in limited quantities post our Japan shows. Link for merch on our Bandcamp in bio and here….

https://theasteroidno4.bandcamp.com/album/in-praise-of-shadows

A little about the record:

With our 13th record, In Praise of Shadows, we may have made our most ambitious album yet. The title comes from Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s beautifully meditative book In Praise of Shadows, which reflects on the quiet collision between the deep shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age. That tension really resonated with us. This is a darker sounding effort, musically and lyrically, but it’s also about finding those special, almost hidden moments that exist in the shadows, and recognizing the beauty that can live inside darker times. In a political and social climate like the one we’re living through now, we wanted to search for the good things that still flicker underneath it all and relying on art and music to do so. Sonically, the record draws from the classic shoegaze era and the late ’80s/’90s UK indie movement that’s always inspired us, while also leaning further into goth textures and electronic elements. For the first time on an Asteroid No. 4 record, we even experimented with processed drums, pushing our sound into new, shadowy territory while still holding onto the haze that’s always defined us.

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THANKS ALL!!
A4

Well, after many years of hopeful thinking, the top of the A4 bucket list is getting a ☑️…we’re FINALLY heading to Japan...
02/13/2026

Well, after many years of hopeful thinking, the top of the A4 bucket list is getting a ☑️…we’re FINALLY heading to Japan this spring! And we’re doing it thanks to our dear friends, the family band that is THE BLACK CROWES! 🐦‍⬛🖤

While there we’re also fortunate to be playing a couple shows with TAFFY .ig . And it’s all the start of our supporting our upcoming new LP “IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS” (apropos IYKYK) dropping this coming May on ❗️

If in the great country of Japan this April come see us.

Monday April 13th | Retronym | Tokyo | w/ Taffy

Tuesday April 14th | Zepp DiverCity | Tokyo | supporting The Black Crowes

Wednesday April 15th | Zepp DiverCity | Tokyo | supporting The Black Crowes

Thursday April 16th | Pangea | Osaka | w/ Taffy

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