Mo Dotti

Los Angeles shoegaze quartet Mo Dotti take their name from Italian photographer and communist revolutionary Tina Modotti, whose most famous work was produced while living in Mexico, capturing hazy, somewhat anonymized images of working class people. On their 2024 debut LP, opaque, band’s songwriting often mirrors the composition of Modotti’s photography, contrasting crisp moments of jangle-pop clarity against billowing clouds of distortion. Rather than zero in on a particular strain of shoegazing, Mo Dotti survey the genre’s evolution and fragmentation over time, fusing ideas and textures to make well-trodden territory feel fresh once more. Their music comes with a strong melodic core that balances well against their harsh textures. 

The band’s first two EP releases, combined to form Blurring​/​Guided Imagery in 2023, embraced those exploratory instincts to the fullest, never quite settling into a specific sound.