Badvril is a San Francisco-based alternative rock project led by singer Becket Schroeder with drummer Tessa Piccillo. Rooted in DIY urgency and melodic guitar pressure, their sonic grunge-gaze style layers hazy vocals with jarring, fuzzed-out instrumentals, drawing comparisons to 90s alternative revival acts, and alt-gaze pioneers like Catherine Wheel, and early Smashing Pumpkins. The band will release their new album Lethal, out October 16, 2026 via Share It Music.
San Francisco-based shoegaze/noise-pop project Badvril have announced their new LP titled Lethal , set for release on October 16 via Share It Music. The 10-track album follows the band’s debut full-length In Heaven and continues the project’s blend of fuzzy guitars, melodic hooks, and DIY-rooted alternative rock energy.
Alongside the announcement, Badvril have shared the latest single, “Fever,” which is streaming below. The band describes the track as being about hopelessness in a freeing way: letting go of the need to control everything, recognizing the wrong path you keep choosing, and deciding whether it is finally time to change course. The single follows the previously released singles "Golden" and "Push it Down" from the forthcoming LP which are also streaming everywhere.
Founded by singer Becket Schroeder and completed with drummer Tessa Piccillo, Badvril’s world blurs life and art into something raw, personal, and hard to shake. Stream “Fever” below and look for Lethal this October.
San Francisco noise-pop outfit Badvril released their new LP Lethal this past Friday, October 16, via Share It Music, and it’s well worth giving a spin if you’re into fuzzy, emo-tinged noise pop with elements of shoegaze, grungy ’90s-inspired alternative rock, and plenty of melodic hooks.
The 10-track record follows their debut full-length In Heaven and finds the band pairing thick, hazy guitars and rough-around-the-edges distortion with infectious melodies and an emotional undercurrent. There’s a little of the fuzzed-out, hook-heavy indie rock of Hotline TNT, the dreamy shoegaze textures of Nothing and DIIV, the noisier side of Wednesday and MX Lonely, and shades of the heavier, emo-tinged dreamo of Downward and Trauma Ray. You can even hear echoes of Catherine Wheel’s classic ’90s alternative/shoegaze sound, albeit with a slightly poppier sheen. It’s a pretty compelling combination that still manages to feel like Badvril’s own thing.
Previously released singles “Push It Down,” “Golden,” and “Fever” offered a taste of what the band had in store, but now the full record is here to dig into. It’s a satisfying mix of noise, melody, and ’90s alternative nostalgia that should appeal to fans who like their indie rock loud, fuzzy, and catchy.
Lethal is out now via Share It Music. Give it a listen below.
