why are you still dreaming?
why are you still dreaming? is heaving.'s second EP and their first proper release since 2024's debut just take everything…. The Peoria, IL four-piece put it out themselves on July 22, 2026, collecting the two singles they'd rolled out over the spring — "faces of you" in May, "if i cried out" in June — and adding a third song, "carsick," to close it.
Adam Cichocki mixed and mastered, as he did on the debut EP. Tyler Spatafore, who also drums in the band, handled recording, with James Treichler tracking drums. The result runs 8 minutes and 40 seconds and doesn't waste much of it: the same guitar-forward attack that's drawn comparisons to Deftones, Hum, and Superheaven, now with a cleaner, heavier low end than the 2024 material.
"carsick" is the one genuinely new piece here, and the band gave it an official music video. At just over three minutes it's the EP's most patient song — it takes its time before the payoff.
Digital is available for $4 at Bandcamp in 24-bit/48kHz, alongside two shirts and a reflective-print tote.
July 22, 2026
"carsick" is the lone new song on why are you still dreaming?, the three-track set Peoria's heaving. self-released on July 22nd, and it closes the record out at just over three minutes. There's an official video for it as well.
As with the rest of the EP, Adam Cichocki mixed and mastered, Tyler Spatafore recorded, and James Treichler tracked drums. Watch below.
July 22, 2026
Peoria, IL's heaving. have released why are you still dreaming?, a three-song set out July 22nd. It gathers this year's singles "faces of you" and "if i cried out" alongside one new closer, "carsick," which arrives with an official music video.
The band self-released it and kept the same crew behind their recent run of songs: Adam Cichocki mixed and mastered, Tyler Spatafore recorded, and James Treichler tracked drums. At barely nine minutes it's a quick, dense listen — the nu-metal weight and shoegaze haze they've been sharpening since 2024's debut EP just take everything…, with nothing padding the space between riffs.
Digital is $4 at Bandcamp, where there are also two shirts and a tote. Stream it below.
