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[[File:Wisp-1 cropped.jpg|thumb|269x269px|Wisp performing at [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC Santa Barbara]] in November 2025]]Wisp served as [[creative director]] for ''If Not Winter'' yeahhh. (more sources on this???)[{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Adam |date=2025-07-31 |title=Wisp on Bringing Her Musical Fantasy World to Life |url=https://floodmagazine.com/200941/wisp-if-not-winter-in-convo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109214309/https://floodmagazine.com/200941/wisp-if-not-winter-in-convo/ |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=FLOOD |language=en}}] mythology/medieval route [...] Wisp said that she was unsure of what the album's aesthetics would look like until "Sword" was selected to be its lead single (and its video inspired..).[{{Cite web |last=Royal |first=Jordan |date=2025-08-06 |title=“I’ve grown so much as a person”: Wisp on ‘If Not Winter’, self-discovery, and experimenting beyond shoegaze |url=https://www.somersaultmagazine.com/interviews/wisp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826092620/https://www.somersaultmagazine.com/interviews/wisp |archive-date=2025-08-26 |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=Somersault |language=en-AU}}] [...] visuals were unsure until i video synopsis ... |
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[[File:Wisp-1 cropped.jpg|thumb|269x269px|Wisp performing at [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC Santa Barbara]] in November 2025]]Wisp served as [[creative director]] for ''If Not Winter'' yeahhh. (more sources on this???)[{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Adam |date=2025-07-31 |title=Wisp on Bringing Her Musical Fantasy World to Life |url=https://floodmagazine.com/200941/wisp-if-not-winter-in-convo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109214309/https://floodmagazine.com/200941/wisp-if-not-winter-in-convo/ |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=FLOOD |language=en}}] mythology/medieval route [...] Wisp said that she was unsure of what the album's aesthetics would look like until "Sword" was selected to be its lead single (and its video inspired..).[{{Cite web |last=Royal |first=Jordan |date=2025-08-06 |title=“I’ve grown so much as a person”: Wisp on ‘If Not Winter’, self-discovery, and experimenting beyond shoegaze |url=https://www.somersaultmagazine.com/interviews/wisp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826092620/https://www.somersaultmagazine.com/interviews/wisp |archive-date=2025-08-26 |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=Somersault |language=en-AU}}] [...] visuals were unsure until i video synopsis ... |
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"Sword" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''If Not Winter'' on March 14, 2025.[{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Gregory |date=2025-03-14 |title=Hear System of a Down-approved nu-gazer Wisp's new song "Sword" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-system-of-a-down-approved-nu-gazer-wisps-new-song-sword/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314152607/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-system-of-a-down-approved-nu-gazer-wisps-new-song-sword/ |url-status=live }}] Five days after Wisp debuted the song live at [[Coachella 2025|Coachella]],[{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=2025-04-17 |title=Coachella Backstage Interviews 2025 |url=https://www.papermag.com/coachella-2025-interviews#rebelltitem3 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |language=en |archive-date=September 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250920060827/https://www.papermag.com/coachella-2025-interviews#rebelltitem3 |url-status=live }}] "Get Back to Me" was released the album's second single on April 18.[{{Cite web |last=Hardman |first=Neville |date=2025-04-18 |title=Wisp tries to break self-destructive loops on “Get back to me” |url=https://www.altpress.com/wisp-get-back-to-me-listen/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418171842/https://www.altpress.com/wisp-get-back-to-me-listen/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Cao |first=Katie |date=2025-04-17 |title=Wisp Debuts ‘Get Back to Me’ at Coachella & More {{!}} Billboard News |url=https://www.billboard.com/video/wisp-debuts-get-back-to-me-coachella-billboard-news/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418213809/https://www.billboard.com/video/wisp-debuts-get-back-to-me-coachella-billboard-news/ |url-status=live }}] followed by "Save Me Now" as the third single on June 6, 2025.[{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Emily |date=2025-06-06 |title=Listen to Wisp’s "vulnerable" new single, Save me now |url=https://www.kerrang.com/wisp-new-single-save-me-now-coachella-bonnaroo-deftones-system-of-a-down-support |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en |archive-date=June 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608124110/https://www.kerrang.com/wisp-new-single-save-me-now-coachella-bonnaroo-deftones-system-of-a-down-support |url-status=live }}] On June 23, 2025, Wisp announced that ''If Not Winter'' had been completed[{{Cite web |last=[[Wisp (musician)|whirrwhoreforlyfe]] |date=2025-06-23 |title=I can’t believe im finally announcing this- my debut album 'If Not Winter' is finished and coming out on August 1st EEEEEK!!! I’ve been working on this album for over a year now and as challenging as it has been, this was the most rewarding and healing experience of my life, and more-so when it’s yours too 🥹 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQHKCOJ_TC/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/W2B4y |archive-date=2026-04-19 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=[[Instagram]]}}] and unveiled its release date, alongside a visualizer for "Save Me Now".[{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=2025-06-24 |title=Wisp announce debut album & headline tour: hear 3 tracks |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wisp-announce-debut-album-headline-tour-hear-3-tracks/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[BrooklynVegan]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813164409/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wisp-announce-debut-album-headline-tour-hear-3-tracks/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=2025-06-24 |title=Wisp Announces Debut Album 'If Not Winter': Hear "Save Me Now" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2312735/wisp-announces-debut-album-if-not-winter-hear-save-me-now/music/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en |archive-date=June 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624184800/https://www.stereogum.com/2312735/wisp-announces-debut-album-if-not-winter-hear-save-me-now/music/ |url-status=live }}] "Breathe Onto Me" was released as the album's intended final single on July 18, 2025. Although the song was advertized as being the final single from ''If Not Winter'',[{{Cite web |last=Terpstra |first=Ivo |date=2025-07-29 |title=Shoegaze {{!}} Wisp - Serpentine |url=https://www.nieuweplaat.nl/rock/wisp-serpentine/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Nieuweplaat.nl |language=nl-NL |archive-date=August 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809152212/https://www.nieuweplaat.nl/rock/wisp-serpentine/ |url-status=live }}] The album was first released on [[List of streaming media services|streaming services]] through Music Soup and Interscope Records on August 1, 2025,[{{Cite web |last=Revolver Staff |first= |date=2025-08-01 |title=Hear nu-gaze rising star Wisp's debut album 'If Not Winter' |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-nu-gaze-rising-star-wisps-debut-album-if-not-winter/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801161147/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-nu-gaze-rising-star-wisps-debut-album-if-not-winter/|archive-date=2025-08-01|url-status=live}}] The album was released on [[Compact disc|CD]] on August 29, 2025,[> On April 18, 2026, Wisp released an a limited edition EP for [[Record Store Day]], ''If Not Winter: The Demos/Live Version'',][{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2026-04-18 |title=Record Store Day 2026’s Most Wanted: Taylor Swift, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, Hilary Duff, ‘Demon Hunters,’ Bruce Springsteen and Laufey Lead a List of 350 Exclusives |url=https://variety.com/lists/record-store-day-2026-musts-vinyl-exclusives-rsd/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}] featuring live recordings of "Breathe Onto Me", "Save Me Now" and "Get Back to Me" and acoustic demos of "Sword", "If Not Winter" and "Serpentine".[{{Cite web |title=RSD '26 Special Release: Wisp - If Not Winter - The Demos/Live Version |url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19998 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=[[Record Store Day]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418165724/https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19998|archive-date=2026-04-18|url-status=live}}>] |
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"Sword" was released as the [[lead single]] from ''If Not Winter'' on March 14, 2025.[{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Gregory |date=2025-03-14 |title=Hear System of a Down-approved nu-gazer Wisp's new song "Sword" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-system-of-a-down-approved-nu-gazer-wisps-new-song-sword/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314152607/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-system-of-a-down-approved-nu-gazer-wisps-new-song-sword/ |url-status=live }}] Five days after Wisp debuted the song live at [[Coachella 2025|Coachella]],[{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=2025-04-17 |title=Coachella Backstage Interviews 2025 |url=https://www.papermag.com/coachella-2025-interviews#rebelltitem3 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |language=en |archive-date=September 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250920060827/https://www.papermag.com/coachella-2025-interviews#rebelltitem3 |url-status=live }}] "Get Back to Me" was released the album's second single on April 18.[{{Cite web |last=Hardman |first=Neville |date=2025-04-18 |title=Wisp tries to break self-destructive loops on “Get back to me” |url=https://www.altpress.com/wisp-get-back-to-me-listen/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418171842/https://www.altpress.com/wisp-get-back-to-me-listen/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Cao |first=Katie |date=2025-04-17 |title=Wisp Debuts ‘Get Back to Me’ at Coachella & More {{!}} Billboard News |url=https://www.billboard.com/video/wisp-debuts-get-back-to-me-coachella-billboard-news/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418213809/https://www.billboard.com/video/wisp-debuts-get-back-to-me-coachella-billboard-news/ |url-status=live }}] followed by "Save Me Now" as the third single on June 6, 2025.[{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Emily |date=2025-06-06 |title=Listen to Wisp’s "vulnerable" new single, Save me now |url=https://www.kerrang.com/wisp-new-single-save-me-now-coachella-bonnaroo-deftones-system-of-a-down-support |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en |archive-date=June 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608124110/https://www.kerrang.com/wisp-new-single-save-me-now-coachella-bonnaroo-deftones-system-of-a-down-support |url-status=live }}] On June 23, 2025, Wisp announced that ''If Not Winter'' had been completed[{{Cite web |last=[[Wisp (musician)|whirrwhoreforlyfe]] |date=2025-06-23 |title=I can’t believe im finally announcing this- my debut album 'If Not Winter' is finished and coming out on August 1st EEEEEK!!! I’ve been working on this album for over a year now and as challenging as it has been, this was the most rewarding and healing experience of my life, and more-so when it’s yours too 🥹 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQHKCOJ_TC/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/W2B4y |archive-date=2026-04-19 |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=[[Instagram]]}}] and unveiled its release date, alongside a visualizer for "Save Me Now".[{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=2025-06-24 |title=Wisp announce debut album & headline tour: hear 3 tracks |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wisp-announce-debut-album-headline-tour-hear-3-tracks/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[BrooklynVegan]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813164409/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wisp-announce-debut-album-headline-tour-hear-3-tracks/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=2025-06-24 |title=Wisp Announces Debut Album 'If Not Winter': Hear "Save Me Now" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2312735/wisp-announces-debut-album-if-not-winter-hear-save-me-now/music/ |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en |archive-date=June 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624184800/https://www.stereogum.com/2312735/wisp-announces-debut-album-if-not-winter-hear-save-me-now/music/ |url-status=live }}] "Breathe Onto Me" was released as the album's intended final single on July 18, 2025. Although the song was advertized as being the final single from ''If Not Winter'',[{{Cite web |last=Terpstra |first=Ivo |date=2025-07-29 |title=Shoegaze {{!}} Wisp - Serpentine |url=https://www.nieuweplaat.nl/rock/wisp-serpentine/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Nieuweplaat.nl |language=nl-NL |archive-date=August 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809152212/https://www.nieuweplaat.nl/rock/wisp-serpentine/ |url-status=live }}] The album was first released on [[List of streaming media services|streaming services]] through Music Soup and Interscope Records on August 1, 2025,[{{Cite web |last=Revolver Staff |first= |date=2025-08-01 |title=Hear nu-gaze rising star Wisp's debut album 'If Not Winter' |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-nu-gaze-rising-star-wisps-debut-album-if-not-winter/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801161147/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-nu-gaze-rising-star-wisps-debut-album-if-not-winter/|archive-date=2025-08-01|url-status=live}}] The album was released on [[Compact disc|CD]] on August 29, 2025, |
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Wisp embarked on a world tour in support of ''If Not Winter'' with a live band, featuring Epstein on guitar, Ryder McLaughlin on bass, and CapittiFenton on drums.[{{Cite web |last=Brasil |first=Sydney |date=2025-06-24 |title=Wisp Details Debut Album 'If Not Winter,' Plots Tour |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wisp-detail-debut-album-if-not-winter-plots-tour |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901134245/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wisp-detail-debut-album-if-not-winter-plots-tour |url-status=live }}] She then travelled to Europe, where she toured until November 2.[{{Cite web |last=Cortinez-Vences |first=Keyli |date=2025-12-01 |title=Wisp transforms The Hub into a shoegaze dreamscape |url=https://dailynexus.com/2025-12-01/wisp-transforms-the-hub-into-a-shoegaze-dreamscape/ |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=[[Daily Nexus]] |archive-date=December 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251201223643/https://dailynexus.com/2025-12-01/wisp-transforms-the-hub-into-a-shoegaze-dreamscape/ |url-status=live }}] Wisp toured Asia from January 18 to February 1, 2026,[{{Cite web |last=Go |first=Mayks |date=2025-11-24 |title=Wisp To Bring 'If Not Winter' Tour To Manila In January 2026 |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/wisp-if-not-winter-manila-concert-asia-tour-2026-tickets/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=[[Billboard Philippines]] |language=en-US}}] after which she performed at the [[Laneway Festival]] in Australia, alongside two side-shows in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, from February 5 to 14.[{{Cite web |last=Veress |first=Ben |date=2025-10-07 |title=Wisp Announces Australian Sideshows Amid Laneway Festival 2026 |url=https://bluntmag.com.au/news/wisp-announces-australian-sideshows-amid-laneway-festival-2026-slots/ |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=[[Blunt Magazine]] |language=en-AU}}] |
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Wisp embarked on a headlining world tour in support of ''If Not Winter'' , the If Not Winter Tour. Her live band for the tour featured Epstein on guitar, Ryder McLaughlin on bass, and CapittiFenton on drums.[{{Cite web |last=Brasil |first=Sydney |date=2025-06-24 |title=Wisp Details Debut Album 'If Not Winter,' Plots Tour |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wisp-detail-debut-album-if-not-winter-plots-tour |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901134245/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wisp-detail-debut-album-if-not-winter-plots-tour |url-status=live }}] She then travelled to Europe, where she toured until November 2.[{{Cite web |last=Cortinez-Vences |first=Keyli |date=2025-12-01 |title=Wisp transforms The Hub into a shoegaze dreamscape |url=https://dailynexus.com/2025-12-01/wisp-transforms-the-hub-into-a-shoegaze-dreamscape/ |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=[[Daily Nexus]] |archive-date=December 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251201223643/https://dailynexus.com/2025-12-01/wisp-transforms-the-hub-into-a-shoegaze-dreamscape/ |url-status=live }}] Wisp toured Asia from January 18 to February 1, 2026,[{{Cite web |last=Go |first=Mayks |date=2025-11-24 |title=Wisp To Bring 'If Not Winter' Tour To Manila In January 2026 |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/wisp-if-not-winter-manila-concert-asia-tour-2026-tickets/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=[[Billboard Philippines]] |language=en-US}}] after which she performed at the [[Laneway Festival]] in Australia, alongside two side-shows in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, from February 5 to 14.[{{Cite web |last=Veress |first=Ben |date=2025-10-07 |title=Wisp Announces Australian Sideshows Amid Laneway Festival 2026 |url=https://bluntmag.com.au/news/wisp-announces-australian-sideshows-amid-laneway-festival-2026-slots/ |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=[[Blunt Magazine]] |language=en-AU}}] On April 18, 2026, Wisp released an a limited edition EP for [[Record Store Day]], ''If Not Winter: The Demos/Live Version'',[{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2026-04-18 |title=Record Store Day 2026’s Most Wanted: Taylor Swift, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, Hilary Duff, ‘Demon Hunters,’ Bruce Springsteen and Laufey Lead a List of 350 Exclusives |url=https://variety.com/lists/record-store-day-2026-musts-vinyl-exclusives-rsd/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}] featuring live recordings of "Breathe Onto Me", "Save Me Now" and "Get Back to Me" from [[The Bomb Factory]] in [[Dallas]], Texas, and acoustic demos of "Sword", "If Not Winter" and "Serpentine".[{{Cite web |title=RSD '26 Special Release: Wisp - If Not Winter - The Demos/Live Version |url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19998 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=[[Record Store Day]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418165724/https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19998|archive-date=2026-04-18|url-status=live}}] |
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