Neuromist

Neuromist formed in London around 2005, built around vocalist Esme Nightingale and keyboardist Oliver Hughes. Their early work had an ethereal quality, mixing electronic music with ambient textures and Nightingale's distinctive vocals. Their debut album, also called "Bizarre," came out in 2007 and gave them a wider audience. That title track, along with songs like "Inner Voids" and "Lost Grip," defined their initial sound.

They kept releasing music fairly regularly over the next decade, putting out albums like "Serenity" in 2010, "Euphoria" in 2013, and "Aether" in 2016. Their sound shifted some, picking up elements from trip-hop and more experimental areas. For the "Serenity" album, they worked with the ambient artist Biosphere.

Nightingale's personal struggles with mental health and substance use became part of the conversation around the band, sometimes pulling focus from the music itself. Their live shows and some lyrics also drew criticism from certain corners. They were a duo at the core, with Hughes and Nightingale remaining constant through various other collaborators who came and went.

Their last album listed was "Ephemeral" in 2019. Tracks like "Reason Crusade" and "Rebuilt Babylon" show the kind of atmospheric, electronically grounded music they were making toward the end of that run.