Dream-pop from Lisbon with big drums, late-night synths and songs made to be sung back.
New album
Eleven songs about leaving, arriving and everything in between, recorded live to tape in a converted church in Porto.
On tour
The Static Hearts tour: eleven shows across Europe this winter. Tickets go fast, so grab yours early.
Doors open one hour before the show. Under-16s must be with an adult. Not seeing your city? Ask us to play there.
Request a show in your cityLive session
Recorded in one take with the whole band in the converted church where the album was made.
No overdubs and no click track, just five people in a room.
Filmed on 16mm by Marta Leal in a single afternoon.
Watch all eleven songs from Static Hearts on our channel.
Gallery
Shows, rehearsals and the church where we recorded the album. Pick a category or tap a photo to see it larger.
Coliseu dos RecreiosThe last night of the Paper Skies tour
Lisbon, sold outTwo thousand voices on the last chorus
The bandBefore the sound check in Madrid
The church studioWhere Static Hearts was recorded to tape
Festival main stageSunset set, Vilar de Mouros
After the showMeeting fans at the merch table
In the press
Reviews of Static Hearts and the live show.
Big drums, shimmering synths and choruses you will be humming all week. Static Hearts is the best dream-pop record of the year.
The Wire Report
Album review, 5 stars
Seeing Velvet Static live is a reminder of why we go to gigs. Two thousand people sang every word.
Lisbon Nights
Live review
A band that sounds enormous and intimate at the same time. One to watch.
Indie Radar
Artists to watch 2027
Merch
Get in touch
Tell us what you have in mind: a show, an interview or a song for your film. Our manager replies within two working days.
New songs, tour dates and presales a day before everyone else, once or twice a month.
