On their new self-titled EP, Meadow Gallery channels the power of nature to guide listeners back toward beauty, focus, and empathy. Miranda Thompson and Derek See craft richly cinematic songs that balance lyrical storytelling with lush, dreamlike soundscapes.

Thompson, a screenwriter and lyricist whose credits include several episodes of The Simpsons, brings her gift for visual storytelling to Meadow Gallery’s lyrics, while her smoky, lower-register delivery nods to Nico/Velvet Underground and classic torch singers.

See, known for his work with Rain Parade, Dean & Britta, The Gentle Cycle, and The Chocolate Watchband, builds the duo’s melodies into expansive sonic worlds that weave together elements of dream and synth pop, electronica, and psychedelia. Together, their intertwined vocals enchant, blending seamlessly into airy harmonies.

To fully appreciate the significance of Meadow Gallery’s breathtaking work, listen to their self-released EP, which is out now. Today, the duo has shared the video for “Wade Into The Night.” Much of the way of their music, you bear witness to the whimsical vision that Thompson and See showcase in the video.

Thompson says of the single, “‘Wade’ is definitely a love song, and it stemmed from this memory I had of a terrible unrequited crush I had as a teenager one summer in Connecticut. We all went swimming in a lake at night, and I was dying being so close to this person, and feeling that awful pain of yearning. The song celebrates being older and finding your true partner, someone who loves you fully, and being with them in the same intensely romantic settings of those early crushes. Some things really improve with age!”

Meadow Gallery overflows with imagery and emotion, both expansive and intimate: “Veins in Every Leaf” conjures the voice of a vengeful Mother Nature, while “Wade Into the Night” invokes the heady intimacy of skinny dipping in a moonlit lake. “I Hear Fall” features a whispering autumnal forest—along with guest guitarist Matt Devine (Medicine)—and “Wild Beauty of Our Days” stands tall as an anti-gun, pro-empathy anthem. The record closes with a shimmering reimagining of Acetone’s “Louise.”

Written over the past two years and recorded between Thompson’s home and See’s apartment, the EP is entirely self-produced, mixed, and mastered by the duo themselves. In an age of constant noise, fragmented attention, and unrest, Meadow Gallery offers something timeless: music as a balm for the spirit, a place to step away from the chaos and remember what’s beautiful (and what’s worth saving.)