BLEAK MYSTIQUE

Bleak Mystique have been finding their sound since they formed in May of 2021 at the University of Denver. Each band member — vocalist and guitarist Sam Shapiro, bassist Aidan Hutchings, and keyboardist and guitarist Mitch Segura — has woven their respective influences and tastes into the band’s sound and aesthetic, which they describe as “ornate indie rock with some baroque pop tendencies.”

Those influences include New Wave standard-bearers like The Cure, The Smiths and The B52s as well as contemporary acts like Wallows and Foster the People. The music hits year-round, but this season the band encourages you to approach their catalog as “a bunch of bangers that are fun to ski to.”

If you are looking for a more melancholy winter night, their new release “I’d Do Anything For You” is perfect listening for a snow day inside.

BLEAK MYSTIQUE’S WINTER WARMERS:

• “I’d Have You Anytime” by George Harrison

• “Romantic” by Mannequin Pussy

• “I’d Do Anything For You” by Bleak Mystique

ON THE BILL:

9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 at The Alibi in Telluride; 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26 at The Velvet Elk Lounge