Shelling has been played on NTS shows including Liquid Mirror w/ Olive Kimoto, with 8 Bright, Moonlight first played on 17 December 2018.

Shelling is a shoegaze/dream pop band formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2007. The lineup consists of vocalist/guitarist aya (aka Fraqsea) and guitarist shota. "Shelling" means to gather shells on the beach. They also call their style "sherbet pop."

On February 17, 2010, they released a split album with IROTTO+ called before time melts. on High Fader Records. Since then, they've released three albums through Chihei Hatakeyama's label White Paddy Mountain: Shelling (2013), Aquarium Sympathy (2014), and Waiting for Mint Shower!! (2017). They also released an EP titled another side of Shelling in 2013 which includes two new songs, two acoustic songs, and two remixes by Hatakeyama and Hakobune.

Shelling announced their disbandment in March 2018 on their Tumblr.

On January 19th, 2024, the band announced their return via their Facebook. A month later, they released a new single "Kite Night".

official homepage: https://shellingweb.tumblr.com/