{{Short description|American electronic musicians}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = R. Missing | image = | caption = | image_size = | origin = New York City, New York | genre = Dark wave, Post-punk, synthpop | years_active = 2017–present | label = Talitres, Terminal Echo, Italians Do It Better, Sugarcane Recordings | website = https://rmissing.bandcamp.com | current_members = Sharon Shy<br />Henry Frost }}
'''R. Missing''' is an American electronic music duo composed of Sharon Shy and Henry Frost from New York, New York formed in 2017. Their work incorporates the genres of indie electronic, darkwave and new wave/post-punk revival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marty |first=Arnaud |date=2021-05-10 |title=NEW VIDEO: R. Missing - "Crimeless" |url=https://highclouds.org/r-missing-crimeless/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=HighClouds |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=R. Missing Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/r-missing-mn0003667114 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == R. Missing's first release was in 2017 through French indie label Talitres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R. Missing |url=https://talitres.com/en/artists/r-missing.html |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=talitres |language=en}}</ref> Jean-Daniel Beauvallet of Les Inrockuptibles described their sound as "pop noire."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dans la digne lignée de Sauvage, R. Missing perpétue un rock new-yorkais brutal et sombre {{!}} Les Inrocks |url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/concert/lhistoire-du-rock-new-yorkais-se-perpetue-avec-r-missing-et-leur-unsummering-177145-29-09-2017/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.lesinrocks.com/ |language=fr-FR}}</ref> The album received BBC Radio airplay from Steve Lamacq.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - New Music Fix, With Steve Lamacq |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09f9459 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> R. Missing toured with labelmates Motorama (band) in support of the album in 2019, performing at venues such as Le Botanique, Petit Bain and Stereolux.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CONCOURS: on a plein de places pour fêter la rentrée du Bota |url=https://www.goutemesdisques.com/news/article/concours-on-a-plein-de-places-pour-feter-la-rentree-du-bota/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Goûte Mes Disques |language=fr}}</ref>
They have collaborated with or have been remixed by many artists including Digitalism (band), Moss of Aura, Croatian Amor, Surgeon (musician), The Field (musician), Sally Shapiro, Johan Agebjörn, The KVB and GusGus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Playlist of the Week: GusGus |url=https://www.beatportal.com/playlists/452806-playlist-of-the-week-gusgus |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.beatportal.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, R. Missing collaborated with Causeway on ''Wear the Night Out'' released on the Italians Do It Better label. Shy and Frost are listed as cowriters on the Tricky (rapper) song ''Does It''.<ref>{{Citation |title=False Idols - Tricky {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/false-idols-mw0002501655 |access-date=2026-05-08 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2020, R. Missing released their independent EP ''Placeholder for the Night''. The premiere was hosted by The Big Takeover. Shy cryptically stated, "Each little hour is photometry, and it's all so fast. Sometimes sad. In the end, it's just a placeholder for the night."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Exclusives |first=Big Takeover |title=Album Premiere: Placeholder for the Night EP by R. Missing |url=https://bigtakeover.com/news/AlbumPremierePlaceholderfortheNightEPbyRMissing |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=The Big Takeover |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2022, Sugarcane Recordings released ''Placelessness and Saturnining''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R. Missing - Placelessness · Single Review ⟋ RA |url=https://ra.co/reviews/34647 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Resident Advisor |language=en}}</ref>
In October 2024, they were part of Cleopatra Records' ''We Wish You a Merry Gothmas'' compilation alongside artists including Xiu Xiu, Lebanon Hanover and David J of Bauhaus (band).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Xiu Xiu - "Frosty The Snowman" |url=https://stereogum.com/2283716/xiu-xiu-frosty-the-snowman/music/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=stereogum.com |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2024 they released ''Knife Shook Your Hand''. Gorilla vs. Bear attempted to document the "mysterious" group and included them on their SiriusXM radio show and songs of 2024 playlist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ChrisChris |date=2024-12-06 |title=R. Missing – Knife Shook Your Hand |url=https://www.gorillavsbear.net/r-missing-knife-shook-your-hand/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=GORILLA VS. BEAR |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2025, R. Missing released a full-length album called ''Like the Sound of Injured Love''. It was selected for the KEXP Staff, Volunteers, and Interns Top Albums of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KEXP Staff, Volunteers, and Interns Top Albums of 2025 |url=https://www.kexp.org/read/2025/12/17/kexp-staff-volunteers-and-interns-top-albums-of-2025/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.kexp.org}}</ref>
In February 2026, R. Missing was played on NTS Radio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=N. T. S. |title=Sally Shapiro 27th February 2026 |url=https://www.nts.live/shows/sally-shapiro/episodes/sally-shapiro-27th-february-2026 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=NTS Radio |language=en}}</ref>
== Discography == === Albums === * ''Knife Shook Your Hand'' (2024) * ''Like the Sound of Injured Love'' (2025)
=== EPs === * ''Unsummering'' (2017) * ''Placeholder for the Night'' (2020) * ''Placelessness and Saturnining'' (2022)
== External links == * [https://rmissing.bandcamp.com/ R. Missing's Bandcamp profile] <references />
Category:Dark wave musicians Category:American post-punk musicians