Category: gothicpop
Interpol Explore Heartache and Grief in Their Video for “Gran Hotel”
Interpol explore “heartache and grief” with the release of “Gran Hotel”, the fourth single from the band’s seventh studio album The Other Side Of Make-Believe, which comes out tomorrow, July 15th. According to the band, The Other Side of Make-Believe explores the sinister undercurrents of modern times, exuding a deep, yearning vulnerability. Produced by Flood and…
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Philadelphia Synth Project O.I.S Releases Video for “Permission to Deny”
The term “Ghost in the Nursery” is a term used to explain how generational experience is encoded genetically in our DNA. You may personally never have experienced war or been made a refugee, but if your grandparents had, then your behavior and life choices are genetically informed by the intergenerational trauma of these ancestral experiences….
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Berlin Dark Rock Trio The Black Cheetahs Release Debut Album “Slow Doomed Fever”
Doom rock is alive and well with The Black Cheetahs, a trio from Berlin. Blending dark soulful vocals with searing ambient electronics and dirty bass synths, the band announces the release of their debut album, Slow Doomed Fever. A study in cartharsis, we hear elements of garage rock and doom with a fully-formed blues soul….
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Darkwave Project Harsh Symmetry Announces Release of Debut Album “Display Model”
“It’s lost to time, and you’ll recite those words before they’re mine”. Darkwave project Harsh Symmetry has announced the release of its full-length debut Display Model on Fabrika Records. Display Model as a whole is a vulnerable work earnest in tearing down the ornate walls we decorate with personas constructed with consumerism and social media….
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Dark Synth Project A Perfect Error Debuts Video for “The Math Between Us”
Toronto-based songwriter Cory Gorski delves into the world of dark pop with a new single and self-directed video, “The Math Between Us”, a song from his project A Perfect Error’s new album Midnight Wire. The minimalist track has shades of early Human League and Kraftwerk mixed with the pleading vocals of Nine Inch Nails, weaving the…
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Brooklyn Post-Punk Act Spirits of Leo Grapple with Inner Demons in New Single “Asylum”
The devil never comes if you don’t believe himThe curse relinquishedScepter come, incarcerateWhere I’m captive, I am safe After a long pandemic pause, Brooklyn post-punk act Spirits of Leo returned last February with a new lineup, and signed with à La Carte Records. They announce the debut their ethereal new single “Asylum”, taken from their…
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Dark Electronic Project Shhadows Covers Killing Joke’s “Love Like Blood” on New Album “Bloodwork”
Denver-based project Shhadows, the brainchild of producer Jason Timothy, marries his love of dark 80’s synth music with modern electronic production. Their latest offering, a concept album called Bloodwork, reflects upon the journey of isolation, depression, and longing while also inducing an intense sense of power and hope. Timothy, who has been spending the last…
Manchester Art-Rockers Weimar Release Debut Album “Dancing On a Volcano”
Ready for a roller coaster ride through the socio-political and personal challenges of modern times? (Musically, that is?) After the usual pandemic-era tale of delayed gratification, Manchester art-rock quartet Weimar have finally released their debut album Dancing On a Volcano digitally via German Shepherd Records and on CD via Marlene’s Hat Records. Delving into themes such as gentrification and cultural…
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Sacramento Post-Punk Outfit Creux Lies Debut Video for “I Wish I Was You”
Sacramento post-punk outfit Creux Lies announce the release of a new video for the wistful “I Wish I Was You”. “The song details the positions of privilege and speed of which the compassion gap grows in this embellishment culture,” says the band. The video clip for “I Wish I Was You” is a retro-flavored deep…
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Brooklyn Darkwave Outfit A Cloud of Ravens Sign with Nexilis
A Cloud Of Ravens, a darkwave outfit from Brooklyn, announce that they have signed with alternative label Nexilis (Schubert Music Europe GmbH). “We were both overjoyed to talk to Thomas, Eric, and Gero, who share the same kind of excitement and passion that we have,” says the band’s Matt McIntosh. “We’re really proud, and glad…
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