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Some prefer to flee, seeking solace in parable But this unrest propagates an ocean of angst That still churns Step into the shadowy realm of A Cloud of Ravens, a Brooklyn-based gothic duo. With their latest offering, “Parable,” a haunting track from their upcoming ‘Lost Hymns‘ LP, the band delivers a powerful commentary on the…
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The ever-morphing, evolving entity known as Suicide first sprang forth from the primordial soup of musical creativity in the early 1970s, before re-emerging, phoenix-like, at the very epicenter of the New York punk scene in 1976. Despite receiving precious little recognition at the time, their eponymous debut album, released in 1977, would go on to…
The Cure’s frontman, Robert Smith, has taken to Twitter to announce the addition of four extra shows to their highly anticipated “Shows of a Lost World” 2023 tour. Three of the shows will serve as extra nights in San Diego (May 21), Montreal (June 17), and Atlanta (June 28). The fourth show will take place…
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We were washing ourselves in the riverbed The fear of the mine was long gone It’d given reason for some hope Picture this: Matthew, also known by his moniker XOR, creating sonic masterpieces in his basement, as if time was standing still. Armed with a vintage Roland JX-3P synthesizer, he pours his soul into every…
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Free Range, comprised of Ernestas Sadau and DKA co-founder Matt Weiner (TWINS, Normal Bias), blends mutant beat, acid industrial, slow psy-hop, and hauntological EBM, churning and percolating with equal doses of the primordial and the futuristic. The latest single from the album Wild Life, a spooky number called “Rats on Coke,” is a nearly six-and-a-half minute…
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The Cure’s frontman, Robert Smith, took to Twitter today to announce that there are still a few tickets left for their New Orleans concert and that additional North American shows will be revealed at 8 AM PST tomorrow. This news comes after the band’s highly anticipated “Shows of a Lost World” 2023 tour experienced rapid…
Ties, vests and the like,Even softer hands it’s true.I’d like his head on a pike,But I’ve got better things to do. Brooklyn-based indie rock quartet, Stutterboy, has revealed the release of their latest creation, “False Dam” – a blistering, hook-filled commentary on modern life. Consisting of Miles Grossenbacher on keys and vocals, Alex Byers on…
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Montreal industrial post-punk solo project Renonce announces a new album, Ombre. Created by Frédéric Nogarède (Adam Strangler, TRSTSS, Dédoublement) in 2021, this debut album was produced by the Toronto industrial duo Odonis Odonis. “Ombre is a pejorative image of our society and calls for a chaotic dance in a concert hall around the corner, a firewall…
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With frenzied power pop riffs that’ll get your heart racing and anxious bass and drum action that’ll have you on the edge of your seat, Berlin’s Plattenbau unleashes a stellar new track via Dedstrange: “Cloaking Love.” Lewis Lloyd brings his grim cinematic vision to the table with this jagged, hypnotic single, delivering vocals and synth…
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Embark on an enthralling exploration of avant-garde underground music artistry at this year’s highly anticipated TERMINUS Festival, returning triumphantly to the vibrant city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from July 27-30, 2023. This year’s fest showcases some of the best and most innovative industrial, darkwave, and post-punk acts in the scene today. Headlining the festival are…
Tears for Fears have announced their return to the North American stage this summer with The Tipping Point Tour: Part II, a 22-date odyssey featuring support from the indie outfit Cold War Kids. The Tipping Point, Tears for Fears’ first album since 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, made waves upon its February 2022 release….
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“When I write scores my thinking is limited in the forms of Western composition which I learned when I was a teen. But I always wanted to break it, break the wall, or limits I am trapped inside. Sometimes using electronics or blending with electronic sound can help to break this wall.” We mourn the…
Chicago-based post-punk outfit, Oddysseys, have returned with a brand new single entitled “Enough,” marking their first release since June of 2022. The ore duo of Christian Treon and Paul DiRico have once again defied genre boundaries with a track that blurs the lines between dream and reality, weaving together an ethereal tapestry of neo-psychedelia, shoegaze,…
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The Cure’s Robert Smith once again took to Twitter to reveal the cancellation of roughly 7,000 tickets for their North American tour, owing to purchases through fraudulent accounts or listings on secondary marketplaces. A day earlier, Smith had exposed the underhanded tactics employed by scalpers to bypass the band’s digital transfer limitations, which involved reselling…
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In 2008, Shawn and Christine Terry united their creative forces in San Antonio, sparked by their mutual admiration for esoteric music. With a vision to merge Christine’s poetic verses with Shawn’s driving rhythms, they brought to life their project Guilty Strangers, which later became the creative vehicle of their music-made matrimony. Shawn and Christine’s musical…
Where does the mysterious midpoint between bliss and darkness lie? Where is the horizon line between hope and despair? We are about to find out as Antipole & Paris Alexander debut “Midnight Shadows, their new single and video off their upcoming album, Crystalline, out May 12th. The dark disco beats of “Crystalline” churn through with the…
Aurat (OH-RUT), meaning “Women” in Urdu, hails from the sun-drenched streets of Los Angeles, CA. Led by the core duo of Pakistani-American vocalist Azeka Kamal and Gil Talbot on production/bass, Aurat boldly embraces the Urdu language with lyrics of its native language and nontraditional sounds, injecting a much-needed cultural perspective into a predominantly European musical…
NightNight — the electronic/alternative project led by Brooklyn-based musician Yasmin Maryam Haddad — artfully draws inspiration from iconic predecessors like Massive Attack, Garbage, Depeche Mode, and Bat for Lashes. With a seamless blend of analogue synths, cutting-edge technology, and live instrumentation, NightNight returns, boasting new remixes from Void Vision, legendary producer John Fryer, and more….
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Nico Wyland, better known as Ferrarilover, has made a triumphant return with not one but two electrifying new singles. The first of the pair, “Revenge 101,” boasts a thunderous riff that showcases Ferrari’s mastery of 80s/90s Rackmount effects and pedals. With a blend of sophisticated yet edgy vocals, slick arpeggiated synth lines, and an intricate…
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Berlin-based deathrock collective Naturata Brutalismus is a beautiful paradox itself, much like the nature it seeks to embody and explore. Formed amidst the chaos of the global pandemic, this trio of talented musicians – Emilio Cordero Checa (Frank the Baptist, Soma 101), Almar David Haas (Götterdämmerung), and Juan Auz (La Calle Morgue) – dives deep…
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Every night I dream about your raven’s eyes I see you I see you Every night Hailing from Turin, Italy, Paolo Virdis is an enigmatic artist and producer who possesses an uncanny ability to transport the audience to unsettling and often bleak realms, enveloped in ominous soundscapes and ominous undertones. Virdis’ latest offering, “Something Is…
Love is a ‘many splendoured thing,’ but sometimes dependency on another can become its own prison. When it becomes a contract of enslavement to another’s whims and desires, one can lose control – and forget their own free will. This is the impetus behind the new track from Meersein and Corlyx: “Her Slave,” a hauntingly…
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Ready, steady go – it’s time to embark upon a sonic journey with Seattle-based musician Daniel Lyon, better known as Spirit Award. Fresh off the release of his latest album, The Fear, Lyon has a driving new single sure to get your heart racing. “Western Violence” is a heady blend of genres, mixing elements of…
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All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts– As You Like It, Act II Scene VII Line 139 In this era of perpetual performance and social media self-promotion, it seems that everything we do is captured for…
Los Angeles songwriter Indiana Bradley, a globetrotting journalist with roots deep in the Midwestern soil, has seen the world through a lens most can only dream of. From the dark alleys of Argentina to the bustling streets of Indonesia, he has amassed a wealth of experiences that inform his art. His driving guitars, moody keys,…
In a surprising turn of events, ’90s shoegaze, and alt-rock icons Catherine Wheel are teasing fans with cryptic messages on social media, stoking rumors of a possible reunion. The band, who have been largely dormant since the turn of the millennium, recently posted a meme featuring the “confused anime guy” on their Instagram account. Their…
Following a lengthy hiatus, Girls Under Glass have made a triumphant comeback with their black and white video for “We Feel Alright,” a dynamic post-punk track featuring potent synths and guitars. This single is the first taste of their eagerly anticipated new album, Backdraft. Hailing from Hamburg, the gothic rock group’s latest offering draws from…
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The Big Apple’s music scene is about to become added an intriguing new bite to it with the announcement of Stella Rose’s debut LP, Eyes Of Glass, set to drop on May 19 via KRO Records. The NYC singer, poet, and musician has been making waves in the underground scene, and her first single of…
By any means that we findRip your flesh, steal your mindWe’re gonna take it back The Cult’s indomitable presence is set to reign supreme on stages across Europe this year as they embark on a summer tour supporting their eleventh studio album, Under The Midnight Sun. Heralding their travels, the band has unleashed their latest…
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Sunlight, do you believe in love? Do you pray for the rain? The hazy allure of Vandal Moon‘s video for “Sunlight” is nothing less than a captivating romance. “Sunlight,” with its grandiose wash of swelling synths that merge with sorrowful guitars, is not for the faint-hearted. With emotion tipping over from the start, the song…
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In a triumphant return to the gothic rock scene, Leeds-based legends Ghost Dance, fronted by the enigmatic Anne Marie Hurst of Skeletal Family fame, are poised to release their brand new album, The Silent Shout, this May via Voltage Records. Eager to share their haunting soundscapes with fans old and new, the band has announced…
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She is the daughter of nothing She sings: come here, tender death The Flying Dutchman awaits you Watch out! the currents can be capricious Is it best to flee when faced with a daunting dilemma? JE T’AIME, a Parisian post-punk trio, proposes this in their latest music video for “Elbow Beach,” a sorrowful story about…
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Many dissenters have criticized the hypocrisy of organized religion – particularly Christianity – in musical lyrics: Sinéad O’Connor lambasted child abuse by clergy, R.E.M lamented a loss of faith; Pet Shop Boys recounted the trauma of being labeled sinners for simply being themselves. It is a common theme for artists to sit in their own…
Prepare to embark on a voyage to the pulsating core of Milan with the debut album of Stefano Castelli (Clone Culture), materializing under the guise of CASTELLI. Anni Venti extends itself as a wistful tribute to Italy’s synth chronicles, interwoven with Castelli’s heartfelt lyricism – a marriage of effervescent pop and contemplative poetry, echoing the…
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When creating something, have you ever made a mistake, looked at it, and decided it still had potential for redemption with a little digital editing magic? China Aster explores this blithe – if ambitiously ridiculous – attitude by applying it to an ailing planet and its perpetually battling inhabitants. Is Earth redeemable? Are WE redeemable?…
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March 24, 2023 – Inspired by the Greek queen of the Underworld, Persephone, The Funeral March has released five new songs during the season of transition between death and rebirth. These new tracks Figured, Nite Nite, Two As One, Kiss Me and Wasted Moon. The Funeral March is a dark ambient music project that explores…
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Cathedral Bells, a luminous dream-pop act hailing from The Sunshine State, has triumphantly resurfaced with a mesmerizing new offering, “All Under The Sky.” This latest gem, a collaborative effort with gifted musicians Griffin Marthe, Miguel Pais, and Jordan Bermudez, arrives via Born Losers Records. The track is a precursor to their highly anticipated album Everything At…
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Miami’s post-punk outfit, Donzii, triumphantly returns to the dancefloor with their hypnotic disco-infused single, “For The People,” which also serves as the title track for their latest LP, now available via Born Losers Records. Channeling the disco-funk essence of NYC’s late 70s No Wave scene, Balfe’s vocals glide with the same sultry confidence as Deborah…
In the City of Angels, where sordid scandals dance with the flickering light of the silver screen, the tangled tales of seduction, jealousy, murder, and power play out their daily dramas. It is here that composer Elena Charbila, known as Kid Moxie, and German synthwave enchantress NINA (Nina Boldt) weave their beguiling sonic tapestry, tailor-made…
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You’ve been riding your low too longHunger pangs exacerbate your salivating maw Denver Colorado industrial-psych band The Drood, comprised of Nathan Jamiel and Daniel Watts, have dropped a mind-melting new music video for their new single ‘Hallow’ via Emergency Hearts. Hallow plunges headfirst into a seamless fusion of trip-hop, raw industrial and even a smattering of…
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