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“We must stand unified.” Combining philosophical principles, politics, and passion, Berlin’s  CIERŃ explodes their own unique mix of peace punk, post-punk, dark punk, cold wave, and anarcho-punk music.   CIERŃ’s new LP, The Emperor Rx, is a collection of songs that expresses collective concerns for human rights, animal rights, climate change, and the overall state…

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Australian post-punk outfit RBRNRSE (RUBBER NURSE) returns with their shadowy and atmospheric video for “Darkwaver”. RBRNRSE, comprised of members Steven Stuart, Swerve Harris, and Caddie Brain (among other collaborators), include the haunted psychedelic reverie as side two on their “Supernova” double A-side single, the followup to their previous outing “Latex Lucy / Covered up in Chrome”. “Supernova”…

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Hot on the heels of their wild and debaucherous tour with Pixel Grip, Patriarchy have unleashed a tag-team pair of remixes of the track “Suffer”. A worthy follow-up to the fantastic mixes of “Lockjaw” by Kris Baha, the new mixes of “Suffer” are courtesy of Electronic music Artist Zanias (vocalist of Linea Aspera) and masked…

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Disorder has been Of failing mind The shot rings out loud Six-hundred times Darkwave outfit The Todds, formed in San Diego in 2020, presents a sizable strength in gothic-tinged delights. Their aim is to produce analogue music utilizing retro technology, particularly synths produced before 1990. Their latest offering, Orwellian, is a collection of brooding, deeply…

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New York City post-punk heroes Blacklist return once again with their signature brand of powerful and dark atmospheric anthems. And with what we have collectively endured the past two years, new music from the band has arrived just when we need it most. The group’s latest offering, “The Final Resistance”,  is a captivating and dense…

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The world is aflame; the collective is in turmoil. Our descent into darkness needs a soundtrack: enter the sonic onslaught of CSDM (a.k.a. Celebrity Death Slot Machine), an Atlanta GA collective featuring current and former members of Material Girls, Neighbor Lady, Mothers, and Rose Hotel. CDSM is the formidable blend of Ben Presley (vox, guitar/bass,…

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wild Arrows’ Mike Law sure knows how to write a great hook, channeling his kinetic energy into his infectiously catchy “Crowded House”, off the upcoming album Loving the Void, out June 17th. “This is one of the only songs that I’ve ever recorded where I kept the first vocal take I did, kind of as I…

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Berlin’s dark punk quartet Totenwald (German for “forest of the dead”) have unveiled their fascinating music video for the sultry and seductive track, “Black Drops”. Filmed over several months during the pandemic by guitarist Robert Hanna in Berlin and Brandenburg, the video follows singer Trish Tank as she drifts in and out of consciousness. Untethered,…

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Martin Rev and the late Alan Vega, the masterminds behind the pioneering synth-punk act Suicide, are celebrated in their first official collection, Surrender (Mute/BMG). Intended to serve as an introduction to their incredible five-decade-long career, Surrender includes tracks from their debut album Suicide (1977), all the way to their final studio album release, American Supreme (2002). The tracklisting, collated by Martin Rev, Liz…

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