Sacred Bones Records has announced a very special boxset that 4AD are releasing. Xmal Deutschland’s Gift: The 4AD Years is available for pre-order in a 3xLP Transparent Red Vinyl edition, housed in a red slipcase with a 24-page booklet, out on May 09. The extraordinary impact Xmal Deutschland had upon British audiences in the early Eighties is difficult to convey… Read more →
Propter Hoc just announced Seduction and Betrayal. The main thread that weaves through this album is the idea of the physical, of being present and being embodied, of culture as experienced through physical objects like photographs, books, clothing, and through physical activity like dancing. We are all bodies in motion, expressive, attracted, compelled, seduced, and sometimes, betrayed. Meanwhile the digital… Read more →
Following his triumphant return to the spotlight with last winter’s duet with Boy George “Let The Flowers Grow,” PETER MURPHY continues with his new single “Swoon” which is released today, February 14, 2025 via Metropolis Records and premiered by Brooklyn Vegan. Produced by YOUTH (Pink Floyd, Killing Joke, The Orb, Paul McCartney “The Firemen,” Faith No More, Alien Sex Fiend, Siouxsie and the Banshees), the song is the first track to… Read more →
Ministry have announced THE SQUIRRELY YEARS TOUR with Nitzer Ebb, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, and Die Krupps. Ministry will play an all 80s set with songs from With Sympathy and Twitch. Dates April 2025 29 Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren* 30 Albuquerque, NM @ Revel* May 2025 2 Austin, TX @ Emo’s* 3 Houston, TX @ House… Read more →
Twin Tribes has announced the Darker Skies Tour for 2025 along side the Chameleons, Clan of Xymox, and Vandal Moon. More info on local lineups, pre-sale and ticket information can be found at Twin-Tribes.com. Read more →
Where Animals Play is the second General Dynamics album, arriving two years after their successful debut LP Weaponize Your Dreams. This second manifestation is the logical and brutal continuation of their distinct sound; menacing vocals splayed across an array of precision sampling, destructive percussion and finessed synth work. The duo (consisting of members QUAL + SARIN) embodies, assimilates and re-interprets… Read more →
Parisian cold-wave trio JE T’AIME embrace the futility of life to better dance its melancholy in a romantic gesture that takes 80s nostalgia and breathes new energy into it. The universe of JE T’AIME‘s new album, Useless Boy, is as much an intimate elegy of broken dreams and invisible walls as it is a cry of rebellion, a call to dance bravely in… Read more →
After the triumphant comeback of Echoing Reverie and an electrifying tour across Europe, the Belgian quartet The Ultimate Dreamers return in 2025 with Paradoxical Sleep, an album of entirely new material that solidifies their standing at the forefront of the alternative scene. Anchored by the brooding single “Digging” and the irresistible “Spiritchaser,” Paradoxical Sleep showcases the band at their artistic… Read more →
Canadian label Artoffact Records has release their 2024 year-end sampler. Filled with 30-tracks of EBM, Industrial, New Beat, Synthpop, Darkwave, Post-Punk, and Goth from bands such as Blush Response, Front Line Assembly, Kælan Mikla, The Foreign Resort, Ultra Sunn, and Bootblacks. You can get it for free from Bandcamp and name your price. Artoffact Records 2024 Sampler by Artoffact Records Read more →
Clan Of Xymox will release a new EP entitled Blood of Christ on 6th December via Metropolis Records. The title song is also included on Exodus, the current album by the dark wave wizards released in June 2024, with the EP also including the brand new You’re The One plus six remixes of each track for a total running time… Read more →
