The eighth and latest slate of refined retro-futuristic synth-pop by Liz Wendelbo and Sean McBride aka Xeno & Oaklander is named after and inspired by “the study of what not to do, a negative image of a positive, the other side, the other:” Via Negativa (in the doorway light). Recorded in the fall of 2023 at their modernist Connecticut home… Read more →
The Swedish duo releases their new single “Dead For Years” to promote their upcoming album Dead Of Night. The track carries a distinct Depeche Mode and Apoptygma Berzerk vibe, which Johan and Robert consider a compliment. Robert shares, “It’s funny how perception works. I always intended for this track to have a darkwave or even gothic sound. Then a good… Read more →
Swedish ABU NEIN has quickly risen to one of the most interesting acts in the dark wave/postpunk scene. With the release of their debut Secular Psalms and the follow-up II they injected the scene with new vitality. Now they return with Dark Faith, their strongest work up-to-date. The new album also became the last album that was produced by Andreas… Read more →
From the album Fading Into This Grace by Italian goth/post-punk band Date at Midnight on Manic Depression Records comes the new single ‘Rendez-Vous’ along with video. Date at Midnight says: “The video of ‘Rendez-Vous’ recalls the nostalgia and melancholy expressed by the song. The story of the protagonist Alessandra Piscopo, an actress already known to audiences of the big and… Read more →
Alchera Visions has released Castle Party 2024, a limited edition CD compilation featuring a selection of artists who stand for the spirit of 2024 Castle Party at Bolków Castle in Poland. Castle Party 2024 by VARIOUS ARTISTS Read more →
The 9th annual A Murder of Crows Gothic & Post Punk Music Festival returns this August 29-31, 2024 to Brooklyn, NY. The pre-party begins Thursday 29th August at TV Eye in Brooklyn. Friday August 30th at Brooklyn Made: Kite, Frank the Baptist, Bootblacks, Christ vs. Warhol, The Neuro Farm Saturday August 31st at Brooklyn Made: The March Violets, Bellwether Syndicate,… Read more →
Swedish dark synth outfit KITE present the 2xLP / CD collection: VII – Seven 7″ singles, remastered, with original full-length mixes appearing on vinyl from Dais Records for the first time. Since surfacing into the Scandinavian synth-pop scene 16 years ago, Nicklas Stenemo and Christian Hutchinson Berg aka Kite have steadily grown from local icons to a global phenomenon, yet until now… Read more →
Haujobb has released the darkly foreboding track “In the Headlights,” the first single from this legendary industrial band’s forthcoming new album The Machine in the Ghost. Haujobb was birthed in Germany in 1992. Since that time, the band has evolved by combining a wide range of influences such as electro, noise, IDM and techno into their beloved electro-industrial sound. The… Read more →
Brooklyn post-punk outfit Clone presents their debut CL. 1 album, just in time for the summer solstice. Released via Portland label Little Cloud Records and North Carolina’s 5BC Records, this is an album born from a seemingly lost wellspring of shared imagination and a youthful transformative power. Their sonic exploration, once a private refuge, now invites all. Earlier, the band… Read more →
Today, the legendary Clan of Xymox has released Exodus, their 18th album and one of their darkest efforts to date. Exodus feels as if songwriter Ronny Moorings has taken stock of the times in which we live, and channels all his grief, his anger and his world-weariness into a beautifully dark, danceable work of art. Formed in Amsterdam in 1984,… Read more →
