NYC post-punk artist Jean Lorenzo, known as Silent EM has released his first LP – The Absence. Lorenzo played guitar and bass in post-punk and punk bands and his solo project Silent EM is influenced by 80’s French coldwave and he creates his music with synthesizers and drum machines. The new album is available on Fire or Stone vinyl version pressed on high-quality 180-gram… Read more →
Near Dark, the Oakland-based record label, booking and festival head up by Gina Marie of post-punk trio Ötzi have announced the dates and line-up for the 3rd annual Near Dark Fest. The music festival is being held in Oakland, California September 12th – 14th and will feature Pink turns Blue (DE), The Vanishing (20 year anniversary & reunion), Hagar the Womb (UK) , Cemetery… Read more →
Medusa Stare from Seattle will soon be releasing their self-titled debut. Medusa Stare offers up 8-tracks of the band’s deathrock / post-punk sound. You can listen to “Fires of Beltane” the first track off the album and pre-order via Bandcamp which is due on July 19th. The band will also be touring to promote their new album on the Buried Alive Tour 2019 with dates… Read more →
We start off 120 Volts #023 with three new title tracks, beginning with “New World” by FM Attack featuring Vandal Moon, “Plein Nord” by Xarah Dion, and “Disko Anksiyete” by She Past Away. The playlist also includes new and classic track by Depeche Mode, Palais Ideal, Blush Response, Pankow, Sonsombre, Virgin in Veil, Ghostland, Second Still, Cat Rapes Dog, X Marks The… Read more →
Swiss Dark Nights has announced the new HAPAX album Monade. The album features eight months of work to produce 10 brand new tracks including the single “Shining Lover” with a deeper and more sophisticated introspective sound from the band . Monade is available for pre-order via Bandcamp and will be released June 30th, it will be available in glassmaster CD (end of June) and dark-red… Read more →
She Past Away has released their new album Disko Anksiyete almost four years since Narin Yalnızlık. The 10-track album featuring their iconic 80’s influenced sound with songs about dance floor anxiety, desperation, and dilemmas is currently available via Bandcamp in digital format. Fabrika Records will be releasing the album on standard black vinyl, and as a limited-edition of hand-numbered 1000 copies in clear red and clear… Read more →
Metropolis Records will soon be releasing Dark Nouveau – a 24-track compilation of tracks bringing together a diverse group of goth, darkwave, industrial, post-punk, and synthwave bands. The digital release is dedicated to the late songwriter and producer Scott Walker. The compilation is available for pre-order via Bandcamp at https://metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dark-nouveau and will be available across all digital and steaming outlets on June 21, 2019.… Read more →
In case you missed it this weekend, Virgin in Veil has released their latest album Permanent Funeral featuring 10-tracks of great Finnish post-punk / deathrock. The new album is available as a digital download and CD pressed by Danse Macabre Records via Bandcamp. Also check out the band’s “Darkness At Noon” music video. Permanent Funeral by Virgin in Veil Read more →
The Rope, alternative rock / post-punk band from Minneapolis, have released their debut full-length album Lillian. With musical influences of the late 70s and early 80s including Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, and the Cure – the band delivers a well-rounded LP following their 2011 and 2015 EP’s. Made up of Jesse Hagon (vocals), Michael Browning (guitar), Sam Richardson (bass), and Ben… Read more →
Red Maze Records from Brussels, Belgium is set to release the second compilation of the WAVES radio show hosted by Fernando Wax and Phil Blackmarquis – who select and play new, exclusive and unreleased gems from favorite bands and artists in the wave / post-punk / synth / electro / ambient styles. The 12-track album will be out May 15th in digital… Read more →
