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 →
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 →
Brooklyn independent record label Sacred Bones Records has announced mail-order exclusive vinyl versions of a very special compilation, Early Singles (1981-1982), a map of the foundational movements of Xmal Deutschland, just seconds before takeoff. This compilation contains all the songs from the Schwarze Welt and Incubus Succubus singles, plus bonus tracks, “Kaelbermarsch” and a gritty live version of “Allein,” which… Read more →
UK band The Nightmares have announced their debut album, Séance, set for release April 7th on Equal Vision Records and Venn Records (UK/EU). Centered around recurring themes of death, love and mourning, The Nightmares create a dark, yet hopeful noir pop sound. Today, the quartet have released their anti-Valentine’s single, the fittingly-named “Heartless.” Showcasing their goth and post-punk influences, the track has a seemingly melancholic demeanor with tranquil vocals… Read more →
Antipole, the post-punk/coldwave moniker for the music of Karl Morten Dahl based in Trondheim, Norway has announced the Marble EP release featuring a remix by Belarusian “Russian doomer” post-punk band Molchat Doma (Russian: Молчат Дома) from Minsk. The Marble EP also features production and mastering by long time collaborator UK artist Paris Alexander. Molchat Doma (Russian: Молчат Дома) is a… Read more →
I have genuinely enjoyed this band since their first release in 2010. To this day “Ancient Astronauts” and “Nunhood” are included on my playlists. Merciful Nuns is the offspring of the gothic rock band Garden of Delight (1990-2008). Now with Artaud Seth on vocals, his wife Jawa Seth on bass and Jón Tmoh on guitar, Merciful Nuns have been producing heavy… Read more →
