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Introducing… La Catrin

La Catrin is housed firmly in dark wave pop but she has some amazing vocal chops that she happily displays in her dynamic song range. It’s a thinking man’s pop and one that I’m sure will garner her a...

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Introducing… My Woshin Mashin

My Washin Mashin My Woshin Mashin (great name) are a wonderfully eccentric band from Russia and Germany that resemble The Knife possibly as their closest ancestors but they are quite unique because the...

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Introducing… I,Synthesist

I, Synthesist Hello? I’m Marc Almond’s Long Lost Brother! Welcome to “I Synthesist”, whose just released his third album “Somewhere and Everywhere” last week. He has a retro-future synth pop vibe that...

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Jordan Reyne –“The Annihilation Sequence” Review

Jordan Reyne Jordan Reyne came onto my radar several years ago with her industrial percussive doom folk that seemed so steeped in history. With her latest album “The Annihilation Sequence” Jordan plays...

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WE ARE TEMPORARY –“Embers” Review

WE ARE TEMPORARY WE ARE TEMPORARY really stuck out to me when debut album “Crossing Over” captured the essence of dark electronica like The Knife does, but with all the flamboyant drama and vocal...

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Zola Jesus to release new mini album “Okovi Additions”

Zola Jesus Released as a collection of 4 new songs that were not placed on the 2017 Okovi album, and 4 new remixes of album tracks, Okovi Additions is practically like a new album of darkwave gothic...

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Introducing… Foie Gras #RecordStoreDay

Foie Gras Angry? Check. Brooding? Check! A bloody brilliant music video? Holy moly check! Foie Gras has previously been part of the drone music scene. If you haven’t experienced drone music before –...

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Introducing… Jayle Jayle

Jayle Jayle Jayle Jayle popped onto my radar because on their new album has one of my favourite recent discoveries of dark rock Emma Ruth Rundle singing on one of the tracks. Jayle Jayle fit the dark...

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Broken Baby – Broken Baby Review

Poking fun whilst busting jams A while back I showcased Broken Baby who’d blasted onto my radar with their punk splattered anthemic rock that was politically and emotionally charged whilst cramming in...

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EveningShade – Impulses Review

Sci-Fi synth horror you can dance to EveningShade, the moniker for composer James Pinkstone has been releasing the four tracks to his EP Impulses throughout the back end of 2018. Now all four tracks...

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Morosity return with superb stop motion music video

Dark folk rockers Morosity return after their excellent album ‘Low Tide’ with new single ‘Time’ and it has a wonderful stop motion video to go with it. Looking like something from a trippy version of...

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Evi Vine – Black Light White Dark Review

Having discovered Evi Vine at the top of the year, her new album ‘Black Light White Dark’ is everything a Chelsea Wolfe or Emma Ruth Rundle fan would love. This is extremely dark and claustrophobic...

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Devours – Iconoclast Review

Vancouver based Devours is the moniker for Jeff Cancade – a mash-up of warped disco, angsty punk leylines and a chewed up GameBoy on tape. With his second full-length album ‘Iconoclast’ released last...

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Foie Gras – Holy Hell Review

Foie Gras caught my attention last year with her sultry, dark single ‘Red Moon’. A year later and she has finally released her new EP. It’s a dark techno-rock brooding collage of songs that shows the...

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Introducing… Para Lia

Melodic alt-rockers Para Lia grabbed me by the short and curlies with their new single ‘Hawk Hill’. The German duo that makes up Para Lia are René and Cindy – with both providing vocals to make a...

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Chelsea Wolfe Returns With Creepy Acoustic New Single

One of the queens of dark rock, Chelsea Wolfe has returned with a new single and album in train. ‘The Mother Road’ is a beautifully apocalyptic track with just Chelsea’s voice, acoustic guitar,...

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Miss Red – The Four Bodies Review

Miss Red is a real enigma. I stumbled across her music earlier in the year with her haunting reggaeton urban punk cross over track ‘Loco’. Her music has an aggressive tilt to it with its grimy...

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Trevor Something – Escape EP Review

Artsy synthpop that veers into the vaporwave scene is how I’d best describe Trevor Something. His music feels deliberately broken, a little dangerous and a lot like you are in a dark alley. His latest...

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Abstruse – Submerge: Ritual Review

Sounds like… A dark metal band took a little too much Ayahuasca The review Abstruse is an experimental metal avant-garde band from Greece. They describe themselves as a band who want to offer...

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Introducing… Jennifer Touch

Ever wondered what a 4AD styled take on 80’s disco would sound like? Enter Jennifer Touch. Her style of vintage synths and industrial soundscapes are dark and brooding. Jennifer brings her post-punk...

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