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...
View ArticleIntroducing… 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...
View ArticleIntroducing… 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...
View ArticleJordan 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...
View ArticleWE 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...
View ArticleZola 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...
View ArticleIntroducing… 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 –...
View ArticleIntroducing… 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...
View ArticleBroken 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...
View ArticleEveningShade – 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...
View ArticleMorosity 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...
View ArticleEvi 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...
View ArticleDevours – 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...
View ArticleFoie 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...
View ArticleIntroducing… 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...
View ArticleChelsea 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,...
View ArticleMiss 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...
View ArticleTrevor 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...
View ArticleAbstruse – 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...
View ArticleIntroducing… 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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