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When things get pretty nasty and chaotic, sometimes claustrophobic in your life, music is a very potent escape hatch to make sense of it all. Norway’s dark synth-pop innovators The Holy Mountain probably feel the same way, because their music holds you together in one piece, without the fear of […]
OCEANS OF SLUMBER defy any and all convention. For the past 15 years, the Houston band have come to redefine what it means to be Southern Gothic by mixing melodic death, doom, and black metal with subtle electronic flourishes and the overpowering heat of their hometown. Now, after signing with Season […]
VUUR & ZIJDE (“Fire & Silk”) present ‘Zusterzon’ as the first single taken from the Dutch blackened post-punk outfit’s debut full-length “Boezem”, which has been scheduled for release on July 12, 2024. “Perpetual images dance like a dervish above the clouds, set to driving drums and lilting guitars”, guitarist and keyboarder Nicky write. “A sudden quickening of bonded hearts – moving out […]
‘Ritual Control’ is the new single from the new sleepmakeswaves album “It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It,” due out Friday 12 April on Bird’s Robe / MGM. It's Here, But I Have No Names For It by sleepmakeswaves The band comments: “Ritual Control was originally demoed as Dr. Riff Has Arrived. […]
LOVE GHOST arrives on the scene with a sturdy repertoire of accolades— Rolling Stone Magazine, Flaunt, Alternative Press, Lyrical Lemonade, Earmilk, and many others have sung their praise. Inspired by collaborators like Rico Nasty and Adan Cruz, this year brings new releases and new sounds for their fans including ‘Dopeman’ […]
A project concept formed in 2021, BUTTERFLY BULLDOZER is a story of space travel energized by the post-punk and psychedelic sounds of Captain Fuzz, 0B-1, Zarkor, Rocket, and Professor Tricks aboard the spaceship. Ranging from the modern groove of Squid and the loudness of Slift to the noisy pop of Pond, […]
There’s “no need to sugarcoat reality.” So say the talented team of artists that comprise Norwegian alternative pop rock band Dobbeltgjenger in their latest release from Spider Music, “Good Looking Human on the Side of the Road.” In countless reviews, this band has been called “fresh,” “new,” and “unique,” but […]
A pseudonym for raw techno & electronics inspired by repurposing discarded materials, modular synthesis, and the DIY ethos of punk & the music scene in Geneva, ‘LLM‘ explores the implications of data, AI, and the growing sophistication of machine learning RIYL Drexciya, Unit Moebius, Legowelt, Terrence Dixon. Having spent years […]
“Sun of Other Days” brings together the Maltese minimal dark duo TRYST ARCANE and their compatriot Emanuel Portelli, the acclaimed guitarist who is a part of acts such as Victims of Creation, Hemplifier, Thy Legion, and Animamortua. Set for 11 August digitally, the album will have a vinyl release later this year. As the first preview from this […]
‘Dragon’ is the newest release by the Timișoara-based project Ioan Popovici. Ioan, an on-the-rise pop/rock vocalist, has started to gain some well-deserved exposure with his latest releases ‘Element Star,’ and ‘Voyager.’ He displays serious musicianship on all tracks, the latter ‘Dragon’ a wonderfully sung and arranged cut that highlights Popovici’s […]