Lost in the Shadows — Los Angeles Dark New-Wavers Sacred Skin Release Second Studio Album “Born in Fire”
I’d love to waste a thousand years Through all the strafe and solitude Will we ever meet again? Could you believe it? The city of Angles is alight once again,…
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Darkwave Maestro Ekko the Strange Drops “Mystique Remixes” EP with Haunting Kontravoid Rework of “Reanimate”
Ekko the Strange says his name tips its hat to life’s oddities. The artist’s journey began somewhere near the cobblestones of Warszawa, Poland, back in 2015. After a decade of…
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Audacious LA Synthpunks DILDOX Debut Their Diabolically Dark Video for “Devilish”
You turned your back on me My heart turned cold Made a deal with the devil Rid me of my frozen soul Bursting forth like sparks from a shattered power…
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Shattered Like a Broken Heart — GIIRLS Pieces Together Dark Synthwave Melancholia in “Time of Glass”
Keep trying to hold back your tears The race is far from over yet Just change your black hooves into wings And fly over this world of hate French synthwave…
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Turkish Darkwavers She Past Away Celebrate German Expressionist Silent Films in Their Video for “İnziva”
Stark shadows cast over jagged sets, faces contorted in anguish and ecstasy—the world of German Expressionist cinema birthed a visual lexicon that continues to ripple through pop culture today. Films…
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Watch the Femme Fatale Suspense of Perdí La Luz’s Video for “Blue Car”
The Seattle-based artist Alfredo Lazaro, under the moniker Perdí La Luz, makes his SYNTHICIDE debut with the “Rusty Nail” EP. As a collection of four songs, the EP is a…
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John Douglas’ “Weightlifting” Video Heralds Solo Tour and Commemorates Trashcan Sinatras Milestone
After a global trek, celebrated Scottish troubadour John Douglas delivers a live acoustic rendition of his song Weightlifting. Don’t forget this text: It’s been a banner year for Douglas, marked…
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Minneapolis Gothic Rockers The Rope Sing a Song of Dark Seduction in Their Video for “Nightbird”
The taste of your skin The sweat on your body Your lips so red, your hips so quick I never knew that it could feel like this There’s a smoldering…
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The Sisters of Mercy Switch Venues on Dates During 2024 North American Tour — NYC Show Changed to Brooklyn Paramount
The Sisters of Mercy, stalwarts of the underground music scene, are heading back to Brooklyn! Initially slated for a September 20 performance at the iconic Radio City Music Hall, the…
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Denver’s Devoratus Debuts Three Spectral Spanish Darkwave Songs on Their “Vida Irreal” EP
Denver’s drear-draped darkwavers, Devoratus, step out of the shadows once again with Vida Irreal (Unreal Life), a three-track EP that walks the razor-thin line between the ethereal and the eerie.…
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