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Sexores Fight the Patriarchy with New Album and Video for “The Depressing Sounds of the Witch”

It’s been a few years since we’ve last heard from Ecuador-based dream pop outfit Sexores. In the two years since the release of East/West, the band has been hard at work…

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Nine Inch Nails Combat Isolation With Two Free Instrumental Records

It has been a trying few months, with the COVID-19 crisis escalating to a point of near-worldwide self-quarantine. With a palpable unease and uncertainty in the air, throughout the political…

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Obituary

Industrial Drummer Bill Rieflin Has Passed Away at Age 59

William Frederick “Bill” Rieflin, known best as the drummer for Ministry and Pigface, has passed away at age 59 from cancer. The news was confirmed by Robert Fripp of King…

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Bathe in the Embers of Reduction Plan’s Video for “Meridian”

NYC-based post-punk band Reduction Plan have been a favorite of ours for a few years now, through a combination of their strong and engaging live gigs and their lush, gloomy…

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Houses of Heaven Unleash Churning New Single Ahead of Full Length Debut

California-based post-punk outfit Houses of Heaven have been high on our watchlist since releasing their debut EP in 2017, a tightly-knit, highly energetic slab of synth and guitar-driven fury that…

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Mazzy Star Guitarist and Co-Founder David Roback Has Passed Away

David Roback, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and co-founder of Los Angeles dream pop and shoegaze act Mazzy Star, has passed away, according to a statement Tuesday evening made by the publicist for…

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SIVIYEX Unveil Genre-Bending, Evocative Video for “Emoshia”

For their first release of 2020, New Orleans based record shop and label Disko Obscura are proud to present the debut LP from electronic/shoegaze hybrid SIVIYEX. The duo, consisting of…

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Swim in the Vibrant Waves of Morte Psíquica’s “Labirinto”

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been championing several French-Canadian post-punk artists, all of which have announced new albums in 2020. A veritable hotbed of activity, we’re delighted to see…

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Andy Gill, Guitarist and Leader of Gang of Four, Has Passed Away at 64

It is with great sadness to report that Andy Gill, guitarist, producer, and songwriter for seminal post-punk band Gang of Four has passed away at the age of 64 from…

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Watch Canadian Coldwave Band Palissade’s Sinister Video for “M’Éloigner”

Canada has certainly been a hotbed of activity this century, with a series of prominent minimal synth and post-punk bands forming. Perhaps it’s the icy weather, or maybe the more…

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