A Bitter Summer in Decline: An Interview With Public Memory
Three is often the magic number, so they say, and as the Autumn chill settles in deeply, we’re beyond excited for the upcoming release from Public Memory, the third since the…
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Frank Deserto
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Bassist of The Harrow, blogger at Systems of Romance.
Entertainment Return After Twelve Years With Evocative Video for “Maggot Church”
It’s been twelve years since the last major release from Athens, Georgia-based post-punk band Entertainment. It feels more like three lifetimes, especially for a band with such a caustic, powerful,…
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From Horizon to Horizon: An Interview With And Also the Trees’ Simon Huw Jones
Over the course of 40 years, England’s And Also the Trees have stunned audiences with their powerful, pastoral sound. For the uninitiated, the band’s rich discography yields many aural pleasures,…
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Plastic Ivy Engage the Mysteries of Past, Present, and Future on “Spots of Time”
It’s been two years since Plastic Ivy‘s last release, the icy The Glass Horizon. Since then, Ivy, aka Lira Marie Landes, has been touring across the US with Xeno & Oaklander,…
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Montreal Collective No Master, No Servant Channel Deep Belgian Electronic Influences in Debut Album
Montreal-based electro/EBM collective No Master, No Servant has just released their debut album, entitled Love Transforms Us, But Into What?, self-released by the band and distributed via Flesh Prison Records. …
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Mueran Humanos Channel Ethereal Eroticism in “El Lago”
Just last year, Berlin-based post-punk duo Mueran Humanos released their long-awaited third LP, Hospital Lullabies. With the world in flux and live shows at a complete standstill, the project, consisting…
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Babies in the Bardo Explore DIY, Dubbed Out Rhythms in “It’s Finally Here”
In the modern digital age, few projects have been able to command a completely under-the-radar, grassroots approach the same way that Babies in the Bardo have. The Bloomington, Indiana-based project…
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Live For You Channel Love, Passion, and Loss in Video for “Gem1n1 Sun//Gem1n1 Moon”
On Friday, August 14th, Montreal-based electronic/coldwave project Live For You issued their second EP, Sometimes It Feels Like Chains. The four-track EP was recorded in 2019 and encapsulates the romantic and…
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Skeleton Hands Share an Homage to Love, Lust, and Nightlife in a New Video for “City Lights”
As far as debut records are concerned, few have stuck with us more than Gone, the dance-infused darkwave workout by Skeleton Hands, originally released in 2013. While the Cincinnati-based duo have…
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Catch Up With Ganser, Chicago’s Most Infectious, Prescient, and Scathing Post-Punk Quartet
Just last Friday, Chicago-based post-punk quartet Ganser issued their long-awaited sophomore LP, Just Look at That Sky. The album, issued via Felte, is nine tracks of high octane, art-damaged bliss,…
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