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“Never Any Calm Before the Rain” — Julian Ash Descends into Omnihell and Finds Beauty in “Extreme Suffering”

What was I supposed to do? Never any calm before the rain comes Don’t check the mailbox I couldn’t find the message and I made a big mistake Julian Ash…

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“You Can Dance or You Can Die” — Warsaw Post-Punk Project Undertheskin Releases Third LP “N E V E R | R E T U R N”

In the cold of the night In the dark of your life You can dance or you can die History hums in straight lines. A bassline. A drum pattern. A…

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Austin Darkwave Duo Past Model Navigate the Psychic Afterimage in Stark Video for “Memory”

Proceed and still Lost to where I’m from Turn to a fault Symptomatic numb It begins, as so many modern confessions do, with a disturbance in the archive. A scent,…

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“Hidden by Our Own Disguise” — The Secret French Postcards Guard Wounded Hearts in Their Video for “Blush”

Despite it might come as a surprise Hidden by our own disguise Finding yourself all alone In a world of your own Somewhere in Sweden, where the trees stand as…

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Italian Gothic Rockers Corvin Dance Among the Ashes in Video for Debut Single “Dead End Pyre”

I spill the purest blood from my tainted wounds The brunt of a joy we cannot hold I distill the tears that fall in the shadow And we bleed for…

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Chinese-Indonesian Darkwave Artist Ony Godfrey Unveils Video for Imperialist Decree “Let Them Eat War”

Traitors, rivals, and nemesis All of them shall perish into ashes Kiss my hand and do as what I say And you will have a position in my empire He’s…

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A Quiet Downfall — Los Angeles Darkwave Trio Chalice Sect Unveil New Single “Violet Grey”

It was a bitter mistake A slow downfall You were the dream I embraced Till I lost it all Chalice Sect operates with a sense of sharpened intention. Based in…

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A Distant Pain Returned — Uruguay Post-Punk Trio Hangwire Share “Nerv”

Hangwire, hailing from Montevideo, Uruguay, is a post-punk revival trio made up of Andrés D’Souza, Federico Texeira, and Tomás Airala. Aligned with Artoffact Records, the band operates with a sense…

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Mexico’s Ernie.fr Channels Late Night Darkwave Romance on Debut EP “Nocturne Stereo”

Mexico’s Ernie.fr steps forward with Nocturne Stereo, a debut that lands like a late-night radio broadcast that grabs you by the hand as the veil between the hour and dreaming blue. Five tracks…

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Berlin-based Artist Roman946 Wraps Layers of Krautrock and Post-Punk Experimentation in “Mooncake Songs”

The world so small Like a shadow play My hesitating steps are vectorized My face high-res scanned roman946 is the long-running alias of Roman Wilhelm (羅小弟), a Berlin-based graphic designer,…

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