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Thirty Years of The Divine Comedy: Celebrating the Genius of Neil Hannon With New Box Set

Thirty years and twelve studio albums have passed since the formation of The Divine Comedy, the glorious Northern Ireland chamber pop band fronted by Neil Hannon. Taking cues from baroque and…

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Crocodiles’ Charles Rowell Crushing It With New Project: Crush of Souls

After relocating from New York to France, Charles Rowell (Crocodiles, Flowers of Evil, Issue) announces a new musical endeavour: Crush of Souls. The band’s debut EP, Bad Trip, was released…

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Goth Rock Legends The Wake Debut “Hammer Hall” from First Album in 25 Years “Perfumes And Fripperies”

For the first time in nearly twenty-five years, Columbus, Ohio’s goth rock legends The Wake announce a new album sure to bring a tasty chill to our cold, black hearts:…

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Robert Smith Finishes New Cure Album and Solo Project Under Quarantine

The Year of Our Lord 2020 may have ushered in a series of Biblical plagues, but as the world stayed in place (or ought to have been), The Cure finally…

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Darwin Enlists David J’s Harmonica Skills On “Unkind Lover”

Get ready for a descent into eerie wonder: alt-pop artist Darwin presents Unkind Lover. The eerie track, featuring David J (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) on harmonica, Dustin Heald on guitar, and producer/collaborator Julian…

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The Cure’s Robert Smith And Gorillaz Release New Collaboration, ‘Strange Timez’

As we all breathlessly await the long-promised new Cure album, Robert Smith performs in a new collaboration with Damon Albarn’s group Gorillaz for the ongoing Song Machine series, launched in January.…

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Listen to New Order’s New Single “Be a Rebel”

After teasing some forthcoming news last week, New Order have revealed that the disco-infused track “Be a Rebel” is the band’s first new single in five years. The song made…

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Robert Smith To Appear In Gorillaz “Song Machine” Series

The rumours are true! Gorillaz have confirmed via Twitter that the next installment of their Song Machine series features an appearance by none other than Robert Smith of The Cure. When…

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The The Channels “This Is The Day” With New Single: I Want 2 BU”

The Omnichord was one of Matt Johnson’s best investments. Figuring prominently on The The’s 1983 classic hit track This Is The Day, Johnson brought it back out to record a gorgeous,…

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ZE Records Revived With “The Future Is Mine”: Interview With Legendary Producers Michael Zilkha and John Robie

The “Fear City” era of NYC, bound together by poverty, creative diversity and a city full of chaos yielded an explosion of experimentation, overlapping of styles and sounds, and mythology…

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