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Goth Rockers The Wake Return with Their Video for “Perfumes and Fripperies”

Treasure trails, wishing wells, all the ones that kiss and tell don’t end well Heartstrings and symphonies – opaque mysteries histories Legendary goth rockers The Wake are delighted to premiere…

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Nick Cave Addresses “Grief” in New Single Inspired by Fan Letter

In 2018, Nick Cave received a message from a fan named Cynthia on his Red Hand Files site. Going through her own pangs of devastation after the loss of multiple…

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Classic Post-Punk Act Getting The Fear to Release “Death Is Bigger: 1984-1985”

The earth is still beneath my feet, I start to sink to lose myself Friends and lovers stand around unconcerned, their eyes in flames. England’s ‘pleasant pastures green’ were rife…

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Danny Elfman Debuts Video for “True” From First New Solo Album in 37 Years “Big Mess”

I got no destination I just got termination We talk about our harmony We think about our termination Happy belated Elfman Day! At last, following a blistering, intense series of…

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Dead Can Dance’s Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell Unveil “Deshta (Forever)”

Behold the glorious and primal Deshta (Forever), the new offering to the masses from Lisa Gerrard, and composer Jules Maxwell. After the duo signed to London’s Atlantic Curve (Schubert Music Europe) earlier…

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The March Violets to Release “Big Soul Kiss” Double LP Compilation of BBC Recordings

Leeds post-punk/gothic lovelies The March Violets have a new offering afoot: an exclusive Record Store Day album drop in the form of a limited edition vinyl double LP. The March Violets…

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The Cure to Release “Faith” and “Wild Mood Swings” Picture Discs For Record Store Day

The Cure has two special offerings for this year’s official UK Record Store Day Drop on 17th July 2021. For the fortieth anniversary of the band’s third studio album Faith, the…

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They Might Be Giants Releasing Deluxe Art Collaboration, BOOK, With Designer Paul Sahre

Brooklyn’s “Ambassadors of Love,” They Might Be Giants, have had a lifelong love affair with striking art and design over their four-decade history. The duo have collaborated with dozens of…

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Violent Femmes Celebrate 40th Anniversary By Re-Releasing “Add It Up (1981-1993)” On Vinyl

In 1981, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo verily crept up on the scene of the American underground with a unique fusion of jittery folk-rock, youthful angst, and a…

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German Post-Punk Legends Pink Turns Blue Warn us That “There Must Be So Much More”

German post-punk legends Pink Turns Blue present a brand new single straight out of Berlin: There Must Be So Much More. The band describes the song as “a warning of…

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