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Listen to the Dark Disco Groove of Monta At Odds’ Alternate Takes and Remixes Album “Peaked”

Kansas City sextet Monta At Odds is a band that transcends genres, and their recent full-length album Peak of Eternal Light was an exemplar foray into a diverse array of…

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Listen to the Sorrowful Dance of Proshay’s “На самый черный день” EP

Proshay, which means “goodbye” in Russian, began in the city of Ulyanovsk in winter of 2020. Cold, dark, and mournful, the band’s second release, На самый черный день (“on the…

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Listen to London-Based Post-Punk Duo Monochromatic Visions New Album “Reform”

like a doll that’s fragile and old like a blood mark staining your clothes is it you or is it me how funny life can be London-based duo Monochromatic Visions…

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Listen to the Strange Old-School Post-Punk Minimalism of West Wickhams’ “Consider Her Way” EP

“I refuse to become what you call normal.” Dwelling in England by way of Sicily, the band West Wickhams (Jon Othello and Elle Flores) are a psychedelic post-punk duo with…

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Midnight Passage Revel in Sorrow With Their “Sleepwalker” Album

Midnight Passage’s debut album, Sleepwalker, reflects the anxiety and tumult of their world today. Hailing from Voronezh, Russia, the duo of Yegor Melnik aka Melnigore and Nikita Theodorov aka St…

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Listen to Seattle Dark Industrial EBM Outfit Black Agent’s “Industrial Ruination”

Fresh from the Douglas fir-scented zephyrs of the Pacific Northwest, Dark Industrial EBM outfit Black Agent has unleashed a ferocious debut album, Industrial Ruination. The LP, recorded during the height…

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Indonesian Dark Disco Duo Camlann Serve up New Romantic Nostalgia in “Train to 86th Street”

New York City, at Studio 54 We were both strangers to each other You were dancing gracefully all by yourself And I was sitting all alone Looking at the most…

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Listen to the Atmospheric Darkwave, Post-Punk, and Gothic Rock of Nino Sable’s “Sedate Seduce”

LUCIFER speaks to us in all colors of the universe LUCIFER enlightens us – with all knowledge in just one verse Lucifer is getting things done in the world of…

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Listen to The French Tips’ Riot Grrl, Post-Punk, and Garage Rock Opus “All the Rage”

Straight out of Boise, Idaho is The French Tips: a formidable trio of women comprised of Angela Heileson (vocals, drums), Rachel Couch (vocals, guitar, bass) and Ivy Merrell (vocals, bass,…

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Listen to the Phenomenal Post-Punk and Shoegaze of Mercvrial’s “Brief Algorithms”

“The truth is that a human is just a brief algorithm.” The Forge (Westworld) Mercvrial is a geographically-dispersed recording project based in Rosarito, Mexico. Whisking together elements of post-punk, dream…

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