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“Rain Falls From Your Eyes” — Seattle’s Ghost Fetish Shapes a Dreamy Soundtrack for Melancholy on “Sculpture”

Rain falls from your eyes and shapes me like a sculpture Some bands chase the moment; Ghost Fetish sounds like they are scoring something far more enduring: a timeless soundtrack…

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They Might Be Giants Celebrate 40 Years at Brooklyn Steel Residency

Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wondersWhat the part that isn’t thinking isn’t thinking ofShould you worry when the skull head is in front of you?Or…

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Glaswork Blends Ambient Electronics, EBM, and Contemporary Classical Elements on Debut Release “Anthology”

In Anthology, the debut EP by Glaswork, Joshua Elijah makes a departure from the sharper angles of his previous work with Inertia Her, entering a more severe, spacious register. The…

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Denver’s Deth Rali Fuse New Wave, Post-Punk, and Synthpop in Satirical Sci-Fi Collage “The Fall of Neon”

In your shadow I saw Everything you hid I see through the slogan Cold as conviction There are many ways to tell the story of political collapse, but Denver outfit…

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“In a World of Constant Illusion” — Sheffield Dark Synth Duo IAMIMPERFECT Share Haunting “Ghosts” EP

In a world of constant illusion Society is wired in A hive mind controls what we want Losing ourselves from within On Ghosts, Sheffield’s IAMIMPERFECT write as though the mid-2020s…

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“Whispers in the Night” — NYC Anarcho Body Music Project Bustié Turns Loss and Lust Into Dark Dance Sensuality on “THROB”

You speak beautiful lies, A fool cowers behind eyes Your skin covers a mistake My love gives, Yours just takes! On the seductive new dark dance LP THROB, Bustié, Angelika…

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“Old Sister Moon, Take My Tears With You” — Melanculia Turns Loss into Nocturnal Gothic Folk on “post mortem”

The reaper has been lurking in our round And I heard him whispering in my ear, Long before he visited you, He was trying to make me disappear Melanculia’s post…

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“Gazing into the Blue Void” — Olympia Shoegaze Trio Waves Crashing Come Up for Air With “In The Blur”

As I feel the time slip through my fingers I wish I accomplished more No matter what was wasted or ignored With you calmness regains and the ticking is no…

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“Through the Fire, Till the Dawn” — Denver Darkwave Project Neo Dimes Unveils New Album “Alone” and Shares Video for ‘Trigger”

Walk alone, reflections in glass Head down, feel the glare staring back It sees, receives and it leads I’ve got angels watching over me Neo Dimes’ Alone arrives with its…

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“In Her Veins, The Darkness Pulls” — Montreal’s The City Gates Shares New Album “Chimera” Ahead of European Tour

In her veins, the darkness pulls In her blood the sorrow calls In the silence of her fate Echoes haunt her troubled reign Montreal’s The City Gates return with Chimera,…

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