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High Roller Low Life — DC Darkwavers Die Feen Deal Casino Noir on “A Night At The Golden Nugget” EP

In ‘68 I worked at the Sands, big singer came in and threw his weight around The other waitresses they got enraged I went to my husband who worked security…

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“This Ain’t My First Rodeo” — Brian Michael Henry Pays Homage to Jean Genet and More With “Hustler” EP

Hedging my bets I don’t believe you’re a crook But this ain’t my first rodeo That’s the oldest trick in the book Brian Michael Henry has always carried himself like a…

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“Let’s Cause a Schism! — Chicago’s Body Shop Channels Chaos, Carnality, and Cultural Rot With “Sex Body’ EP

Bare it all Nitrate film Burned at the stake Reaganomics swims in its wake Chicago post-punk trio Body Shop comes barreling out of the city with the kind of record…

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“The Heartbreaks I Sow” — Quebec City Coldwave Artist David Emme Unveils Rueful “Clair-obscur” EP

Envers moi-même J’ai trop valsé Avec les crève-cœurs que je sème On Clair-obscur, David Emme arrives with the rare self-possession of an artist who seems to have chosen his limitations…

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Philly Duo KEWL HAZE Shepherd Psych-Pop and Madchester Groove Into “Suburban Sherpa” LP

Party favours, private jokes, panic, and a pile of battered studio gear: that is the perfume hanging over Suburban Sherpa, the outstanding debut LP from Philly duo Kewl Haze…and it…

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Malleus Maleficarum — Marie Ann Hedonia Blends Grunge and Experimental Synth in “Lunar Eclipse” EP

A lunar eclipse, astrologically speaking, has a way of shaking loose what we thought we had neatly packed away. Feelings go off-script. Old grief, old longing, old questions can come…

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“Mountains of Grief, Life is a Game” — Winnipeg’s Tired Cossack Releases Wintry Post-Punk LP “Zima”

To my surprise The devil inside Was nicer than I ever guessed Winnipeg seems like one of those towns where winter seeps into the walls, into your molars, into your…

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Tokyo Darkwavers Sex Virgin Killer Release New Album “Angel” in Japanese and International Versions

Tokyo’s Sex Virgin Killer has always understood that style is never merely the shimmer of light that catches on a surface in the dark. It is part of the spell,…

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Montreal’s Douce Leans into Desire and Dead-Eyed Detachment With “Xanax and Coffee” EP

Montreal’s Douce Angoisse comes on like a bad idea dressed in couture: sleek, severe, and fully aware of the damage it might do. This independent French darkwave/coldwave project deals in…

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“As Shadows Grow Tall” — Dutch Post-Punk Outfit Bragolin Returns With “I Don’t Like What It Does to Me”

To wait for more, to vanish at sea. Vanish into death on hands and knees. It’s the floor that’s all that’s left to eat. It that gnaws onto the soles…

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