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Eternal Season of the Witch — Ohio Darkwavers Pawn Pawn Release “Halloween” EP

All the souls you steal will never be enough The only thing that turns you on is unrequited love An attractive nuisance or a sexy tragedy But at the core…

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Be My Wife Blends Avant-Garde Post-Punk with Minimal Synth Experimentations in “Restless Pursuit” EP

Be My Wife is the Bowie-inspired alias of Paris-rooted, Miami, and Buenos Aires-reared Federico Nessi: a name dipped in noir gloss and lit by cigarette ash. His songs, equal parts…

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Mirrorballs and Starlight — Chicago’s Santo Gato Unveils New Single “Space Disco Amore”

Eyes of emerald, story untold,Together we soar, Space Disco Amore From the factories and flickering streetlights of Chicago comes Santo Gato, the moniker of Daniel Lucero: a man who bends…

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Los Angeles Post-Punk Act Mary Chicken Soup and Rice Releases Quirky, Psychedelic, and Surreal “Que Linda” LP — Watch Video for “Eat Yu”

I was sulking in 60 hours of rain. Ruled by moods of vexing design. I have all this love to give, And nothing but pure mutation! Que Linda, the first…

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Kraftwerk: “50 Years of Autobahn” Tour at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn — Review

The moon hung low, a pale, indifferent witness to the spectacle unfolding beneath it. A full Worm Moon eclipse, a century-old theatre, and a band that once built the future,…

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Bremen Dark Post-Punk Outfit Cataphiles Excavate Their Darkness with New Album “Shadow Self”

Falling apart, a soul behind glass, taken from life to feed my empty heart. Who do you think you are? Breeding freedom behind bars The shadow self is the concealed,…

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Queer Indie Artist Django James Croons Languid Pop Ballad “Like You”

Queer indie chanteur Django James delivers his songs like whispered confessions and shouted defiance, each syllable heavy with longing, wrapped in raw, unshaken urgency. His voice quivers and commands, moving…

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True Body’s “Love Spell” Shimmers and Soars with Head over Heels Post-Punk Romance

True Body is a band that sprang forth from the roiling swelter of a late Virginia summer in 2013, uncoiling like a fever dream set to a drum machine’s heartbeat.…

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French Sextet Stuffed Foxes Blend a Melange of Droning Noise, Shoegaze, and Alternative Rock in “Standardized” LP

You came back to me. What else is in your mind? We know better than men though we are dogs. I know that everything we create won’t exist anymore. Stuffed…

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Los Angeles Post-Punk Outfit Agender Hits Back Hard in the Video for Their Rhythmic Single “Action Reaction”

Los Angeles post-punk outfit Agender slashes through the static with Action Reaction, a track that bites and claws at the raw nerve of modern existence. It grips like a vice,…

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