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“Under the Cover of Darkness” — And it Was Night Guides a Nocturnal Mystery With “What’s Beyond the Light?”

I’ll meet you under the cover of darkness Take a walk with me and show me what I’ve missed Descending glow like a nocturnal rainbow Illuminating shadows stretching over me Rani…

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Seattle’s Holy Death Temple Shares Their Disgust for Bootlicking Sadists With “Someone To Blame”

There’s a dirty little charge running through Someone To Blame, the kind that starts in the nerves, moves through the bloodstream, and winds up somewhere shameful. Holy Death Temple have…

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“Burning Ships are Guiding Me” — Dresden Post-Punk Outfit Dry Skin Navigate the Ashes With “Dead Wood”

When I go swimming in the North Sea burning ships are guiding me. You can hear the room tightening around Dry Skin‘s new record, Dead Wood, from the start, like…

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“The Worst Part Is Now Over” — Ex Lover Leaves Heartbreak in the Rearview Mirror in Video for “Lo Peor”

Lo peor ya pasó. Sin ti, volveré a disfrutar. Ex Lover’s latest single Lo Peor has the kind of ache that sneaks up behind a good beat and taps you…

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Mondlicht in Manhattan — Xmal Deutschland’s Anja Huwe Opens Her First North American Tour in Forty Years

Anja Huwe walked onto the stage at Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker Street in Manhattan looking like she had just stepped out of some glamourous midnight ambush: fluffy black jacket,…

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The Veil is Lifted — Greek Gothic Rockers Reflection Black Ignite the Dark With “Burning Obsidian Star”

Beacon of foul light carry us forth into the great beyond The veil is lifted, black light spilling Burning obsidian star Athens has always seemed like the sort of city…

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Dreampop Duo Odd Little Thrills Drift Through a Half-Remembered Reverie in Video for “Happy Together”

Born oceans apart and now based in Prague, Kaan and Mindolé have made the sort of record that feels designed for twilight hours and private reveries. Odd Little Thrills work…

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“Oh, The Years Burn” — Italian Gothic Rockers Corvin Share Video for Cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Disarm”

Oh, the years burn I used to be a little boy There’s a peculiar weight to songs from 1993—the kind that settles in the bones differently now than it did…

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Bettina Köster of Mania D. and Malaria! Has Passed Away at 66

Bettina Köster, formidable and trailblazing vocalist, songwriter, saxophonist, actress, and producer, has passed away on March 16th at age 66. Köster began her music career in 1978, playing saxophone for…

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A Long Intermission — Lost ’80s Post-Punk Band Entracte Unearthed for “Imbalance” Full-Length

History has a way of arriving late, wearing a better coat than expected, speaking more clearly than it ever did the first time around. Post-punk had to persist through an…

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