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Los Angeles’ The Discussion Debuts Video for Otherworldly Synth Transmission “Blue Light”

Can you see the wave of colors danceOr the way light moves through electric trance Laura Pleasants, the once-fiery creative force behind Kylesa, now leads the Los Angeles-based post-punk outfit…

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Soft Vein Debuts First Music Video With “Gray Space” From Forthcoming Album “Through Blinds”

Your kiss is soft violence, a cry of defiance A sudden thief in the night Observing love, lust, and the human condition with a blend of passion and detachment, Soft…

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Danish Post-Punk Outfit The Foreign Resort Escape to “Southern Skies” in Their Latest Video

Run into hiding Wanna have some fun Real life is sliding Escape to summer sun There’s something undeniably exhilarating about piling into a travel-worn van with your closest comrades, guitars…

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Male Tears Debuts Dark Disco-Pop Single “Little Doll”

Ring around the fountain, I am ready to bare it all I’m a disco baby, you talk to me, answer the call And me, I’ve always seen you like a…

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Lost in the Shadows — Los Angeles Dark New-Wavers Sacred Skin Release Second Studio Album “Born in Fire”

I’d love to waste a thousand years Through all the strafe and solitude Will we ever meet again? Could you believe it? The city of Angles is alight once again,…

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Sacred Skin Pays Homage to 80s Noir and “The Lost Boys” in Their Video for “Waiting”

Life, especially for the modern artist, often unfolds in ways we do not anticipate. The path we envision is seldom the one we tread. This divergence teaches us that the…

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The Line Between Reality and Illusion — Los Angeles New Wave Outfit Sacred Skin Debuts New Single “Paranoid”

In the neon-lit labyrinth of a metropolis paved with the dreams of fallen angels, paranoia thrums like an electric pulse through the veins of the city. It’s a world where…

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The Man Behind the Mask — Kontravoid Takes Manhattan in the Video “For What It is”

Kontravoid takes Manhattan Mask up! Kontravoid strikes again! Now, the mysterious Canadian Angeleno entity has unleashed a brand new video for his latest work. “For What It Is.” This lead…

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Kontravoid Debuts New Single “For What It Is” from Forthcoming Album “Detachment”

In the sprawling urban labyrinth of Los Angeles, where the shadowy beats of the underground music scene resonate across the globe, resides the enigmatic masked maestro Kontravoid (aka Cameron Findlay).…

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Dancing on the Head of a Pin — Listen to Belarusian Post-Punk Project The Violent Youth’s “Na Igle” LP

From the underground scene of Minsk, Belarus, to the vibrant atmosphere of Augsburg, Germany, the journey of The Violent Youth has been as dynamic and varied as the artistic versatility,…

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