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Los Angeles Darkwave Artist Mareux Announces Fall 2026 UK and European Tour Dates

Mareux is taking his shadow-laced romance on a trek across the Atlantic. The Los Angeles darkwave artist — the project of musician and producer Aryan Ashtiani — has announced a…

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Post-Punk.com — The Best of 2025

2025 felt like a century—yet it slipped away in a heartbeat. And when I try to retrace it month by month, it doesn’t play back like a neat timeline so…

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Los Darks Festival Announced with Caifanes, Johnny Marr, The Growlers, Twin Tribes, Mareux, and More!

Southern California’s dark hearts are about to beat louder than ever. On Saturday, March 28, 2026, the first-ever Los Darks Festival descends upon Santa Ana Stadium, promising a full day…

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Mareux Takes a Joy Ride into the Sunset in his Video for “Wild At Heart”

“This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top.” With a wink to David Lynch’s feverish fugitive romance, Mareux delivers his own neo-noir pulp love song with “Wild…

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Diluted but Bright — Mareux Shares the Spotlight with Riki in Video for Romantic New Single “Ébène Fumé”

Upon the stones you laid, That love will last forever I won’t throw your candles away In fact, they’ll always stay alighted In the delicate interplay between smoke and ebony,…

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Happy When it Rains — Nick Cave, New Order, Go-Go’s and More Shine at Cruel World Festival 2025

Cruel World Festival, now in its fourth iteration, returned triumphantly to the lush grounds of Pasadena’s Brookside Golf Course at the Rose Bowl this past Saturday. Settling comfortably into its…

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Darkwave Romantic Mareux Returns with Heartbreaking New Single, “Laugh Now, Cry Later”

“I only care about one thing, and that’s being in love.” Where many artists sand down their edges with success, Mareux (Aryan Ashtiani) drags a razor across the mirror. Nonstop…

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Los Angeles Darkwave Artist Mareux Debuts his Surreal Video for “Lovers From The Past”

Mareux, one of the most popular darkwave acts in the world, has unveiled the haunting video for the title track of his debut album, Lovers From the Past. In a…

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Post-Punk.com — The Best Of 2023

Another year is over. We made it! Somehow, we’ve tumbled through the vortex of time and landed at the end of 2023. Give yourself a pat on the back; you’ve…

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Darker Waves Festival Announced with New Order, Tears For Fears, Echo & The Bunnymen, OMD, The Human League, and more!

Get ready to be immersed in a sea of nostalgic tunes as New Order and Tears for Fears headline the first-ever Darker Waves music festival. This captivating event is set…

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