Photo by Jan Philipzen
The pursuit of divine love, the quest for a twin flame, is like wandering through a maze of soulful synchronicity. It’s a search for that one soul whose presence feels like fate’s favorite trick, making you the fool in the grand theatre of life. This connection is both profound and predestined. This love laughs at the boundaries of time, weaving two hearts into a metaphysical embrace. It’s a dance of destinies, resonating with a rare harmony, promising a union that is both deeply transformative and eternally enduring—a love that defies earthly limits. Much like Dante’s search for his beloved Beatrice, from the Inferno to Paradiso, this ethereal enchantment is beautifully captured in Curses’ new single, the seven-minute opus, “Another Heaven.”
Curses, also known as Luca Venezia, conjures cinematic New Wave, weaving the baroque vibes of 1980s goth and melancholic Post-Punk with bass-heavy, high-energy electronic music. Another Heaven will have you floating from the dance floor to the afterlife, a synth-pop liturgy with freestyle flourishes. Luca’s vocals, practically a Gregorian chant, are accented by the ringing of cathedral bells. It’s a delightful dance of dark and light, a melodious melding of the macabre and the magical, sure to make your spirit sway and your soul smile.
The song meanders through humanity’s quest for hope and love, wondering why we seek the sun and shun the rain. It dances around a deep desire for companionship, dreams of solace, and the sweet salve of healing. Promises of perpetual support and vows to stay steadfast are woven throughout, offering a haven of comfort and unity amid life’s tempests and tribulations. With alliteration aplenty, these words whisper a profound pledge to heal the heart, ensuring that no one ever feels forsaken or forlorn in this fantastical and fleeting existence.
“This is a love song dedicated to the lost ones, a ballad for the lost ones to belong,” says Luca. “We are always searching for that immortal love, divine romance, a truth to our mystery, and when we find it, we can only assume, this creature so perfect so made for you must be from an ethereal unknown place. Beyond what we’ve ever understood before. A saving love unearthly. As a teenager in NYC, I grew up listening to a lot of Latin freestyle music, as well as goth and synth wave music. When I discovered Book of Love, it was like a revelation. A band somehow found this beautiful blend of the somewhat polarizing opposite scenes of romantic electronic music, and to this day play such a huge influence on my production and playing.”
Listen to “Another Heaven” below:
Another Heaven, produced by Curses and Johnny Jewel, serves as the title track of his highly-anticipated album, Another Heaven, coming this fall 2024 via Italians Do it Better.
Listen to the song below, or click here.
Curses is currently wrapping up an extensive European tour before returning to their hometown of Berlin, with two more dates coming up:
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