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  • [di: unru:] – Misophonia LP

    [di: unru:] – Misophonia LP

    Misophonia, the 2019 offering from [di: unru:], the German-Finnish trio reshapes the outer edges of post-punk from their Helsinki hideout. It’s an extraction of everything that made the early-to-mid eighties post-punk underground so essential, rewired through the synthwave circuitry, and conducted into a comprehensive collection of songs that pays homage to these longevious styles with…

  • Goth Rock Meets Indie Noir In SALVIA’s Haunting New Track “Adrenaline”

    Goth Rock Meets Indie Noir In SALVIA’s Haunting New Track “Adrenaline”

    Kicking off with seductive guitar and pounding drums, that’s how SALVIA gets you going with aptly named new single ‘Adrenaline’. Blending dark wave and gothic indie with shoegazy postpunk, it’s the atmospheric reverb sound of The Cure or Bauhaus filtering through. SALVIA is the project of Ukrainian-born Nicole Selivan, who began collaborating with members of The Haunted Youth after fleeing the…

  • Goth Rock Cult Act The Elephant Man Release Haunting New Single “ECHOES”

    Goth Rock Cult Act The Elephant Man Release Haunting New Single “ECHOES”

    Italy’s enigmatic goth rock collective The Elephant Man return with ECHOES, a brooding and poetic new single that further cements their reputation for crafting immersive, cinematic soundscapes. Praised for their Lynchian undertones and visceral lyricism, the band weaves atmospheric synths and shadowy guitar work into a meditation on fate as a living, shape-shifting entity. Following…

  • Post Death Soundtrack – In All My Nightmares I Am Alone

    Post Death Soundtrack – In All My Nightmares I Am Alone

    “In All My Nightmares I Am Alone” is the latest released by Post Death Soundtrack, an outstanding solo project by Canadian songwriter, composer, and musician Stephen Moore. It’s his fifth full-length album, arriving as an adequate continuation of “Veil Lifter,” “It Will Come Out Of Nowhere,” “The Unlearning Curve,” and “Music As Weaponry,” five excellent…

  • Maxswell Unleashed New EP “Dancing Queen”

    Maxswell Unleashed New EP “Dancing Queen”

    Emerging artist MAXSWELL steps boldly into the spotlight with DANCING QUEEN, a cinematic and emotionally charged three-track EP that reimagines 1980s gothic rock through a modern lens. Released May 28, 2025, the collection traverses themes of darkness, desire, and resilience, framed by brooding synths and spectral guitar work. The title track opens with a driving…

  • Deeper You – Call of Night CD

    Deeper You – Call of Night CD

    From the opening moments of Call of Night, the debut album by Austrian band Deeper You, it is clear we are entering a carefully crafted world. A place of shadow and light, thoughtfully built from sound. A place that is dark but never opaque and melancholic but never hopeless. It is a fully formed artistic…

  • Ceremony Shadows – Ascension CD

    Ceremony Shadows – Ascension CD

    Some albums feel timely while there are albums that feel eternal. Ascension, the second full-length release by Ceremony Shadows, belongs in the latter camp. It is dark, elegant, and utterly absorbing. The Portland-based trio doesn’t just follow in the lineage of darkwave and post-punk, they push their sound forward by breaking all the rules and…

  • Interview: Strange Boutique

    Interview: Strange Boutique

    In this interview, we catch up with the legendary post-punk/gothic rock band Strange Boutique to talk about their long-awaited comeback and the making of their new album, Let The Lonely Heart Sing. After years of silence, the band returns with a sound that honors their ethereal legacy while exploring fresh emotional territory. We delve into…

  • Double Happiness Released Debut Album ‘Derealisation’

    Double Happiness Released Debut Album ‘Derealisation’

    Emerging from the shadows at the beginning of 2024 with the release of their debut double A-side, Double Happiness is now releasing their long-awaited debut full length ‘Derealisation’. The recording project of Naarm/Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist Sam Jemsek, Double Happiness has created an otherworldly amalgamation of post-punk, goth, darkwave and shoegaze, exploring themes of digital alienation, fractured…

  • French Darkwave Duo CODE 150 Released New Single “Hypnotized”

    French Darkwave Duo CODE 150 Released New Single “Hypnotized”

    Emerging from the vibrant underground of Nice, France, the female darkwave/rock duo CODE 150 is making waves once again. Known for their dark, dense, and hypnotic sonic aesthetic, the duo expertly blends electronics and electric stage presence, crafting a dark, gloomy, dynamic ambiance. Drawing vocal comparisons to Skeletal Family and Siouxsie Sioux, Stella’s haunting delivery…

  • Mantarochen – Cut My Brainhair CS (It’s Eleven Records)

    Mantarochen – Cut My Brainhair CS (It’s Eleven Records)

    Mantarochen’s new cassette release, Cut My Brainhair, is one of those releases you should immediately place on your music radar. It’s a dark, glimmering jewel built upon post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, and synthwave elements, and then wrapped in tape hiss and cold beauty. The Leipzig-based band delivers eight tracks that feel like they’ve been unearthed…

  • Magic Wands Released New Single ‘Moonshadow’

    Magic Wands Released New Single ‘Moonshadow’

    Magic Wands is a dark pop duo originally formed in Nashville by guitarists and vocalists Dexy and Chris Valentine. Now based in Los Angeles, they are known for their shimmering and dreamy sound, which incorporates elements of shoegaze, dream pop, post-punk and goth. Heavily textured guitars, synth drones and ethereal vocals are combined in their songs…