‘Belaya Polosa’ Expands Molchat Doma’s Industrial Palette
Belaya Polosa is full of Molchat Doma’s most complex and overtly human music, organically integrated into their melancholy post-punk atmosphere.
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NIHITI’s Dark Ambient Electronics Suit the Season on ‘A New Kind of Weather’
Even at only five tracks long, NIHITI's A New Kind of Weather never feels stunted. A single mood is sustained across the album, giving a sustained tension. There's not a song here that is not intricate and truly beautiful.
Molchat Doma’s ‘Monument’ Echoes the Belarusian Protests
Molchat Doma's Monument makes the subtle point that water pressing on weak foundations will undercut and topple even the most colossal testament to man's hubris.
Austra – “Anywayz” (Singles Going Steady)
Austra's "Anywayz" is a musical exploration of the fear associated with leaving someone and the even more frightening realization that life continues. It's also stunningly gorgeous.
The Most Unlikely Concert in Musical History Is Now Available for Mass Consumption
Slovenian avant-garde radicals Laibach go to North Korea, and perform The Sound of Music soundtrack. More proof that this actually happened.
Denver’s Weathered Statues Take Listeners to Intersection of Dark Wave and New Wave With “Betrayal” (premiere)
With influences that range from Killing Joke to the Cure, Withered Statues make the familiar new again on new single "Betrayal".
Mark Lanegan Band: Gargoyle
Cult bard's new LP finds him continuing to deliver hardscrabble tales of dashed romance and yearnings for second chances amid bluesy, dark wave-laden compositions.
lovelesslust – ‘The Car Crash That Ended Her Life Came As No Surprise’ (album stream) (premiere)
L.A.-based industrial art rock group releases atmospheric debut after eight years of work.