David J’s latest release, Tracks From the Attic Revisited, began with a return to a box of old cassette demos spanning several decades. Drawn from a selection of songs originally featured on the sprawling 2024 archival collection Tracks From the Attic, the new album finds David revisiting those recordings with a full band, reshaping and … Read more
Portland trio Darkswoon draws from darkwave, post-punk, shoegaze and electronic music while shaping those influences into something distinctly their own. Their music balances icy synth textures, driving rhythms and layered atmosphere with an emotional core that feels deeply human, something that comes through even more strongly on their latest album, Antivenom. Originally formed as a … Read more
Scenius is an Anglo-French electronic duo formed by UK producer Steve Whitfield and French vocalist Fab Nau, combining vintage synth textures, post-punk atmosphere, and modern electronic production into a sound that feels rooted in several eras without being overtly retro. Drawing from early electronic music, post-punk, synth-pop, and more contemporary electronic production styles, the group … Read more
Chicago-based industrial artist I Ya Toyah has released a new single, “FEELINGS,” a hard-edged track that channels frustration, emotional overload, and resistance into an intense industrial statement. The song confronts modern culture’s “performative outrage,” manipulation, and emotional disconnection, while also reflecting the personal toll of living through constant division and aggression. The track balances confrontation … Read more
Since the late ’90s, dälek have been blending hip-hop with noise and industrial elements, building a sound that leans as much on atmosphere as it does on rhythm. Brilliance of a Falling Moon continues that, but with a tighter focus, built around the core interplay of classic MPC 3000 and effected guitar. It’s a more … Read more
Miss Grit has followed up their excellent 2023 debut full-length “Follow the Cyborg” with “Under My Umbrella,” an album that takes their sound to a new level. Fans of the first album will not be disappointed, as it very much builds upon that and does not make any drastic stylistic shifts. But the arrangements, sound … Read more
STABBED BY PRONGS is the dark electro project of Craig Drabik, drawing from EBM, industrial, and other electronic influences. On his latest album, Static Skin, he writes the music himself while leaving the lyrics to his collaborators, so the project comes together in a way that’s less about a fixed concept and more about what … Read more
I first became aware of Gail Ann Dorsey when she was bassist and backup vocalist for Gang of Four on their 1991 Mall reunion album and tour. I was lucky enough to see them as part of the infamous “The Tune In, Turn On, Burn Out” tour, co-headlined by Sisters of Mercy and Public Enemy, … Read more
More than 30 years after it was first recorded, Anne Richmond Boston’s second solo album I Should Be Happy is finally being released. Best known as a longtime member of Atlanta’s The Swimming Pool Q’s, Boston originally recorded the album in the early 1990s as a follow-up to her 1990 solo debut. It was completed … Read more
Canadian duo ROMES have built their rise the long way, eschewing traditional label infrastructure in favor of a fiercely independent, self-contained approach. The duo consists of brothers Jacob and Nicolas Bitove, who handle nearly every aspect of their work in-house, from production and mixing to visuals and release strategy. That DIY ethos is central to … Read more