Review: CEMENTATION ANXIETY – “Liminal Instability” (dark ambient)

Coming to us from New Jersey, USA is the dark ambient project of Kyle Nelson called CEMENTATION ANXIETY and his album, Liminal Instability. Now, let's first get out of the way what I don't like about this album. The physical edition, a cassette, is sold out. Hopefully it gets reprinted and perhaps easier to find...

Review: WINDOWHEAD – “Sunflowers” (alt/post-rock)

It’s been said multiple times on this blog that some of our favorite submissions are those with zero context included.  Such is the case with today’s submission UK’s WINDOWHEAD.  Add to that the fact that their ten-track digital-only release, Sunflowers is comprised of one-word song titles.  All of the above leaves the listener to their...

Review: RASMUS WEIRUP – “I Bet You Never Had A Friday Night Like This” (experimental/ambient/electronic)

Coming to us from Copenhagen, Denmark is a singer/songwriter who uniquely describes his music as "The Greenwich Village folk scene of 1967 treated with a coffee grinder and broadcasted through the echoing ground system of an abandoned shopping mall." Now if that's not the most original description, I don't know what is. Anyway, Rasmus Weirup...

BATAVIA Explores Legend And Folklore With New Full-Length Album, ‘Mythos’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2021 - Gothic/industrial band BATAVIA has unveiled their first full-length album, Mythos. In the tradition of their previous entries, Mythos is a highly conceptual release. Each song is an exploration of legend and folklore, from both home and abroad. Mythos explores tales both known and obscure, new and old; from...

Post-Punk Duo JOHNATHAN/CHRISTIAN Release New EP, ‘Together, We’re Alone’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 18, 2021 - Transatlantic post-punk duo JOHNATHAN/CHRISTIAN are pleased to announce the release of their newest EP, Together We’re Alone. Available on all digital platforms globally NOW! “Unlike previous releases, the lyrics and inspirations on this one is a bit of a paradox” says singer/co-writer, Christian Granquist. “Some of our "usual" vocal topics like loneliness, isolation and of course, ...