Johnathan|Christian Addresses Rejection & Resilience With New EP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 6, 2023 - Los Angeles-based Johnathan Mooney and Stockholm’s Christian Granquist otherwise known as the Trans-Atlantic post-punk project, Johnathan|Christian have released their latest EP, Strip Me. The EP tells a story through a trilogy of songs, "Strip Me,” "Sway Back" and "This Too".  The topics addressed in the trilogy include acknowledging the fear of rejection, love's often finite...

SINthetik Messiah Drops TikTok-Inspired Version Of Sam Smith’s “Unholy”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 27, 2023 - When industrial bass artist, Bug Gigabyte heard TikTok star, Kamarah Rae's “a cappella” rendition of Sam Smith's "Unholy" with her lyrical re-write, he immediately felt inspired. He wanted to write a full track sampling her vocals while adding his own. So..... he did.   "When I first heard her version, it inspired me...

In A Darkened Room Taps Into Love, Loss & Memory With New Album

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 27, 2023 - Nightly meetings in a dimly-lit basement studio is where Texas-based darkwave band, In A Darkened Room and ultimately the debut album, Sorrows were born. Sorrows is the culmination of the release from the repetition and seclusion brought on by the pandemic. The title is a fitting "black umbrella" under which the eight aching tracks reside.  “We...

Luna Del Luna Addresses Trauma And Abuse With Debut EP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 25, 2023 - Darkwave duo, Luna Del Luna recently dropped their debut self-titled EP. The inspiration behind the release comes from real life emotional and physical trauma and abuse that haunts the vocalist's mind daily. Says vocalist, Luna, "Every soul deals with their nightmares and scars differently, and mine is through music and writing...

Review: Pas Musique – ‘Silbar’ (electronic/experimental)

Next we go back to Brooklyn, New York for a look at the release, "Silbar' from Pas Musique. First let's note the following which appears on the Bandcamp page: "Silbar is a five track release conceptualized by Robert L. Pepper and Jesse Fairbairn during 2020. It was performed in its' entirety at three gigs slowly...