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News + EP Review: Hobart’s The Black Sea Carnys announce new 6 track EP, ‘Cultland’ on back of news of Australian east coast tour dates
Following on from the release of their debut EP, Nistar (read about it here), The Black Sea Carnys, Tasmania’s kings of all things dark and industrial have announced the impending release of their second EP, Cultland. Cultland sees The Black Sea Carnys continue to shape their already unique sound as they add a further 6 …
Track: Silver Fleet Ships unveil the ghostly anthemic ‘Gemini’, second single off their forthcoming debut album.
Signed to Meanjin/Brisbane’s marvellous False Peaks Records, Nipaluna/Hobart band Silver Fleet Ships, have just released their second single ‘Gemini’ ahead of their debut album ‘Before Never, After Forever’ which is set for release in October 2025. This follows their first single from the album, the impressive ‘Surprised’, premiered by us last month. ‘Gemini’ reveals another side to …
Track: ‘Neil Young Saved My Life’ sees Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets give thanks for the music in their delicious louche style, with tour dates ahead.
With a whole swag of insouciance and poise, Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets fire more luscious sonic missiles with their new single, the enigmatically titled ‘Neil Young Saved My Life’. And while artists as diverse as Hank Williams, Tom Waites and Nick Cave are also thanked, poor Joni Mitchell is accused of attempted murder in this …
EP Review: DVRKWorld’s self-titled debut EP is a delicious southern gothic blast of dark pop delight.
Fronted by Mary Shannon of Meres, Launceston band Dvrkworld deliver an icy, glacial form of shoegaze that seems intrinsically linked to the wild terrain and the weather in the southern isle at the very edge of the world. Formed in early 2023 by Mary Shannon and Drew Farrant-Jayet and later joined by Shawn Arnold and Ryan …
Track/Video: Maud The Moth previews new album ‘The Distaff’ with the cathartic ‘Siphonophores’.
Celestial, ethereal , bestial and brutal, woven with beauty and darker mysteries, you need a tapestry of adjectives to describe the music of Maud the moth. The project of Spanish-born / Scotland-based pianist and singer-songwriter Amaya López-Carromero, each Maud the moth album has been unapologetically ambitious but not at the expense of connectivity. Her songs …
Live Review & Gallery: Velvet Parade Launch Gothic Australian Debut ‘Ghost’ Live at Eora/Sydney’s Moshpit – 18.10.24
Does anyone do darkness better? Friday night at Moshpit, the hole-in-the-wall dive on Eora/Sydney’s King Street, was the perfect place to find out. Velvet Parade, hailing from Naarm/Melbourne, were there to launch their debut, ‘Ghost’. The evening opened with Jo Meares, whose 2014 release, ‘King of the Crystal Mountain‘, set a brooding tone. His voice …
Premiere: The darkly and deliciously gothic Velvet Parade, newly signed to the esteemed Kasumuen Records, will haunt you with the epic debut single ‘Ghost’, ahead of live dates.
We are honoured to bring you an exclusive listen to the debut single from the magnificent Naarm/Melbourne band Velvet Parade, newly signed to the esteemed Kasumuen Records label. ‘Ghosts’ has a statuesque presence – tinted with a gothic darkness and embellished by thundering whiskey-soaked throbbing vocals that evoke a dingy den of iniquity in the …
Album Review: Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets unleash their impossibly beautiful and glittering self-titled debut album.
Jo Meares is a prodigious talent and whatever he turns is mind to, it will be remarkable. His new project, Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets (let’s ignore the possessive comma issue), eschews his ambient and ethereal side for the full blooded rock’n’roll experience. OK, it’s still ethereal, but with a vibrating combustion engine to power the …
Live Review: Creeper – Manchester Academy, Manchester 09/11/23
Creeper, the British rock band, has gained recognition for their unique blend of punk rock, pop punk, and gothic rock elements. Celebrated for their theatrical and energetic live performances, they have a distinct visual style that combines gothic and punk imagery, often incorporating storytelling and narrative elements into their music and overall aesthetic. Their recent …
Album Review: Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits take us on a sorrowful and visceral journey with a touch of redemption in ‘For The Term of My Natural Life’.
Matt Malone, along with his band the Holy Spirits, bleeds pain, anguish and sorrow from every note in his new album ‘For The term Of His Natural Life’, and every track cuts with a visceral knife. And yet wallowing in such a dark shadowy world is utterly cathartic and immensely enjoyable. Whether this is some …