„Overlord“ hits home immediately, a song that, although it tells an old story, captivates with its contemporary relevance: money, power and corruption are not only addressed, but negotiated in a character who, having become rich yet insatiable, places himself above the law and acts as a smokescreen gangster behind a shiny façade. Musically, Forgotten Garden…
Schlagwort: Post-Punk
„Blood“ – pMad
With “Blood”, a track that feels less like a conventional single and more like a dispatch smuggled out of a collapsing world, Irish post‑punk and gothic agitator pMad channels a landscape where nameless power brokers strip away lives, childhood, and freedom — and yet, instead of sinking into the despair that such imagery invites, the…
„Kids Alone“ – The Ultimate Dreamers
The new single hits hard from the first bar, a freshly recorded, raw fusion of Neue Deutsche Welle and electropunk that pushes forward with an almost relentless momentum, where sharp synth hooks slice through a driving beat that feels like a heartbeat sped up and, tucked between those jagged edges, a flicker of psychedelic texture…
„Stealing Stars“ – Bellatrix Banshee
„Stealing Stars“ by Bellatrix Banshee is a track that pours the dark club aesthetic of the darkwave scene into a pop-friendly but undiluted format: sharp, frosty synth arpeggios lay the foundation, over which floats an ethereal female voice, vulnerable yet resolute, almost like a ritual chant in slow motion. The production breathes space — ambient…
‘Through Time And Shadow’ — Under Cold Lights
With ‘Through Time And Shadow’, Under Cold Lights deliver a song that focuses on atmosphere rather than immediate hooks. The band works with slow, carefully constructed waves that build up piece by piece, leaving room for tension. The production remains cool and spacious: sparse synths, a compact beat and a voice that balances between melancholy…
‚Omens‘ – Dream Bodies
‚Omens‘ feels like a long night: empty, cold, but full of feeling. The drums tick cautiously, the bass pulsates darkly and persistently, while synths and guitars stretch out wide, frosty expanses. Steven Fleet’s voice lies over it like a narrow ray of light, vulnerable and determined at the same time, naming loss without pathos and…
