“An album of wild rock and keyboard-based songs built on drum machines, loops and samples.”
Where shadows meet sound: I Ya Toyah's WHITE WALLS is a raw confession and outstretched hand, born on a day when the darkness could no longer be carried quietly — released for World Mental Health Day with proceeds to Backline Care. Chalice Sect's Finis Initii closes one chapter with pulsating beats, dancefloor melodrama, and EBM-charged post-punk darkness from the LA electronic darkwave scene. Jacob's Fall's Lost In Silence transforms melancholy and inner struggle into deeply melodic, atmospheric rock — elegiac, serious, and never hopeless. phoneswithchords' The Speed of Time channels Brian Wilson and The Dandy Warhols through a battered Tascam 4-track, crafting gorgeous introspective indie rock that resists definition.
“An album of wild rock and keyboard-based songs built on drum machines, loops and samples.”
“When you're carrying the weight of isolation, helplessness, and the kind of emotional unraveling that happens when you desperately need someone and no one comes.”
“Hard-hitting, atmospheric piece that weaves an eerie, unsettling mood that blurs the line between lullaby and nightmare.”
“Imagine Brian Wilson (RIP) & The Beach Boys teamed up with the The Dandy Warhols to make a record in your Mom's spare bedroom.”
“Los Angeles darkwave trio Chalice Sect unveils riveting new electronic post-punk EP Finis Initii”
“I Ya Toyah Confronts Inner Darkness for World Mental Health Day with 'WHITE WALLS' Single Release”
““Lost in Silence” is a dark, atmospheric and deeply melodic rock album that transforms melancholy, inner struggle and the darker sides of human existence into powerful and emotionally captivating m...”
“The War We Miss? by Jacob's Fall is sometimes playful, then sinfully counterintuitive, sometimes theatrical, always atmospheric, then somber and melancholic.”