Raw, unfiltered alternative energy: I Ya Toyah delivers a hard-edged industrial confrontation born from frustration and emotional overload, while Apology drives deeper with crushing riffs and hypnotic grooves exploring the dangerous line between justified pain and entitlement. The City Gates unfold a nocturnal post-punk landscape on Chimera — brooding rhythms meeting shimmering shoegaze walls of sound — as Snatch the Snail strips back to essentials on Full Wet, prioritizing feel over polish in their best album yet. Elly Kace casts intimate spells with strings, analog synths, and vocal layering on the seventh gate, while Jonathan Hadley navigates CPTSD with unflinching honesty — "there is no villain here, just damages."
Tangled Sheets
Lip Biter
A delightfully neo-noir twist on modern darkwave, Tangled Sheets effortlessly evokes contemporaries like Boy Harsher and NNHMN with beats informed by club atmospheres steeped in dark romance.
Rare Kreature
Noises Beyond
Noises Beyond is an '80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.