The gothic / dark wave scene has conquered a lot of space among the indie tribes with less and less caricatured artists, who invest in the more pop side of the movement, moving away from Halloween costumes, today more identified with Marilyn Manson and metal trends.
The following selection represents 10 artists who draw influence from the dark side of post-punk of the 80s, including, in addition to the more well-known gothic sound, the cold wave variation of low bass and icy keyboards.
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| DUCTA | TURKEY
One of the best bands of the new gothic generation, Ductape recorded the video of “Gregor” in Mexico, during their first tour in Latin America. The song is the new single from “Ruh”, the second album of the musical project formed in 2019 in Istanbul by guitarist Furkan Güleray and singer-keyboardist Çagla Güleray.
| PLOHO | RUSSIA
The new single, “Plattenbauten”, is the first German recording of the Russian trio, but it is an old song from their post-punk repertoire. The original version, “Новостройки”, was the title song of Ploho’s debut album in 2015.
| GIVE MY REMAINS TO BROADWAY | CANADA
The Toronto duo is one of the newest in the modern dark wave scene. “What a Horrible Night” was taken from their debut 5-track EP, released earlier this year.
| STRANGE BABY FT. HAYLEY MARIA | SCOTLAND
The Glasgow post-punk band has teamed up with Australian singer Hayley Mary (ex-The Jezabels) on this new single, taken from their second album, “World Below,” released last month – and seven years later their album of debut!
| KILL SHELTER FT. SIDE GRINDER AGENT | SCOTLAND
Kill Shelter is the musical project of British producer Pete Burns, best known for his remixes of the goth scene (Christian Death, The Wake, Aleister Crowley and She Past Away), who joined the Swedish trio Agent Side Grinder in the recording of ” The Necklace “. The track is from Kill Shelter’s second album, “Asylum”, which will be officially released on Friday (7/15).
| GOD IN BLACK SUIT | ITALY
The Italian quintet was formed during the pandemic and the themes of chaos and isolation permeate their first songs, featured on the EP “Nails”. The title track got a clip late last year and the musicians have been working on their first album ever since, combining cool waves and post-punk influences.
| EDITORS | ENGLAND
Formed two decades ago, the British band released the first single from their seventh album a few days ago. “Karma Climb” takes up the cold wave that inspired their first album, in an arrangement that also evokes the synthpop phase of Simple Minds in the 80s. Called “EBM”, the new album only arrives in September, after a hiatus. four years and the entry of Blanck Mass (pseudonym of composer Benjamin John Power, ex-Fuck Buttons) in his lineup.
| ACTORS | CANADA
“Killing Time (Is Over Now)” is the latest single from the Vancouver band’s second album “Acts of Worship”, released late last year. Very representative of the sound of the Actors, the song is gothic pop with synthesizers, in a dark new wave atmosphere capable of reviving the old abandoned discos of the 80s.
| CHILD SEAT | United States of America
Another new band, Child Seat was formed in 2021 by singer Madeleine Mathews (MAWD) and musician Josiah Mazzaschi (Light FM, Bizou), best known for his 20 years of work as a record producer – The Jesus and Mary Chain , Built to Spill, Rilo Kiley and others. The repertoire is influenced by the new wave of female voices of the 80s (Til Tuesday, Motels, Go-Go’s, Berlin, etc), but also by the gothic of Siouxie and the Banshees and the alt rock of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The “Burning” video was recorded live in Mazzaschi’s studio (Cave Studios) with Jeff Schroeder (of the Smashing Pumpkins) on guitar.
| JE T’AIME | FRANCE
The Parisian band is heavily influenced by the Cure, as this live recording of “Dance” shows. The video is from May, but the song is from the first album, released in 2019. Je T’aime released his second album last February.
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