Subject Sue

Keeping the October in September vibes going with some new darkwave synth pop from Amsterdam based band Subject Sue.  The group's new "Details in the Dark" EP is out next month.  Pre-order it here from Avant! Records and listen to the gloomy, yet bouncy, title track below.

Crush of Souls

And now for some lo-fi darkwave vibes from Crush of Souls.  Dig on the bedroom goth of "Sudden Death" below and pre-order the forthcoming "Captive Youth" LP here from Avant! Records.

Crush of Souls

Crush of Souls is the project of Crocodiles member Charles Rowell and trades in the sounds of '80s synth pop and darkwave.  Check out the poppy and propulsive "Cult of Two" below and get the band's new "Lézire" LP here from Avant! Records.

Silver Tears

In case you thought we didn't listen to enough post punk, death rock, or darkwave around these parts, here's Berlin based band Silver Tears doing all three.  Listen to the moody, gothy "Remember" below and pre-order the band's self-titled album here from Avant! Records.

Poison Point

Here's some new darkwave synth pop from French group Poison Point.  Dig on the gothy dance grooves of "Mysteries in Fire" below and pre-order the upcoming "Wandering Echoes" LP here from Avant! Records.

Crush of Souls

It's hot as hell outside right now, but that doesn't mean we can't listen to the chilly, autumnal tones of French darkwave synth pop artist Crush of Souls.  New album "(A)Void Love" is out at the end of September.  Pre-order it here from Avant! Records and listen to "The Gift" below.

M!R!M

Keeping with the synths this morning, here's some new music from London artist M!R!M.  New album "The Visionary" is out now on Avant.  Listen to the dreamy "Another Life Another Time" featuring Kat Day below and get the record here from the artist.

SDH

Here's some more new synth pop courtesy of Avant! Records, this time around from Barcelona duo SDH.  Listen to the pulsing "No Miracles" below and get the "Against Strong Thinking" album here.

HØRD

Here's some sweeping, sprawling, icy darkwave synth pop from French band HØRD.  Listen to "#14" from their upcoming "Bodies" album below and get it here from Avant! Records.

Father Murphy

Back in April, experimental Italian duo Father Murphy released their latest (and possibly last?) album "Rising: Requiem for Father Murphy," a thick and heady collection of dark folk and psychedelia.  The album plays off like some kind of contagious religious hysteria, all speaking in tongues and gyrations from the rafters.  Solemn psych dirges play alongside and within ominous field recordings and ritualistic pagan harmonies all with the fervor of worshipers in a centuries old cathedral.  Eat the body.  Drink the blood.  And listen to "Gradual" below.  Then get the record here via Ramp Local (if you're in the US) or here via Avant! (for everywhere else).

Night Sins

Because it is sunny outside, and because the power is still out at my office from the crazy wind gusts blowing through the Austin area yesterday, we all may as well do a little Gothic shake to the stylings of Night Sins, a post-punk, no-wave act out of Philadelphia.  You can grab the band's 2012 LP "New Grave" from Avant! Records, but listen to "Spectral Bliss" below in the meantime.  It's like a foggy dance party held in the inner sanctums of a steel mill.  Enjoy.