Temple

Let's darken things up a little with some new death rock / darkwave from Temple.  Listen to "Entropy" below and download the "Look Away" EP here from SwissDarkNights.

Daily Jam - Untitled

Doing a precursory search for Areknuteknyterne, and i can't find much information on the band.  It appears they were a duo from Norway in the mid '80s, releasing a couple of cassettes of lo-fi death rock and post punk.  "Untitled" comes from a compilation cassette from 1986.  It kicks ass.  I could listen to this guitar riff all day long.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Storefront Church

LA artist Storefront Church makes avant garde alt-rock that pulls from noise rock, electro-pop, death rock, and punk.  Check out new song "Still Lying" below and download it here.

Ian Leding

Things get dark and moody on "Wake Up!," the latest release from German new wave artist Ian Leding.  Dig on the goth and death rock-tinged "Girl with the Far Away Eyes" below and grab a copy of the LP here from the artist.

Magick Knives

The good folks over at Library of The Occult Records put out a lot of great stuff: faux film scores, horror synths, library psychedelia, and more.  And every so often, they also release a real psych rock banger, this time around with the burning, churning, stoner-tinged sounds of Magick Knives.  The band's new self-titled record sounds like something a bunch of stoned bikers would listen to before getting fucked up and diving into some satanic shit in the desert.  Check out the album opening "The Plague" below and grab the LP here.

Night Ritualz

San Antonio's Night Ritualz makes darkwave inspired post punk and death rock.  New album "Time Is a Thief" dropped last month on Metropolis Records.  Snag a copy of the LP here and listen to the wonderfully melancholy "Un Tiro" below, a track that sounds like a mesh of old Spanish pop and lo-fi synth pop.

Magic Wands

LA's Magic Wands have that sound that works its way to the very center of my psyche: kinda shoegaze, kinda darkwave, kinda lo-fi, kinda death rock.  Just cool, cool stuff all around.  Check out new single "Wishing Well" below and download it here from Metropolis Records.

TVAM

Here's some cool new music from Manchester band TVAM.  "Powder Blue" feels like a breezy mix of darkwave synth pop, shoegaze, and industrial alt-rock with some hints of gothic death rock.  Good stuff.  Listen to the track below and pre-order the band's upcoming "Ruins" LP here from Invada.

This Eternal Decay

We're knee-deep into the fall now, and i can just feel those dark and gothy vibrations in the air.  Here's a new track from Italian trio This Eternal Decay to set those autumnal moods.  Check out "Kiss Me I'm Dying" below and download it here from the artist.

Lathe of Heaven

Brooklyn post punk band Lathe of Heaven feel like they're practically submerged in the sounds and tones of '80s darkwave, goth, and death rock.  And i mean that as the highest possible compliment.  New album "Aurora" just dropped over the weekend.  Listen to the album opening "Exodus" below and grab the LP here from Sacred Bones.

Ritual Howls

I heard from my buddy Shawn that the excellent post punk band Ritual Howls have a new record heading our way in October, on Halloween to be exact.  A perfect fit if you ask me.  Dig on the gothic vibes of "Follow the Sun" below and pre-order the "Ruin" LP here from Felte Records.

The True Faith

Here's some new music from Philly band The True Faith. "One More" is nice mix of darkwave, death rock, post punk, and shoegaze.  Check it out below and grab the lathe cut 7" here from A La Carte Records.

Floating

Sweden's Floating mix elements of darkwave-tinged post punk, death rock, and blackened death metal to delirious, face-melting effect.  And new album "Hesitating Lights" is out this Friday.  Order it here from Transcending Obscurity Records and listen to "I Reached the Mew" below.

VOWWS

Here's a gloomy, synth-laden new track from LA death rock band VOWWS.  They've been pretty busy dropping new singles here and there over the last year, so i'm hoping a new full-length might be on the horizon.  Check out "Shudder" below and download it here from Out of Line Music.

Sorry...

Beginning with a sample of Winona Ryder, "Your Smile Is Killing Me," the first single from Athens, Greece artist Sorry...'s upcoming album "Fragile," sets the proverbial tone of what is to follow.  The track is a mix of gothy death rock, black metal vocal wailing, post punk, and an overall lo-fi aesthetic that feels raw and anguished.  Or to put things more bluntly, it fucking rules.  Check the track out below and pre-order the album here from the artist.

VOWWS

It's been a few years since we last received a full-length album from LA alt-rock band VOWWS, but they've seen fit to release a string of singles over the last couple of years.  "Hurt You" is the latest.  Dig on the moody, synth-laden death rock below and download the tack here from Out of Line Music.

Magic Wands

Kicking off the work week with some some dreamy, shoegazey darkwave from LA duo Magic Wands.  Listen to the murky "Moonshadow" below and download the track here from Metropolis Records.

Death Parade

Here's a moody new number from Portland band Death Parade, formerly knows as Laura Palmer's Death Parade, though that was years ago.  Anyway, check out "Limelight" below and download it here from the band.

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.

Dead Mint

Time for some moody, reverb-heavy licks from Nottingham stoner and death rock-tinged psych band Dead Mint.  The band's new self-titled album dropped last month, and it's a slow-chugging brain-melter.  Listen to album opening "Songlines" below and grab the LP here from the band.