Single after single, Melbourne post punks Diana Radar are already on their third outing for 2018, each time showing great knack for eighties-like, psychedelic-infused, guitar-driven, jangly punk sound, as well as for stunning and very tasteful accompanying visuals.

Their new single and video for their fresh song, Growing, are as rousing and imposing as the previously revealed, Sex Sells and Mustard, and attest for the third time in a row how Diana Radar have come up as one of the most groundbreaking acts the genre has seen this year.

Only three singles in, the Australian post punk up and comers have been very consistent, and also ardent through their notable, genre fusing approach in songwriting, and the easygoing style of execution and performance.

You'll get a chance to catch them live at Under The Glass Festival which they’re co-hosting with The Grace Darling on September 29th, 2018. The line up also includes Baked Beans, Crepes, Bitch Diesel, Candy and eight more bands over two stages.




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Fans of the incredible New Zealand shoegazers, Miniatures, fear no more and take delight in the new endeavors of Annemarie Duff whose newest project, T. G. Shand has just come up with a first, very exciting single.

T. G. Shand is so far only a single song project, yet, we are promised more to come in the future, and judging from what we already got, it is definitely worth the wait.

Not far from the hazy, atmospheric sound that Miniatures used to thrive on, Girls is the first firm step of a fresh gaze-y act that sounds new and spirited, as much as it appears competent and experienced.

With an impeccable production and a vocal delivery that brings to mind shoegaze's exemplar, celebrated vanguard, Girls meets all expectations risen connected with the artist's notable previous act, and her evinced songwriting abilities.






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After some lineup changes that resulted in the band settling as a dynamic two-piece comprised of Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto, LA's Sextile seem to be showing more preference on synths over guitars on their forthcoming EP, aptly and plainly titled 3.

Directed by Melissa Scaduto, the new video for the EP opener, Disco, is a great match to the song's direct and distinct new wave nature.

"We definitely feel this song is a new direction for us. It’s tough, it’s dancy," the band say. "The lyrics focus on lack of time, DIY spaces getting shut down, gun control, and media propaganda. Visually and aesthetically, the video was influenced by the NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle/New German Wave) genre."

Neue Deutsche Welle in its rich history has brought up such outstanding acts like DAF, X-Mal Deutschland and Die Krupps; and this more electronic-inclined facet of Sextile's music sounds in ideal correspondence with the celebrated movement's verve and animation.











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Following last year's Breathless EP, dark electronic duo, Child Of Night have released their newest EP, What Remains by Altarpiece Records in the US, Blackverb Records in Europe, and Fundamental Illness Records in Australia.

The darkwave duo from Columbus and Pittsburgh, comprised of Jonathan Thompson and Tristan Wolfe, offer a cutting edge, bleak sound which draws from a lot of different facets of traditional post punk, and distinct dark electronic solemnity, carrying a dismal and heavy goth-inclined posture. What Remains stands out for its detached coldwave sound, its gorgeous weighty synths, and it is thoroughly darkly coloured by Wolfe's almost otherworldly, monotonous vocals.

Sirens is a frigid coldwave masterpiece, and only one of the five splendid songs on What Remains which are capable of grabbing its audience by the throat, and staying with them for a long while after the record concludes.






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Just The Beginning is a compilation of recordings from Lunacy's EP's and singles, spanning his work from 2016 to 2018. The album will be comprised of 12 songs (plus 2 bonus tracks with the digital and CD version) in the order in which they were released.

Opening piece, Not In The Sun, is a dark burner which efficiently sets the mood for the bleakness and despair that Lunacy's songwriting grows into as his art progresses and gets its own unique shape and sound. It is an immersive introductory track to a desolate world where the underground darkwave torch is held aloft, carried by the unconventional and the eccentric.

Influences from dark electronica and post punk come together in a consistent blend, and as time has confirmed, this was just the beginning for Lunacy and his deeply engaging dark craft.

Just The Beginning comes out through Altarpiece Records (US, Limited to 200 copies on White Vinyl) and Third Coming Records (EU, Limited to 300 Copies on Black Vinyl) on October 26th, 2018.





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Shot in the woods of their home of Arizona, the new music video by heavy/experimental quarter, Holy Fawn, is a brilliant seven-minute film, directed by bird_sounds, coming in perfect likeness with the music's dark intensity.

Drag Me Into The Woods is part of the band's debut album, Death Spells, released this week via Whelmed Records.

While Holy Fawn cite influence from acts like Chelsea Wolfe, DIIV and This Will Destroy You, their multifaceted sound dives deeper into the realms of post rock, shoegaze, extreme metal and experimental ambiance, and it comes out as something purely unconventional and utterly compelling.

Drag Me Into The Woods is paradigmatic of the many layers of darkness the upcoming band have to offer through their prolific sound, and a fine representative of a great album that needs to be experienced in its entirety.