At the end of 2012 the Portuguese Indie Rock band SUPREME SOUL released their debut album “No One’s All”, a trip to the inner self, the grace and imperfection of human existence. The sound of the eleven songs is a mix of characteristic influences from Post Punk and New Wave of the 80s with a romantic and epic atmosphere.
In May this year, the Swedish post-punk / shoegaze band Principe Valiente, left the door to their new album a little ajar, allowing a glimpse of the collaboration with producer Niklas Björklund and star producer Ed Buller, who was responsible for mixing and mastering their first single “Take Me With You”. “She Never Returned” is now the second single of this collaboration, proving that the band continues to carve out their own path with excellent consistency.
“Era of the Penultimate Steps” was created within one year and the recording process was interrupted several times. But the goal was the same all the time and so a classic gothic rock album. in the tradition of bands such as Rosetta Stone, Morbid Poetry, The Cult or Fields of the Nephilim, was created.
After the successful debut EP “Ghosts”, released in August 2012, the texan post punkers around mastermind Toby Rider haven’t been idle. In February this year they released the EP’s title track in a “Kitty Lectro-Remix” as a free download single, which was approved with rapture. In April followed another free download single “First and Last and Always” as a tribut to the goth rock veterans The Sisters of Mercy.
The Single-EP “Leocadia” of the italian goth rockers Christine Plays Viola was strictly limited to 50 copies only, available exclusively via crowdfunding or on the concerts afterwards. Next to the title track the song “Scattered in the Dust (Slay with Dismay)”, which is available on youtube for quite a while and turned into a new hit, as well as “Whooshing Dissolution” and a live recording of “Keep My Scorn Warm” can be found.
Kurz nach Erscheinen der Single und vor ihrem exklusiven Deutschlandauftritt im Rahmen des Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig am kommenden Montag (20.05.2013, Altes Landratsamt), veröffentlichten die Schweden von Principe Valiente am 16. Mai ihr neuestes Video zur Single “Take Me With You”.Close to the release of the single and right before their exclusive concert in Germany at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig on Monday (May 20th, Altes Landratsamt), the Swedes of Principe Valiente released the new video to the single “Take Me With You” on May 16th.
Does anyone remember “the Transisters” from Italy? Then watch out, because as the newest member in our distribution Kill Your Boyfriend, as one of the follower-bands, come up with a first-class mix of post punk, dark wave and shoegaze, that gives a foretaste of the upcoming tour through Germany.
After a three break the time has come: SHEARER publish their fourth studio album “Duck On Cover”. And that’s good reason to get excited. It’s easy to see how the band has further refined their music without morphing into something new entirely. Brave, uncompromising melodies and intelligent arrangements go hand in hand with surprising musical twists. Familiar strong emotions and a new energetic serenity show that SHEARER have found themselves without treading water.
One year after the completely self-produced album “Absolute Zero” Emerald Park return with the “Black Box” EP in the beginning of May. As against the forerunner the recording process was changed and the band went to the studio with the idea, to make the recordings as authentic as possible.
After their outstanding successful debut album in the year of 2011 and a copious touring through Germany & Europe, the swedish post punk / shoegaze band around head of Fernando Honorato returned to the studio to work on the follow-up album. As a first foretaste, the single “Take Me With You” will be published on May 10th as a download on afmusic.
