Humdrum’s (a new project from Chicago’s Loren Vanderbilt III) debut LP, Every Heaven, is ten perfectly crafted pop songs that are full of meaning and instantly transport listeners back to a time when bands like The Cure, (IRS-era) R.E.M., New Order, and Modern English (that’s right! tell me you don’t hear a little “I Melt With You” in Humdrum’s “Eternal Blue”) were ruling the (good) airwaves. Check out “Superbloom” and “Eternal Blue” (below) to hear for yourself.
Every Heaven is out today on Slumberland Records. You can get it from us at 3hive Record Lounge as well. I cannot recommend this album highly enough. Enjoy.
Cincinnati band The Serfs are about to head out on a European/UK tour, but before they do, they decided to drop a steamy new 7″ with two incredible, dark wave, dance-club-days-of-yore bangers, “Paid In Full” and “Regen” (spin them below).
The 7-incher is available now on Trouble In Mind’s Bandcamp page; get it before it’s gone or get the digital files; either way, put these super-rad songs in your earholes. PS: Grab a hold of something when you press play because you’re going to want to start shaking stuff. Enjoy.
2024 EU/UK TOUR DATES:
29.10.2024 CZ Prague @ Underdogs 30.10.2024 DE Dresden @ Heartbreak 31.10.2024 AT Wien @ Das Lot 01.11.2024 AT Linz @ Kapu 03.11.2024 IT Bologna @ Freakout 04.11.2024 CH Biel @ Gurzelen Club Social 05.11.2024 CH Geneve @ L’Usine 06.11.2024 FR Lyon @ Sonic 08.11.2024 ES Barcelona @ Upload 09.11.2024 FR Toulouse @ Skatepark Le Petit 10.11.2024 FR Bordeaux @ La Maison d’Allez les filles 12.11.2024 FR Paris @ L’Olympic Café 13.11.2024 UK London @ Boston Music Room 14.11.2024 UK Bristol @ Dust 15.11.2024 UK Liverpool @ Rough Trade 16.11.2024 UK Glasgow @ Stereo 17.11.2024 UK Manchester @ The Peer Hat 19.11.2024 BE Antwerp @ JC Bouckenborgh 20.11.2024 BE Kortrijk @ Wilde Westen 21.11.2024 DE Koln @ Privat 22.11.2024 DE Frankfurt @ Mousonturm 23.11.2024 DE Berlin @ Neu Zukunft
Oakland’s Houses of Heaven are back with their sophomore LP, Within/Without. It’s 10 solid tracks of grimy, pulsating, dark wave, mingled with early industrial elements à la Nitzer Ebb and 80s-era Ministry. Think about your scariest nightmare, this album could soundtrack that nightmare.
Check out “Within/Without” and the album standout (IMO) “Deserve” featuring Ms. Boan Mariana Saldaña on vocals (below) for a tasting.
Within/Without is out on Friday (04/26/2024) via Felte Records. Cop it. Enjoy.
