Reviews
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NNHMN – Strange Love The Berlin duo's latest single arrives as part of Opera of Lust and the Art of Sorrow, and it arrives fully formed. -
Catherine Moan – No Magic The LA synthpop artist returns with a retro-leaning single from her upcoming CM Ultra album. Strong bones, though the vocal direction gives us pause. -
Creux Lies – Jubilate A powerful new single from the Sacramento post-punk quartet. Exceptional bassline, strong bridge and chorus, with guitar work and vocals as commanding as ever. -
Balduvian Bears – Fernweh The latest from Salt Lake City's Balduvian Bears. Lo-fi darkwave textures, haunting vocals, and that unmistakable sound design that makes the project instantly recognizable. -
DEAD LIGHTS – LASH The third album from the UK/NL dark electro duo delivers on the promise of their singles campaign. Danceable, gritty, and vocally strong throughout. -
hinfort – of letting go Another high-quality release from the Cologne solo project. hinfort's deep voice sits effortlessly alongside synthesized pads in a track that feels genuinely timeless. -
Frozen Plasma – Silberlicht A polished new single from the German futurepop duo. Vasi's synthesis work remains precise and Felix's vocals are as reliable as ever. The press release promises a genre shift. The song does not particularly deliver one. -
Alienare – Au Clair de la Lune The North German duo takes a French folk song straight to the dancefloor. Driving, digital, and built for the club. -
Tania Cassette – Por Tu Amor The Glass Spells vocalist releases her second nocturnal 80s synthpop track. -
2DCAT – Eat the Rich Six tracks of dark synthpop from Washington D.C., tracing a complete emotional arc from dissociation to fury to silence. -
Third Realm – Escape Sequence Morbid Attitude Records, May 2026. Industrial futurepop that earns the range it demands. -
AGNIS – Elixir (CATTAC Remix) CATTAC takes AGNIS's playful potion and brews something darker. Gritty, pounding, and built for late night club floors. -
CZARINA – Holy Water A grand, operatic darkwave track that defies easy genre classification. -
Hallows – This Love Los Angeles dark electronic duo preview their upcoming Artoffact debut with a standout single. -
NNHMN – Cold Like Steel The Berlin duo opens a new chapter with a hypnotic coldwave single built for nocturnal roads and late night dancefloors. -
Paradox Obscur – Tundra Voices A 2017 live studio session surfaces on CD - six tracks of dark ambient coldwave from the Athens duo. -
Balduvian Bears – Sonder Lo-fi darkwave textures and post-punk rhythms from Salt Lake City. A late-night drive under violet skies. -
Carrellee – Edge of Heaven The IAMX touring member builds on her debut with a bassline-driven darkwave single that lingers long after it ends. -
The Foreign Resort – Closure The Danish trio close out their singles run with a post-punk gem that somehow makes you smile. The bass drives, the synths lift. -
SDH – Rider Barcelona duo SDH deliver their most focused and physical record yet on Artoffact. -
The Spoiled – When It Rains LP Italian post-punk act deliver a dark, romantic, and emotionally intense debut on Avant! Records. -
CATTAC – Out Of Sight Deep vocals and a throbbing bassline carry this darkwave EBM cut straight to the club floor. -
Madeline Goldstein – Speaking to the Body Los Angeles vocalist delivers a grand, hardware-built synthpop record steeped in mid-to-late 80s commercial pop. -
BLACKBOOK – Different The Swiss-Dutch duo deliver their third album and most cohesive statement yet. Twelve tracks that hit hard and feel human. -
NITE x Dead On A Sunday – RNAWAY The second collaboration between NITE and Dead On A Sunday somehow eclipses the first. Vocal-forward and quietly devastating. -
AGNIS – Creatures of the Night (CZARINA Reimagined) CZARINA takes AGNIS's anthem somewhere epic and medieval. Gothic, cinematic, and genuinely hard to categorize. -
Beyond Border – Aftermath The final chapter of the Welcome To The Future trilogy arrives with high energy and emotional depth. Last Dance is the standout. -
Bragolin – I Don't Like What It Does to Me Dutch darkwave solo project Edwin van der Velde refines his sound on a steady, hook-driven second album. -
Ductape – Obscure The Ankara duo preview their upcoming album Faded Flowers with their strongest single yet. The guitars come in at thirty seconds and everything clicks. -
Mesh – The Truth Doesn't Matter Bristol's finest return after a decade with 16 tracks and nothing to prove. The truth may not matter, but this album absolutely does. -
Tania Cassette – The Flame Glass Spells vocalist debuts solo with a nocturnal 80s synthpop single produced by NITE. -
Balduvian Bears – Hill (Past Dream) A melancholic post-punk ballad from Salt Lake City about the moment childhood dreams collapse. Detuned synths and buried vocals that pull you under. -
Vioflesh – The Spell A seductive club-driven darkwave anthem from Santiago. Piercing synths, driving bass, and vocals built for strobe lights. - hinfort – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out A Cologne solo project takes on one of the Smiths most untouchable songs and doesn't flinch. The weight transfers.
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NITE x Dead On A Sunday – Last Chance Two of dark music's most compelling current acts find each other on a single that earns the collaboration. -
Buzz Kull – Deep Hate Four original tracks and four remixes from the Sydney darkwave veteran, out on Heartworm Press. -
Vioflesh – Abstraction Cold, reverbed vocals and a driving drumkit from the Santiago darkwave project. Another dancefloor entry that delivers. -
Laibach – Allgorhythm (feat. Wiyaala) The first single from Laibach's first studio album in over a decade is strange, unpredictable, and ultimately impossible to dismiss. -
Madeline Goldstein – Dream 2 Die (No Heaven) The fourth single from Speaking to the Body evokes 80s synthpop nostalgia with a brighter palette than most of her peers. Captivating vocals throughout. -
Kontravoid – Mortal Cameron Findlay signals a new album cycle with a relentless industrial techno single. -
Vioflesh – Sweet Poison A slow-burning darkwave ballad from the Santiago project. Haunting, sensual, and built for an album context. -
hinfort – alive A Cologne solo project adds haunting synth lines to its post-punk foundation. The addition earns its place. -
Antipole & Paris Alexander – Winter Solstice EP Six tracks of cold darkwave from a decade-deep collaboration. -
2DCAT – Never Enough Hypnotic percussion, powerful vocals, and a chorus that shifts everything. Washington D.C. dark synthpop at its best. -
Balduvian Bears – Ursine A six-track EP from the Salt Lake City project. Stripped synths, minimal percussion, and that unmistakable voice across some of the most intimate Balduvian Bears material yet. -
NIGHTSISTER – In Your Eyes A bewitching post-punk single from the Portland outfit. Mournful vocals, cold electronic propulsion, and a dark dancefloor pulse that pulls you under. - BLACKBOOK – Nobody Loves You A bassline-driven synthpop single from the Swiss-Dutch duo. Catchy, bittersweet, and built for dancefloors and radio alike.
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2DCAT – Touch In The Night The DC duo takes on a West German Eurodisco classic and makes it meaner. Warm analog synthesizers and a vocal that fits the song like it was always hers. -
Qual – Love Zone William Maybelline explores digital decay and technological repulsion on Qual's fourth LP. -
AGNIS – Wicked Witch A seductive dark pop single from Polish solo artist AGNIS. Infectious chorus, electronic flair, and vocals that do exactly what they need to do. -
Kite – Kite On Ice YEAR0001, November 2025. A live performance on ice that has no business being this grand. It is. -
Vioflesh – Tonight A nocturnal darkwave hymn from Santiago. Strong bassline, hard-hitting drums, and Vio's dreamlike vocals make this one hypnotic. -
Vandal Moon – Money Dance The third single from the California duo's upcoming album DIE HAPPY. Retro 80s post-punk instincts, a driving bassline, and a chorus that will not leave your head. -
Digital Drvgs & COLD KISS – She's a Killa A dark post-punk collaboration from Digital Drvgs and COLD KISS. Bass guitar driven, rhythmically sharp, and built for the dancefloor. -
NITE – NITE The Dallas duo deliver their most complete statement yet. Five albums in and they are just hitting their stride. -
AGNIS – Halloween Night (Vioflesh Remix) Two of darkTunes' finest collide on a Halloween anthem. The Vioflesh remix treatment suits AGNIS perfectly. -
Carrellee – Captain (STRAIGHT RAZOR Remix) STRAIGHT RAZOR takes on Carrellee and delivers something hypnotic and dreamlike. A remix that fully earns its place. -
Isaac Howlett – Ghosts of the Tsunami Isaac Howlett's fourth consecutive DAC chart entry finds him moving further from nostalgic synthpop into darker, more driving territory. -
Ladytron – I See Red 25 years in and Ladytron still sounds like no one else. High priestess disco for the dance floor. -
Madeline Goldstein – My Own Design A driving, danceable dark synthpop track from the Los Angeles artist. Energetic bassline, familiar arp, and vocals that anchor everything. -
Isaac Howlett – Eggshell A haunting companion piece to Empathy Test's Demons, produced by Daniel Myer. The voice is the instrument here. -
CZARINA – My Enemy (feat. Antibody & Binary Division) (Vioflesh Remix) A darkTunes supergroup moment. CZARINA, Antibody, and Binary Division meet Vioflesh and the result is shadow-drenched and exquisite. -
Paradox Obscur – IKONA Nine tracks of coldwave and dark pop from one of the scene's most commanding voices. -
Isaac Howlett x A State of Flux – Spiralling The Empathy Test frontperson delivers his most emotionally raw solo work yet. The lyrics steal the show.