Brighton’s Esben and the Witch have just released their long awaited debut album. Its labeled as goth but since the emergence of the XX and These New Puritans goth has been redefined. Its a wickedly pleasurable album thick with ethereal aural enchantment and positioned between skittering electronica, seared folk and heavy psychedelic overtones. In theory this combo should not work [..]
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Esben and the Witch – Violet Cries
February 1, 2011 – 1:01 pm
Esben and the Witch – Warpath
February 1, 2011 – 12:14 pm
If you haven’t already noticed – goth is in. Last year saw the emergence of the XX, this years we have Esben and the Witch. Not only have they just released their 2nd album but also launched a series of eerie videos. The video for Warpath looks a little like a trailer for Blair Witch Project. Filmed in a dark [..]
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Esben and the Witch – Marching Song
August 25, 2010 – 4:57 pm
Raw & Gory…are the first things that come to mind when watching this video. But its somehow works and certainly fits the track. The Brighton-based trio Esben and the Witch released this new video for ‘Marching Song’ in anticipation of their EP launch due in October.
Perfume Genius – Learning
June 22, 2010 – 8:45 am
Seattle-based solo artist Mike Hadreas has created a beautiful album of lo-fi lullabies that bring to mind early cat power, elliott smith, sufjan stevens and ‘pink moon’. Its a sad record but also an oddly comforting, almost magical one. An album that dabbles in fairly dark waters, yet emerges cleansed; purged of the grief and confusion it was clearly born out [..]
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