#upcoming albums

[nugothrhythms]

It sounds German gothic and “witch rock” act La Scaltra is going to be taking a more rocking turn with their next album. This is the music video to the title track off of their upcoming 2023 album Mater.

[gothmusiclatinamerica]

Music video to “Supernova,” a 2023 single by Costa Rican gothic rock band Ariel Maniki and the Black Haloes, to be featured on their upcoming album, Fractals

[spreadtunes22]

New single off this upcoming album from thrash metal pioneers. It is suppose to come out in spring.

[emthemonster]

[tahyirasavanna]

Interview: Malin Pettersen Will Make You Feel Understood With "Cry If I Want To"

Sometimes you’re not sure of the best way to process something you’re going through, and in that situation, it’s best to afford yourself grace and the permission to express your feelings however you need to. For many people, one of the best ways to do that is through music, and Malin Pettersen does just that with her beautiful new single. “Cry If I Want To,” featuring teenage artist Bergljot…

[cliffsofcapri]

Pre-save Glam-O-Rama by Cliffs of Capri on Spotify

[ded-ihn-uh-hul]

Translation: Bacon Concept Photos Gifs 2

The wise study books.

The cowardly burn them.

The insane do both simultaneously.

The ignorant leave us unsupervised.

[musicfordinner]

ONE MORE DAY!!!!!!!!!

I’m bugging. Like I’m seriously bugging. I need it. I feel myself powering up differently. The vibes are hitting heavily.

[todoggukie]

One time for the present, two time for the past.

[doctorsiren]

Cover art for “Graveyard Shift”, my Michael Afton song :D

It’s set to release on all music platforms on this upcoming Saturday (May 27), with the lyric video releasing on my YouTube channel on the same day!

[nugothrhythms]

“The Blackest Mantra" by Brooklyn, New York based darkwave duo A Cloud of Ravens to be featured on their upcoming album Lost Hymns, coming February 2023

[gothmusiclatinamerica]

“Thanatosis” by Peruvian coldwave one-man-band Schmerz off of what is to be his official debut album, Lamentum, released in February 2023 by Infravox Records

[seaofreverie]

Sparkstember Day 18: Balls (Bullet Train)

Sometimes (oftentimes) it's true that all you need are Balls. I personally absolutely love Balls. I'm a big fan! Ekhem. Today I'm using the help of (I mean, copying most of the passages from it) my earlier Balls rant that I have written down after my first listen of it back in January. I really love this album and I don't want to completely skip over saying a couple words on it at least but I really don't think I have the headspace to write anything very good for it today. I'll still try though!

So yeah, Balls. It's a great album, fun and chill (in my sense of what I call and consider chill anyway), consistent, as Sparks albums tend to be, and as I suspected / hoped it does fit this specific vibe of driving around at night somewhere city-like and illuminated. Or being on a train deep at night and looking at the world zooming by (if you'd even see much of it on a train at night anyway.....). And I do think that it's not so dissimilar to Gratsax (I'd say now that it's definitely darker and moodier than its predecessor...). So it's interesting to think about how it's considered to be one of the "weak" ones (by music reviewers at least) while Gratsax is so beloved in comparision.

I will admit, I don't really know what the big problem with this album could be. As I said, it's fun, it has the melodies, it has the energy, it has the theatricality (I like seeing how more and more orchestral instruments such as strings are being incorporated into the music, in a way the jump into Lil' Beethoven two years later doesn't come of as THAT much of a shock because of this. The evolution of sound here is fascinating!) I really like the intense beats, just as much as the more laid-back and moodier pieces. And there's lots of gold to be found in the lyrics department as always.

One more thing I wanna say is that at some point I wondered if this music sounds older than it is. Maybe it does? But then I remembered that this was 2000 and honestly when I think about it, there just IS something about this album that fits so well with the Y2K image and vibe and all. Sparks 2000 and all that.

Favourite songs (and other highlights):

Balls: I mean. It's Balls.

Scheherazade: absolutely LOVE this one and I had the strangest impression of it sounding very familiar when I first heard it. Months later I found out that it was just briefly featured in TSB so I think that explains it (I will talk more about my TSB viewings on TSB day. EVERYTHING has to be explained in excruciating detail, lmao)

The Calm Before The Storm: bugsonas 4ever. Song itself is amazing too

How To Get Your Ass Kicked: how can a song about getting your ass kicked be so pleasant and relaxing, it always keeps cracking me up, how perfect that is actually

Bullet Train: I love it how introducing the topic of the song with a "It's the [topic of the song]" is a reoccurring theme on this album. Thank you Sparks for this ode to technology and art (these lyrics always have me giggling). And also it just goes hard as heck

It's Educational: a perfect fusion of / sequel to I Thought I Told You To Wait In The Car and Progress (it's mostly the vocal delivery that reminds me of the latter)

The Angels: such an odd one here but I still like it a lot, I apparently said that it sounds "surprisingly mainstream for Sparks but somehow in a positive way". It's very sweet and I absolutely love how Russell sings here, it's so different from what we're used to but that only makes it hit you even more in the feels, lol. And I actually prefer the alternative version of this song that's featured as a bonus track, and I do think that's in big part because you can hear Russell better on it (or that was my first impression of it at least and it kind of stuck)

[spreadtunes22]

I found this mentioned a few moments ago on facebook. This is the song Metallica chose to release as the second single from the new upcoming album "72 Seasons". It's good.

[talos-stims]

MG ULTRA!!!!

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[strangedisciple]