WL//WH Weekly Post-Punk / Darkwave / Dark Synth Tips

• UK minimal synth /electronic duo comprised of singer, songwriter and formerly one-half of ’80s synth duo Oppenheimer Analysis, Andy Oppenheimer and electronic musician & producer Mahk Rumbae (Mitra Mitra and Konstruktivists), Oppenheimer MkII “Out In The Field” new 7″ Double A Side Single on TONN Recordings
  

Veteran UK duo combines beautifully morose deadpan vocalizations with sheer instrumental prowess in a poignant synthetic pop new single laced with austere, insinuating, and dramatic moods over which hovers a rarefied dim brightness, in a dizzying whirlwind of urgent and crackling rhythms along with bubbling, vibrating dynamic low ends, to draw algid and dark tones fraught by angst and disconnection, lit with icy soaring epic synth swathes and sparse quick stacking twinkling keys, layering sad, anxious vocals onto a hellish field of death and sacrifice.

• UK darkwave/coldwave/post-punk solo project Bone Pixie “Never” new single
  

UK solo project makes a compelling rentrée into the new year with a swelling, gothic-tinged romantic cathedral reverie with eerie, melancholic synth tones blurring ceremonial vibes through hypnotic lashing beats, and buzzing stuttering bass pulses to lift airy haunted male vocals and beautifully piercing female cries into a floating, glowing stratosphere of aching narcotic bliss.

• Tampa, Fl new wave rock n’ roll 4-piece GLOVE “Glass” new single                                                                       

Not easy to find these days a stylish, charming, and music-wise distinctive North American band, even the usual glamourous NY or SF seem too short for the part, 4-piece Gloves come instead from sunny Florida with a refreshing take on the ’80s British synthetic new wave sound, as well somehow suggesting to me emotional-ridden echoes of the Pulp and The Manics, fueled by an impassioned, magnetic frontman. The sweeping and dancy new single “Glass” is an array of mechanical rhythms, ominous swaying and buzzing bass tones, icy cosmic synth radiations, and searing sparkling guitar melodies, whilst urgent, angsty vocals croon dire harmonies left sulking in modern dystopic bliss. Check for the live visuals here.