Out From The Shadows Festival

10/09/2025

11/15/2024

Lose Control to the Intoxicating Darkwave of CUFFED X NOANGELSS "Imposter" Video Premiere

https://cvltnation.com/cuffed-x-noangelss-imposter-video/

11/06/2024

10/28/2024

On this day in 1985, Pet Shop Boys released “West End Girls” - the lead single from their debut studio album “Please” (with the original version being released in April of ‘84).

01/01/2023

Yes, here we are, at that time of the year again, the time for that sort of select reckoning that every critic, writer, or listener greets with a curious mix of love and dread. Love because of the joy in reliving still another thrilling ride around the dizzying darkwave merry-go-round that this sudd...

10/14/2022

So, lessee...one intensive review (Darkswoon's "Bloom Decay"), two midweek premieres (Chris Connelly's "Ripcord, Ripcord" and ex-PRIESTS etc project Ecstatic International album preview) and now the Friday cap-off, an exclusive video premiere of Kramer's "Bukowski on the Beach" from his new ambient (!) album "Music for Films Edited by Moths." Ahhh, retirement, restful and relaxing 🤣

The question must ultimately arise: Is there a modern musical niche in which the shape of Kramer’s talent – not to mention his psyche – doesn’t find a way to adapt, and in fact thrive? While making his name 30+ years ago via the fractured pop/disturbed rock’n’roll of the original Shimmy ...

08/04/2022

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Live in Portland? Into aMAZING darkwave? Love seeing bands from overseas you don't have to travel 6k miles to see? Then do we have the show for you!! Monday night (yes, a bloody Monday night MAKE AN EXCEPTION!!), August 22nd at The Coffin Club, Stockholm's Then Comes Silence play a show with The Bellwether Syndicate, starring none other than William Faith among a clutch of others and, AND, Vueltas is opening. This very well might be THE show of the year. Do not, DO NOT miss this show. I sure as fk ain't...

03/27/2022

Datura live at the Coffin Club in Portland, Oregon. Opening for the Out From the Shadows Festival.