For some of us, we live our lives through art, seeking beauty in what others reject due to dark subject matters. Melbourne’s Velatine are still among the living, spreading their magical gothic music, though there are some that would say one foot in the grave with the latest single “Til Death We Do Art.”

The purpose filled guitar has that southern gothic twang, as if we are going to have a duel at 12 paces as the clock strikes midnight, backed by the mourning tones of the synths, and this is a song about mourning, with the first dulcet tones giving us the lyrics ‘when the funeral is over.’ A loss of an artistic twin flame and partner, with the ache of the vocals, like a knife twisting in your heart. That turn of phrase that makes up the title, ‘til death we do art‘ is equally devastating as it is a gorgeous tribute to a lost love, encapsulated in a chorus that rises like a phoenix from the ashes.

Loki Lockwood has partnered up again with singer Nocturna for this heartfelt darkwave song, with a personal origin. Lockwood recounts how a female friend in Ukraine, an artist, lost her other dark half to the unjust war raging there. How do you reconcile the loss of a lover, a muse and a best friend? “Til Death We Do Art” is about that grief but also the wealth of wonderful memories, so Velatine have created the perfect track full of sadness and gothic grace

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