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Portland, Oregon, is the land of the whacky, wild and, most importantly, spooky. A new abomination has been birthed in the form of gothic/industrial group Hexxes, with the witchy beings Agatha Hexx (synth, bass, drums/percussion, programming), Alastair Hexx (guitar) and
Scarlett Hexx (lyrics, vocals)

My goodness, those vocals sound so familiar. I cannot workout if I have heard the singer before or they remind me of someone else. Ballsy, yet smooth like Caroline Blind (Sunshine Blind), and it complemented by the clattering, industrial style programmed drum machine and electronics. Scarlet’s vocals soar and are the focus, though you can hear the cheeky guitar holding its own.

Hexxes seem to be drawing from the political machinations happening in the United States, a dark and depressing series of ongoing events, with a narrative pushed by self serving, bible thumping, paedophilic oligarchs and politicians. These events have highlighted how much we take life for granted until it becomes threatened by having freedoms eroded. “Fragile Things” is an acknowledgement, but also it points to holding onto those ideals and small wins. Witches are the best type of bitches, and Hexxes have created a great dance track in “Fragile Things.”

Fragile Things | Hexxes

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We are going to take you back to November of 2025, and point you in the direction of Californian based shoegaze band, Intercurrent, and their debut single “Arrows.” An extra exciting titbit is the fact that sometime, around mid-year, they will also be dropping an EP.

This is a two track release with “Fall Asleep,” as the b-side that introduces you to the sound of Intercurrent. The light and delicate vocals backed with flourishing guitars one moment, and in the next blurring into a wall of sonic noise, with that voice riding the top of it. Meanwhile, the title track, “Arrows” has a darker edge to it, slowly unravelling in a dreamlike way, until it takes off in a most glorious surge. Vocals and guitars droning together, wrapping around each other to the very end.

Intercurrent follow in the rich musical footsteps shoegaze bands, such as Lush and Slowdive with Rachel Goswell, where the female vocals give them a beautiful ethereal quality. The “Arrows” single is a free download and it definitely hits the right spot.

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Do you have a funny little Valentine? Do you, and they, err on the more darkside of life? Then you might truly be ready to romance your other half with the single “My Bloody Valentine” by Who Saw Her Die?!

Get hot and heavy with the danceable beats, and the breathy vocals, groaning in your ears. Nothing says I find you deathly attractive than background screaming electronics and lyrics that speak of asphyxiation and being someone’s dirty buried secret. And you also get the extra bonus of two extended/remix versions of this artery splurging track. Who Saw Her Die? are bringing the electronic darkwave for you to exsanguinate for the one you hate to adore. So, in that vein, will you be “My Bloody Valentine“?

My Bloody Valentine | Who Saw Her Die?

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Shadows Forming is new album from Helsinki based witchy rockers, Hauntees, which will be released on the 28th of February. out on Xonoring Records. Members, Aiju Salminen (bass, vocals), Heini Kauppinen (guitar, vocals, organ), Piia Jalkanen (guitar, backing vocals) and Teemu Kumpulainen (drums), have dropped the single “All Over Again” as a touch stone for Shadows Forming.

The drums are clean and punchy, with fellow rhythm section partner, the bass guitar, up and front, dusting the tune with heavy intent. There is a lilting sadness from the guitars and the vocals fluctuate from singular to the harmonies in the chorus.

“We want to reach toward other worlds with our music, beyond everyday reality, When we write songs, we describe them to each other through places, films, and moods.” – Hauntees

I really like the fact the single is not overly processed, as if I could expect them to sound like this live, which lends an air of feeling fresh and not bound to being absolutely perfect. In other words, a rawness as the Hauntees wrap their vision around your ears. We don’t mind listening to the Hauntees “All Over Again.”

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I do like me a bit of oi oi, two finger salute in the general vicinity of political and social fuckery. Punk music is the perfect conduit, and the Forsaken Profits, from the USA, have released the single “Decayed,” out on Anything But Radio Records, and featuring the talents of Tyler Capehart (vocals), Bryan Kyle (guitar), Jermain Payne (bass) and Joel Perdue (drums).

In true punk fashion, “Decayed” is just a tad over two minutes long, so there is little surprise that this track is a goer from the start. Insane drumming will keep the most critical of headbangers, happily slapping their brains inside their bony casings. The vocals are unapologetic and rough as fuck, like after a night on the turps and with nothing left to lose. The guitars punch you in the guts and, occasionally, delicately scream in your face with excellent riffs.

Now, this could be taken as a song about a zombie apocalypse….. or it could be about the fact that currently the world is more fucked up than ever and we need to do better. The zombies are the faithful willing to go along with genocide and ecological destruction, while having moral compasses looser than a bunch of evangelicals at a youth gathering. Forsaken Profits are loud and brash, and “Decayed” is just we way we like it.

Decayed | Forsaken Profits

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