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Florida based Astari Nite, has clocked up ten years on the dark scene, playing people their brand of goth music. The latest album, out on Negative Gain, titled Resolution of Happiness is their fifth, and one might say, most interesting yet. The band has been incorporating a more shoegaze feel into the music, a throwback to their influences such as David Bowie and Lush. In between touring, lead singer Mychael Ghost, was gracious in talking to us about the band and the new album, which seems to have been born of both grief and the strong bonds of friendship that hold this group together.

Congratulations on Resolution of Happiness, which I believe is your fifth full length studio. Astari Nite has been releasing music since 2014, so I am wondering how the dark alternative scene has changed since you first started out?

Thank you Adele! You know, I am not too certain about what I have released in the past though “Here Lies” and “Resolution of Happiness” are still mint to me.

 Sometimes it’s easier for me to leave songs that I write in specific periods of my life, far away and alone. I find it to be therapeutic that way. At least for today, I feel that way.

During the band’s travels throughout the U.S., UK and Europe, I met DJs, Promoters, bands and wonderful people who support this vibrant scene.

With social media platforms available, it also seems that more and more people enjoy sharing playlists, spinning music online and being very vocal on what they love or hate. This world is massive and there is space for everyone to share and love.

I have heard the Florida darkwave scene is pretty big, so could you tell us how you started up the band?

I met Illia, the drummer for Astari Nite at a Roller rink. I was sipping on a soda pop, and he walked up to me and said, “I like your Jeans.” Shortly after he offered me some candy and he and I ended up skating to disco for hours.

We decided to start a band influenced by what we had blasting on the jukebox religiously!

 It took some time to find our guitar player Howard Melnick and bass player / Keyboardist, Danny A.E. I guess it was all fine and dandy once we agreed that Abba, Bowie and PULP rule the school!

The new album has a dreamy quality about it, through the echoing guitar work and yet it has a beating goth rock heart. Can you tell us a bit more about the concept behind the album?

I guess jumping in from putting out the Here Lies album a couple of years ago, we wanted to steer away from the gloom. We wanted to do something a little bit brighter as a nod to the nineties, which we were heavily influenced by during this record. And I think jumping down and speaking about facts in my life kind of put color to what the boys in the band were putting together musically. I was able to tell more of a story rather than hiding behind this shade of gloom, I guess you could say.

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I am gathering a lot of the writing and recording for the new album happened during the height of covid. How did all this help or hinder the creative juices?

The death of my brother and father had a great deal to do with my creativity. The decline of my mother also played a part! I can’t really speak on behalf of the band, though I know they guided me through what I was going through mentally at the time. They walked with me and allowed me to sing or say whatever the fuck came to mind. The three of them saved my life! They showed me how to breathe again without being so shy.

You gradually released a few singles in the lead up of the album, one of those being the mesmerizing “Bowie in Daydreams.” How did you end up writing this track, and for you personally, how big an influence is Bowie’s music?

This was a special time for the band and I! This period is what we call the “Summer of Love.” A lot of traveling with our circle was happening. We were totally in bloom.

David Bowie was the soundtrack to our lives during all these magical memories being created. This song was a perfect way to pay respect to his beautiful soul along with telling our own story. For me, it was another way of saying goodbye to my sweet brother, Ryan. I miss him every day!

Another single is “Necessity Meal,” and I am curious about the story behind it….so what is it all about?

Danny from the start was engaging a hybrid bass line very reminiscent of The Doors and Funkadelic. His idea was to have Howard add additional guitars in respect to an alluring Hendrix style anthem, which would surely elevate the chorus. Once it was gift-wrapped, the song met its glam rock introduction. Staying true to my sincerity, I speak of feeling messy during strange and unusual occurrences while normalizing innocence.

I hear hints of early Christian Death in this album and vocally sounding like Rozz Williams, especially in the track “Tongue Tied Galore.” Was this a conscientious thing or a complete fluke?

I’ve heard so much about Christian Death and how Rozz Williams was such a beautiful person. His music is something that I have never traveled through. Some of my friends around the block mentioned that I would love his records. In time, I am certain that I will get around to it. There is a time and a place for everything. Perhaps I am not mentally prepared as of yet. Maybe sometime soon fate will come my way!

Is there a favorite track off the album?

Tongue Tied Galore

Astari Nite is very much a live band, so has it been a joy for you bring new music on tour?

I do enjoy it a bunch though at times, not having enough space to play other favorite tracks can be such a drag at concerts. I want to make people happy! It’s just a crying shame at times that I can’t play every song that is expected.

Oh, the choices that we must make in life can really make you want to swim in the deepest ocean sometimes.

After ten years, what is it about being in this band and scene that compels you to create great music?

The goth / alternative scene is a big inspiration for Astari Nite to continue to write music! The people that I have met at concerts really make me smile the most. Our band has been fortunate to share songs with the world. I am also very passionate about meeting everyone at our shows. It is important for me to attempt to say hello to everyone who took the time to make the night special.

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Which bands right now do you enjoy or find inspiration in?

Abba, The Beatles, LUSH and Rosegarden Funeral Party! Yea that is where it is at currently. I’m digging all the colors that their songs throw into the sky.

What is next for Astari Nite?

Finishing up a new single that will come to life fairly soon, followed by an EP slated for a 2025 release! I’m in love with writing music. I feel happy and pretty in my current state of mind.

Although the Resolution of Happiness album was released this past June, being in the studio once again with the bandmates is the closest I will ever get to redoing a childhood that was stolen from me. I am at my best when I’m in a room with Illia, Danny and Howard. You know what I mean, love the ones you’re with! 

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There are a few gothic rock bands that have captured the ears and imaginations that bring back people to listen time and again to their back catalogues. Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees come to mind as well as The March Violets. There is never a gothic nightclub that doesn’t at least play one of their songs in my experience, with “Religious As Hell” or maybe ultra catchy “Snake Dance,” filling the floor with the children of the night. Starting in Leeds in 1981, the band has popped up time and again to tantalise us, before going quiet again.

Original members Tom Ashton and Rosie Garland are back with the phoenix that is The March Violets, bring with them a new bass player, Mat Thorpe into the fold, signing to the label Metropolis Records and releasing the full length album Crocodile Promises. The new album is full of that lovely guitar work from Ashton, Thorpe holding down the infectious rhythms, and, of course, Garland’s very recognisable vocals. I was lucky enough to be able to speak to Rosie, Tom and Mat about the past, present and very importantly, the future of The March Violets, as well as the new album. On a side note, new member Mat is already awesome because he mentioned New Model Army, let alone joining a legendary gothic rock band.

It is almost guaranteed if you attend a goth nightclub, you are going to hear a track from The March Violets. What do you think it is about your back catalogue that has grabbed the imaginations and hearts of several generations?

Rosie – The March Violets were not, and never have been, ‘Goth-By-Numbers’. We never tried to fit into a category – after all, there was no category of Goth when we started out. Leeds in the early 1980s was an exciting place and time for music, one of those rare moments when bands try out new things and new technologies. We wrote songs, recorded them, performed them and all at blistering speed and with blistering energy because we were in the moment and living from day to day. Whatever bubbled up, we grabbed it and slammed it onto recording tape.

Tom – Hopefully our originality and the catchiness of the songs themselves. There was a definite energy to all the bands surrounding us which we picked up on and I think a lot of music from that era has an indefinable quality that has help up very well over the decades.

The band started in back in 1981 in Leeds, and since then has been around in different
incarnations, so what has kept you coming back to this project and do you feel differently about the music scene now as opposed to the 80s?

Tom – Can you be haunted by a band? Asking for a friend! For me it’s always been in my life and threw me out into the world at a very young age. It is like an old friend and guardian, and I can’t imagine being without the creativity it pulled out of me and continues to do. Long may it fly!


Rosie –The March Violets still have songs bubbling up and bursting out. Writing and performing wasn’t a phase I went through in my 20s, after which I settled down into beige normality and became a corporate lawyer. Creativity is a lifelong passion, and I have no intention of giving up. Ever.

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Coming from the Leeds hot bed of gothic rock, and contemporaries to such bands like Sisters of Mercy and Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, how do think the dark music scene has changed and is it for the better or worse?

Tom – I loved it in Leeds then, and I still love it now. The current scene is full of talented artists building on the foundations laid in the early 80’s and onwards. I like to think we are still part of that process, and the new album is testament to that. Back in the day technology made it harder and more expensive to record music and I’m all for the advances that have democratized access and methods of distribution.

Rosie – Today, it’s far easier to reach – and stay connected – with fans worldwide. We can build up followers via Spotify & streaming services that simply didn’t exist in the 1980s. However, it’s heart-breaking to see so many live music venues closing down across UK, EU & the USA. It makes touring much more problematic. In addition, Brexit & other visa issues have made things incredibly confusing, let alone more expensive.

The band is now based in Athens, Georgia, so has this brought about a renewed vigour from The Violets?

Rosie – Well, Tom is based in Athens, while Mat & I are based in the North of England… it
makes things interesting!

Tom – Now we have arrived at our 3-piece line up it has definitely brought a new energy and we are looking forward to working on our next release.

This year is a massive one with The Lorries releasing their last studio album soon and
The March Violets bringing out your new full length called Crocodile Promises. The theme running throughout seems to be a bit of a creature feature. Can you tell about the title and theme behind Crocodile Promises?

Tom – For me it’s about rediscovering our punk roots from the 70’s and blending all we’ve
learnt musically in the time since then. It’s full of protest songs that delve deeply into personal relationships and politics as well as firing back at the deeply flawed systems we are facing in the 21 st century.

Rosie –Don’t believe a crocodile: it may promise the world and the moon on a stick. It can’t be trusted. It’s lies, lies, lies.

“Hammer the Last Nail” was the single released just before the album and between the highly recognisable vocals of Rosie and Tom’s classic guitar riffs, it felt right as a March Violet’s track. Can you tell us more about this track and also the video created for it?

Rosie – Tom created the video – it really captures the disruptive energy of 1980s Violets, while channelling everything we’ve learnt in between. Over to you, Tom!

Tom – The music came from something I wrote for a solo project back in 2004. It’s very much its own thing and a bit other worldly and in the video I wanted to kind of put us in that world in an alluring way that matched Rosie’s impeccable vocals and words.

Always hard to pick a favourite track, but for me is the amazing “Heading for the Fire.” Do you have a favourite track so far?

Rosie – I love how reviewers each have their favourite track from the album. It’s a wonderful compliment. It’s hard to pick a personal favourite, because I love them all. Maybe “Bite the Hand.” I enjoy growling the lyrics & wish my voice were deeper than it already is. Hey, Iggy! If you’re reading this and fancy a collaboration…

Tom –All of them lol! Yes, very hard to pick a favourite but maybe “This Way Out,” it has a line I love to play on guitar and that glam sensibility we all loved back in the day plus the words are just so damn relevant to this day and age.

Mat – I have to agree with Tom, “This Way Out” is a lot of fun to play… Not as easy as it might sound, but lots of fun.

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How did you guys decide it was time for an album and how did you bring new member, Mat Thorpe into the fold?

Rosie – Mat played bass at our Homecoming gig in 2007, and has been lurking behind the scenes ever since. Now the lurking is over and he’s a full time member of the band. We could not be happier.

Tom – We love Mat! His jumping in at this point couldn’t have been any more helpful. And as far as timing for a new album, we wanted to make a new statement pulling in all that we loved about The Violets past. We had a lot of material waiting in the wings and it told us to do our job with it.

Mat – I’ve been lurking in the wings on and off since I played bass in the Violets 2007 reunion show. After doing front of house sound for them last summer, the stars aligned in 2024 and I joined Rosie and Tom in early January, recording my parts for Crocodile Promises and preparing for UK, European and USA tour dates.

On the technical side, where did you record and who was involved in bringing it all
together?

Tom – I had a lot of musical ideas from the early 2000’s and we also had stuff that hadn’t made it onto Made Glorious so we combined and wrote/re-wrote the new stuff at my studio on Athens, GA. To save money and make sure it came out how we wanted it made sense to self produce and although it’s a little harder to be that involved in the finished work it definitely paid off as so many reviewers have stated.

Rosie –in January 2023, I flew over to Athens where Tom lives and we basically got together for a month and just wrote. A magical alchemy happened: we got rid of external distractions and just worked on songs. Tom had sent me some riffs and I’d sent him some words but when we finally got together it was like it was waiting to happen.

What do you think has changed about your attitude towards creating music?

Tom –I think I still have the same scenario where I tend to hear a riff and then imagine what else might be around it but the key is open mindedness. The next album might throw some surprises at our fans, but we’ll also build on familiarity and see what we can improve on. It’s definitely easier these days to throw an idea down and develop it cooperatively than when we started.

Rosie – Tom and Mat are supportive and encouraging. Which is the perfect environment when it comes to creating new music, I’d go as far to say this is vital for the Violets. We’re not our own tribute band, only playing the old tunes. We are alive. We grow, we develop, we create.

Mat – I’m looking forward to getting in a room with Rosie and Tom to work on our next album at the end of the next run of US dates. It will be the proper writing sessions together and I can’t wait.

What bands got you into music but more importantly, what are you listening to these
days?

Mat – Adam & the Ants, Alice Cooper, New Model Army. Today I am listening to English
Teacher, Sprints, Idols, Fontaines DC, Hania Rani. Ask me again next week and it will probably be different again.

Tom – The Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, Magazine, Bauhaus and countless others. These days I’m listening to Vowws, Lebanon Hanover, Tears for the Dying and Vision Video.

Rosie – I get earworms on tour. On leg #1 of the Crocodile Promises USA tour, Rosegarden
Funeral Party’s songs got stuck in my head. Which is no bad thing at all… their music is
amazing. Go check them out.

As we get older, there is a certain amount of clarity we are privileged in finally realising, especially in doing things for the sheer joy of it, and for me, this is what the current March Violets’ album sounds like. Do you think this is true?

Tom – Absolutely! I’m so glad that that comes to you from listening to the record. It feels like a celebration of all things that have been and will be coming for The Violets!

Mat – It’s definitely a joy for me to playing and creating music with Tom and Rosie after being a long time fan of the Violets. Long may it continue!

Rosie – You nailed it with the word ‘joy’. Rebecca Solnit says it better than I ever could, so I’ll leave it to her: “Joy doesn’t betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine act of insurrection.”

I gather you are playing live again so what is it like playing new music to an adoring
crowd and is this something you really enjoy?

Rosie – I never get tired of performing & connecting with a crowd. It’s such a buzz. Our fans span all ages and it’s amazing. In fact, on the recent tour we noticed around 70% of our audiences are under 30 years of age. They weren’t even thought of when The Violets started out. I have fans describe me as a Scary Gothmother, & that I’ve inspired them to take pride in their weirdness. It’s intensely moving.

Tom –It’s been a revelation playing the new songs and seeing them go down so well with our fans, what more could you ask for? We can’t wait to head out on the road in the USA again later this October and do it all again!

Mat – Playing live with Rosie and Tom this year has been perhaps the most relaxing and
enjoyable gigging experience I have ever had. The fans have been so enthusiastic and welcoming too which has been amazing to see.

What is next for The March Violets?

Tom – Ooooh! Well, we will be working on new material this year for release in 2025 so keep your ears pricked for news of that. The journey should never end!

Rosie – On leg #2 of the North American tour our main support is Die So Fluid. Plus, we had such a wonderful time with Rosegarden Funeral Party on leg #1, we invited them to join us on some dates… and they said yes! Can’t wait…

Mat – What Tom and Rosie said, but in a Mancunian accent 😉

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French goth rock band Corpus Delicti, were pretty big in the 90s, and after several acclaimed albums, they kind of disappeared. In 2022, the band reformed and with the release of the single “Chaos,” in 2024, it was plain to see that they had not lost any of that magic. Their fan base in Mexico is huge and so in April, 2023, they played Mexico City, recording the whole thing in order to release the live album From Dust To Light.

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What really hits you is the quality of the recording. So absolutely crisp and clear, with Pietrapiana’s vocals never swallowed by the music and the guitars that Delicti are famous for clean in the mix, so a shout out to the guys mixing this in the form of Téo Sarfati and Franck Amendola. . Even the drums are beautifully picked up and this album is a joy to hear. I found myself singing along with “Saraband,” “Lorelei” and “Patient,” wishing I was at this live event and yet mesmerised by how good these tracks are live and that they are as fresh as they were thirty years ago.

It is a privilege to hear Sébastien Pietrapiana (vocals), Franck Amendola (guitar), Christophe Baudrion (Bass) and Laurent Tamagno (drums) playing classic tracks drawn from across four epic albums. The band are incredibly talent musicians and there is just something magical about hearing songs played that are not hinged on backing tracks. Everything rests solely on the shoulders of players and Corpus Delicti are pure class. From Dust To Light is a wander down memory lane… another place and another time, with songs that are timeless and I have to say, I am so happy Corpus Delicti are back.

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For many of us, we cannot think of early 80s British post-punk/gothic, without including Leeds band, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (RLYL). They were an amazing juggernaut, with other key bands such as Sisters of Mercy and The March Violets, giving us dark, guitar driven songs of nihilism from an era that was seeing a great deal of social upheaval, and also a music scene spewing forth a slew of new styles. Something Lorries fans having been holding out for was another studio album. We knew there was one in the wings, but no one, including the band, knew if it was going to see the light of day, having been recorded ten years ago. Not only is that album, Some Kind of Paradise, due for release, there is also the bonus of an EP Driving Black, that is out in December. However, for now, the first single has been dropped, which is also called “Driving Black (Ding’s Remix)“. It has been thirty-three years since the last Red Lorry Yellow Lorry single and all this goodness is being brought to you via COP International.

Chris Reed’s vocals are unmistakable with that biting edge of venom matched with near derision, that brokers no arguments, for it is what it is. The percussion is savage between the drums (Martin Henderson) and bass (Simon Archer), that sets the stage for the driving guitars of Reed and David Wolfenden.

The Ding is Simon ‘Ding’ Archer, music bassist for RLYL as well as being a music producer in his own right. There is a coarseness that grates over your skin with “Driving Black,” as it is with most music in the past from The Lorries. I think this is due to the fact that the song is so real.. as in you feel it in your bones and it resonates in your head, becoming another integral piece of fabric in memories, because it is a great and gritty rock song. It isn’t long now for those of us who have loved Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and I am beyond excited knowing that the journey isn’t quite over yet.

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“Never Sever” is the new single from Norway’s Mayflower Madame, from the album Insight, which will be released on November the 1st on the label Night Cult Records.

There is a haunted tone to the beginning of “Never Sever,” however this track kicks off with the guitars powering up their shoegaze jangle. The vocals call out a regret of walking from a relationship, acknowledging that you can never go back after years. The electronics are the unsung hero here filling those swelling chorus.

There is a cool groove about this track, and the way it flows and builds between the guitars and vocals, very much reminds me of The Mission (UK). You can feel the ache of loss, however, the crashing drums combined with the bigger sound, leads you to believe that there is also acceptance of what is. Wallow in the beautiful gothic melancholy that is Mayflower Madame’s “Never Sever.”

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Aston Nyte, lead singer of goth rock band The Awakening, has once again taken on the duty of lead vocalist with US super group, Beauty In Chaos, for the single “Made Of Rain,” which is off their fourth album Dancing With Angels.

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Michael Ciravolo is a master guitarist and the notes drift in a sensuous malady. Meanwhile, Nyte sings from the pit of his being, with the tone grabbing your heart and pulling it out of the cavity it beats in. The lyrical imagery is poignant, stealing your breath with the powerful lament.

Nyte, simply put, has a superb voice with an extraordinary range, and I have to admit I hold him in great esteem along side HIM’s Ville Valo. Not only is his singing beautiful, but you feel everything. So easily he causes a visceral reaction and that is what makes Nyte perfect for this track, “Made Of Rain.” The music video is also a feast for the eyes which I highly encourage you to check out.

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Friday the thirteenth was the release date for the single “Stay Strange” by Swedes THEN COMES SILENCE, which features the smoky eyeliner (and vocal chords) of Dusty Gannon, lead singer of US group Video Vision, out on Metropolis Records.

From sliding down the guitar strings, to the jaunty nature that said guitars are being played, you already know you are in for a cracking tune, and the lads do not disappoint. The drums slam away as Alex Svenson and Gannon share the vocal duties, and it is a display of explosive punk styling pure joy. What a fantastic message in the chorus which simply says ‘stay strange and pure of heart‘.

Be still my beating heart, when you hear what could be a throwback to The Specials’ “Ghost Town,” with bonus points for seeing Goth Dad Gannon, getting on down to it in the video. “Stay Strange” has a psychobilly heart, preaching a feel good anthem that it is okay to go against the grain and not be like everyone else, even when the pressure is to be a carbon copy of the general public person. THEN COMES SILENCE’s third album Trickery is all about finding your people or tribe and Dusty Gannon, as Goth Dad, brings positive inclusiveness, so all I have to add is be weird and keep on dancing.

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Is it a bird or a plane? Why no, it is London’s test plan, a post-punk trio and they have released their third single, “It’s Not Enough” at the end of August. Max Mason (drums, backing vocals), Michalis Fragkiadakis (guitar, backing vocals) and Rory Dickinson (bass, vocals) make up test plan.

The first fifty odd seconds is a slow reverberating crush of guitar and echoing vocals….which then explodes into a tsunami of noise. test plan goes from lulls into stressed and strained screaming, not only from their lead singer, but also the guitars, and all the while the drums set the course, faithfully driving the rhythm section forward.

“It’s Not Enough” is amazingly dark and forceful, blaring out in defiance in this play of words. There is a punk heart here, matched up with noise propelled melody, vying to be not just heard, but felt through your skin and sinking into your bones as only a good gothic rock song can, so check out test plan.

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Beauty In Chaos is the gothy super group that revolves around lynch pin Michael Ciravolo, and the latest single “Holy Ground” featuring the vocal talent of Kommunity FK’s lead singer, Patrik Mata. Both this and previous single “Diving For Pearls” featuring Wayne Hussey (The Mission), can be found on the new album Dancing With Angels.

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‘A Watcher, a Supernatural Being, descends upon the planet below. He became transfixed, curious, & seduced by the women & Earthly pleasures & mysteries found. Ever since The Beginning this Being roamed the Earth creating Nephilim. What seems like an Eternity, The Being becomes a Fallen Angel, jaded, decadent, & tired having used & having been through every Earthling on the planet. The Fallen Angel shares its interpretation of how this planet used to be considered Holy Ground, but now it is not. The only thing that The Fallen Angel yearns for is to return back Home. Back to The Gate.’ – Patrik Mata on the premise behind the lyrics of “Holy Ground.”

Ciravalo’s guitar will call you into the sacred space that is the “Holy Ground,” with Mata serenading you from the perspective of a angelic being whom has fallen from grace. Both a beautiful and terrible tale with a soaring chorus that entwines the vocals of Mata and Ciravolo, that could be heaven sent and is very much Beauty In Chaos.

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Mon ami, lend me your ears for I will enlighten them with the music of The Antoine Poncelet Band, in the form of the May single “Drowning Men.” The band is made up of members Antoine Poncelet (vocals), Peter Quilla (guitar), Mark McClemens (bass, backing vocals), Justin Wright (drums) and Greg Bullock (keyboards), with Ingrid Larsen (backing vocals).

Tendrils of keyboard delicately introduce you to the beginning of “Drowning Men” before we launch into the twanging guitar, leading into Poncelet’s beseeching vocals. The drowning man, if you try and save them, could possibly pull you under and it is also a metaphor for modern life, that can grab you and take you under the unsurmountable waves. ‘What would you do?’ demands Poncelet as the dark bluesy “Drowning Men” grooves on. So what would you do? Save the man or listen to The Antoine Poncelet Band?

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