‘Thread’ is an intriguing insight into Darkswoon’s darkwave, dream-pop universe, a plastic and malleable artistic endeavour that embraces alternative escapism, ethereal distortions, and poetic, anthemic vocals. It’s a formula that’s deeply hypnotic and luscious, a brooding tension between melancholic urgency and hazy resolutions. Hailing from Portland, Darkswoon are gearing up for an upcoming album, ‘Antivenom’, set to be released in the coming months.
About the album, we are told: “Built atop a hardware-driven electronic foundation, the record balances cold mechanical textures with an intimate human core, cradling Jana Cushman’s ethereally soaring vocals. Lyrically, Cushman confronts loss, anxiety, fear, and inequality with unflinching honesty, wielding words as both confession and scalpel.”
“Norah Lynn’s melodic yet gritty basslines snake through Rachel Ellis’ propulsive, kinetic rhythms, while Cushman’s guitar work provides a dense sonic web that at times pushes Darkswoon into more expansive shoegaze territory. The songs on Antivenom function as an immersive, atmospheric whole, yet retain a sense of urgency through cautionary missives, unresolved emotions, and the weight of things left unsaid.”
Recommended! Discover ‘Thread’ now: