CŒUR ACIDE
Touch Me (All Night Long) Toucan Sounds It’s the latest project of steams millionaire Pat Lok and Haitian Mexican polymath F-Mack. Their prolific entertainment genre of tunes captures a futurist dance jamboree with Italo beat and disco fundamentals. A live duo of mystery and allure, the pairing known as CŒUR ACIDE provide a limb stretching, head shunting, footwork labyrinth for revellers to navigate as they weave in and out of the bar line. They take a retro vibe from the glory days of 90s rave and techno then use all the creative scallywaggery of the age to produce something ever more present. Presenting themselves as time travelling refugees from an age where intimacy is outlawed, CŒUR ACIDE (Acid Heart) enter as a warning about our meaningless future. Penned as a soundtrack to the end of times, this is Touch Me (All Night Long). Don’t be shy. A vibrant snappy rhythm breaks open the track with a jabbing synth melody that provides ample impetus to dance. A soul melody emerges from the vocal, it provides funky lines with a little swearing, parents, and runs down the aisle with flowing colours and upbeat fantasy. It’s a love song without the romance, carnal and platonic alike, we can all feel the groove and get in the mood for social interaction, maybe a bit more. It’s a dose of grown-up fun that carries the flame of retro groove into a liberated and technologically advanced age. You can follow CŒUR ACIDE on Instagram
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Bea Elmy Martin
Written On Me London The electronic alternative scene in the UK is thriving, with no small part played by the enchanting Bea Elmy Martin. A dialogue of emotional sharpness and inner world exploration carries her gossamer influence across boundaries. Growing up around real and classic music, icons like Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder adorned her formative years. Learning how melody and feeling work together to explain the intangible inner dimension, Bea Elmy Martin quickly developed her own sense of intimate poignancy that still reflects beautifully in her work. Since Blue Escape, her 2021 debut, Bea Elmy Martin has deliberately taken the slow and steady road with her producer, Dominic J. Goldsmith. This ultimately led to her celebrated album, Under The Yew. The second record has taken the same name. Presented as a sequel, Under The Yew II will surface later this year. From the record is this delicately poised sound sculpture, Written On Me. It’s today’s feature. An almost silent note begins the piece before Bea enters with her delicate power. The emotional clarity mingles with a vulnerable humanity as her melody expands and touches the horizon, gradually owning the sunrise. Piano and atmosphere build a foundation of meandering feels and moments of imaginary smiles. A band then flows from the missing spaces, revealing even more shape and form to the production. The heavenly verses continue to glide across brass and synthesiser as the drumming explores a poignant drama nestled within the grace. You can follow Bea Elmy Martin on Instagram TikTok and Threads  Carla Harvey Lords of Acid
Lords Of Acid and Princess Superstar
Superstar Karaoke Metropolis Records The union of sounds and the merging of destinations that formed from the pairing up of Lords of Acid and Princess Superstar carries their fun electronic suave to elaborate levels. With an epic combination of fire and reputation, Belgian provocateurs Lords of Acid are keen to make their first new material in eight years as enticing as it is rewarding. A casual rock and dance ethic frames their divergent style while Princess Superstar adds her US culture and show-stopping singing voice to the equation. What results is an EBM style party number that utilises heavy metal rhythms and industrial music formulae to steal every base on its home run. It’s the first in a whole round of singles that culminate in a new Lords Of Acid album later in the year. Here comes the video; you can’t miss it. The track begins with an upbeat synth melody that rises like a euphoric trance tune before a bouncy rhythm begins to pop and jig to a fast tempo. Japanese words and indecipherable lyrics mix with various audible snippet we can sing to. There is a patchwork of guitar and electro; it has europop fundamentals while taking a page from the book of nightcore, with grungy portions like custard on jam roly-poly. Get info on the upcoming tour on the Lords of Acid website Follow Lords of Acid on Facebook and Instagram You can follow Princess Superstar on Facebook and TikTok 
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The Dambuilders
Shrine 2026 Magic Door Record Label Back with a single and a B-side, plus a list of dates for us to see them on stage, US legends The Dambuilders present Shrine 2026. They made a name for themselves with college radio, their tunes ringing out across the campus and dormitory buildings, in cars, and trendy bars. As the freshers grow into seniors and then fly the nest, they take their tastes with them, and that’s where we are today. Having recently reformed in 2025, they performed their 1989 debut album in full at NYC Berlin and Dromfest. This first new material since the noughties is a reprise of their 1994 hit Shrine. Their B-Side is I Hope We’re Not Too Late, which together with Shrine, was produced by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door then mastered by Greg Calbi, award-winner and premiere engineer, known for work with Lennon, Bowie, Tom Petty, Patti Smith, and many more. It’s out now. A catchy bass and drum riff begins the tune before the guitars wallow in with a high energy distortion. The vocals hit, that familiar melody reminds us of the original and a mixing production difference leaves us agape. The chords hammer in with their fast strumming on the bridge as the verses roll out the story piece by piece. A lean middle section then lifts the tune into a new dimension before the chorus melody of vocals bring the song back to our ears. A mesmerising harmony plays with bass, guitar, and vocal shows us vibrant rock music still has room for technicality. Get music by The Dambuilders on Bandcamp Follow The Dambuilders on Facebook and Instagram LIVE DATES April 24 - NYC, Mercury Lounge (with Sleepyhead) April 25 - Providence, RI - Myrtle (with Sleepyhead) 
The Melancholy Kings
New Girl Magic Door Record label They’re hard at work lifting their new album into the annals of infinite culture, New Jersey’s The Melancholy Kings show no mercy with this fourth single release from Her Favourite Disguise. The sophomore LP from the regents of wretched feelings, its opus is expanded and strengthened with their latest film-noire style music video. Visuals and motives from the Golden Age of Cinema, the choreography tells a story all its own. Can we feel love for a black and white long passed illusion? Something about the human mind allows it, and something about this band makes the concept even more fascinating. If you’re into artists like Television, Wilco, The Replacements, and Teenage Fanclub, then this will open your horizons. Otherwise, it’s a brand-new door to walk through. Watch and see. Silken estrangement opens the piece and gives rise to a delicate acoustic, pushing the chords in little rhythmic notions of deciphered melody. The vocals join in, folk and rock n roll in one, the Bert Jansch style writing leans into Simon and Garfunkel, clearly giving the days of old and the years that followed which gave us a personal story. The feeling of loving someone intangible and overtly stylised leaves us feeling full but empty, complete yet false; the emotions are real even if the imagination is not. It’s always nice to wander down the lanes of daydream with people we wish we could spend time with, and this piece reminds us to never stop believing. Find out more on The Melancholy Kings website Get music by The Melancholy Kings on Bandcamp Follow on Facebook and Instagram Desolate Moments Can Be Found In The Gloaming Left By Christine Plays Viola – Watch The Video6/4/2026 
Christine Plays Viola
Desolate Moments Italy A gothic darkwave phenomenon, Italy’s Christine Plays Viola are busy promoting their new album Fear Increases Violent Emotions, or simply F.I.V.E. The latest single from the record is the video track Desolate Moments. This new production was released just Friday with an exclusive premiere the day before. Now that the official business is done, I’ve been invited too. The song was written by band leader and guitarist Fabrizio Giampietro; their style captures elements of the darker Joy Division and Cure moments while exploring the vast underground depths of their genre. With enchanting baritone vocal lines and a heavy atmosphere of tension and device, their twenty-year career is still just as fresh as before. This is Desolate Moments on film. A thumping pace merges gently with waves of abstract keyboard and guitar. The rhythm is gracefully calm yet insists on more to follow. A rising pace greets doubling up of the timing as the backbeat continues to pound. Vocals flow in, melodrama and tenacity; a piercing synth captivates as the voice lends an almost operatic spookiness. A drifting lead guitar churns with enchantment before the lyrics fall back into the front row. Forming in darkness and exploring the husks of broken chime, the music swirls on its silver sixpence and mesmerizes with its ruminative bars. Find out more on the Christine Plays Viola website Follow Christine Plays Viola on Facebook Get music by Christine Plays Viola on Bandcamp |
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