Category: A Cloud Of Ravens

Reaching For The Light From The Bleakest Of Shade With A Requiem For The Sun

8/2/2023

A Cloud OF Ravens
Requiem For The Sun
Nexilis Records

With a new album on the way this April, A Cloud Of Ravens fly the roost from their home of New York to encircle the globe with their gloom rock sound. The duo brings their brand of heaviness to the fold with inspirations such as Killing Joke, Bauhaus, and Soft Kill (eBay links) ensuring their ethos sits on firm foundations. A song about dark times, that come and go like the night, Requiem For The Sun takes a powerful leap towards expressing the sense of hope and misery that encapsulates those who are under the waves. Together, Beth Narducci on the bass and Matthew McIntosh on guitar and vocals bring the energy, the power, and the impetus to look to better days. Perhaps when the tour begins at the end of March, the sun will already be up.

Cracking snare and bass drum rhythms break out with the slosh of hard-struck cymbal. A deep bass melody opens with rhythmic bursts of tone. Keyboards and electric guitar fill the void as the vocals begin. Gothic and spooky harmonies reverberate through projections of impassioned sound. A force of rhythm keeps the music elevated as the vocal section rises and falls in tidal motions. A building up of intensity fuels the verse before a punchy chorus lunges forward with eyes wide. A masterpiece of shadow rock, the fun and slightly sinister music reaches the deepest corners of the scene.

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Tickets for Tour Dates (with Clan of Xymox & Curse Mackey)

Wed, May 31 – San Antonio TX
Thu, June 1 – Houston TX
Fri, June 2 – Austin TX
Sat, June 3 – Dallas TX
Mon, June 5 – Albuquerque NM
Tue, June 6 – Denver CO
Wed, June 7 – Salt Lake City UT
Fri, June 9 – Seattle WA
Sat, June 10 – Vancouver BC
Sun, June 11 – Portland OR
Tue, June 13 – San Francisco CA
Wed, June 14 – Costa Mesa CA
Thu, June 15 – San Diego CA
Fri, June 16 – Los Angeles CA

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Gothic Rock With All The Pieces In The Box From A Cloud Of Ravens With Nature Of Artifice

2/12/2022

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A Cloud Of Ravens
Nature Of Artifice
Brooklyn

New York is not big enough to hold the sound of local alternative rock group A Cloud Of Ravens. Summoning the forces of music through inspirations taken from the likes of Killing Joke, ACTORS, Soft Kill, and White Lies, (links to eBay) the band release their latest double a-side. Nature Of Artifice is followed by the equally as enchanting The Blackest Mantra. A small sample of the awaited album that’s due on Berlin’s Nexilis Records, these two tracks incorporate the roots of influence with a modern and up-to-date mentality of song writing.

A pulsing synthesiser opens the music with a spooky edge. Harmonies and drums enter on cue and build the music from the ground up. As we ascend the stair, a barrage of guitar and vocal enters with a deep bass that throbs to the groove in the riff. A truly gothic rock sense cloaks the music like shadow garments, clinging to the shapely chord progressions. Keyboards and vocal work with a melodic passage that evolves and shifts under the stormy sky. A rhythmic guitar pushes various chords and progressions along the track as the rocketing beat surges onward. Catchy and delightfully dark, Nature Of Artifice catches the breeze with aromas of cinder stone.

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