Lauren Lakis seeks refuge in memories of innocence on bittersweet “There”

Lauren Lakis taps into the bittersweet saudade of memory with deft attentiveness and an immediately moving sense of empathy that does not compromise on…

Mar 19 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

Scimitar draw first blood in darkwave danse macabre "Razors"

Born from the blackness of Los Angeles’ darkwave underworld, Scimitar channel the tenets of classically gothic post-punk through the modern lens of the…

Mar 13 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

Surfbort serve up satisfying sizzle on junk food jam "Hot Dog"

Surfbort stand as modern icons of unapologetic individualism, embodying a rebellious punk ethos forged at the riotous nexus of haute-culture and…

Mar 4 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

February 2026

EVOLFO invoke the cosmic communion of psychedelic unity on “Restless Seed”

Brooklyn psychonauts EVOLFO fearlessly chart a course for the outer fringes of sinister infinity at the liminal intersection of perception and reality…

Feb 17 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

Jaguar 777 craft a dangerously alluring neo-noir dreamstate on hypnagogic debut LP

Lo-fi gothic duo Jaguar 777 craft a dangerously alluring rock ’n’ roll dreamstate on their cinematic self-titled debut LP; fifteen tales of velvet and…

Feb 6 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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Blackwater Holylight radiate elemental splendor on 'Not Here Not Gone'

Regarded for a heady trifecta of doomy psychedelia reflective of their Pacific Northwest origins, Blackwater Holylight have conjured something of a…

Feb 2 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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January 2026

Death Lens stand tall on imposing hardcore anthem "Monolith"

Death Lens start the year off swinging with “Monolith,” an imposing hardcore anthem that stands tall, representing an evolutionary leap in the band’s…

Jan 21 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

December 2025

THEEDADROCK.BLOG 2025 Retrospective

2025 is wrapped up and what a year it was! The tidal surge of alt rock revivalists reached new heights, and sounds of the underground percolated with…

Dec 15, 2025 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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Gymshorts street-level love letter to The Big Apple rips on punky "Heaps New York"

Like Ramones said, “New York City really has it all,” and for native NYers, transplants, and urban romantics alike The Big Apple stands tall as arguably…

Dec 12, 2025 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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Some Days Are Darker forge ahead on reimagined post-goth elegy "Take Me Anywhere"

Originally released on Some Days Are Darker’s 2020 EP Love + Truth, “Take Me Anywhere” represented a foundational element in a developing post-gothic…

Dec 5, 2025 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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November 2025

Lindsey Troy blooms wild and tender on soulful solo single "I've Seen The Willow Trees"

As one half of the incomparably muscular electric blues duo Deap Vally, Lindsey Troy earned a leather-tough reputation for her no-nonsense feminine…

Nov 20, 2025 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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Blackwater Holylight conjure hypnotic rebirth on surreal “Heavy, Why?”

Heavy psych mystics Blackwater Holylight cast the first spell in anticipation of their forthcoming LP, Not Here Not Gone. “Heavy, Why?” is an elemental…

Nov 10, 2025 • THEEDADROCK.BLOG

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