Darkplace is an anonymous art-project that emerged on the music scene with impressive presence and storytelling earlier this year. The music is rooted in post punk, but incorporates a variety of other genres in ist sound, among which Experimental Rock, Alt-Pop and Shoegaze are prominent. The debut album 'About the End of the World' is a monumental release, speaking not only through the medium of sound, but also through stunningly glum digital paintings and animations. The concept behind the album is set in a grim future, or perhaps present, where the world is depicted through imagery inspired by real life...

ERASE THEORY, the solo project from Jeff Sahyoun – guitarist of post-hardcore groundbreakers Letlive. – shares a brand new single, “The Good Kind,” out October 26th via Icons Creating Evil Art. Trapped between practicality and passion, “The Good Kind” tells a story of resilience and channeling one’s inner strength in the face of challenge. Written and produced by Sahyoun himself with additional production from Jonathan Dolese, Sahyoun draws from his own experience in a corporate setting and feeling trapped in a world in which he doesn’t belong. With instrumentals that transport the listener in a dream-like world and raw lyrics...

The Queen of Death Gospel; Louise Lemón is back with ‘Tears as Fuel’ on 19th October - our third taste of what's to come on her new album Lifetime of Tears which will be released February 8th, 2023 on Icons creating Evil Art.. The album marks a significant milestone in her career, as she takes the reins and showcases her exceptional talents as both a songwriter and producer. Louise Lemón is the kind of artist that can capture both the softness and the emptiness of loneliness and turn it into pure gold. She has a knack for conjuring beauty from...

Swedish indie alt-rock band Tribe Friday is back to drop their sophomore album Hemma on 13th October 2023 via Icons Creating Evil Art. ‘Hemma’ is the Swedish word for ‘home’, the ultimate theme for this retrospective, Swedish bubblegum emo, “hometown trauma dump” record. Tribe Friday released their debut LP, ‘bubblegum emo’, in June 2022 to critical acclaim, featuring on Upset, Earmilk, Alternative Press, American Songwriter, Atwood Magazine, and more, as they infectiously introduced the world to the Swedish invasion with charting hit ‘shut me up’ (over 1.2M streams to date). They've had several singles on rotation on Swedish National Radio...

A few weeks back, Swedish producer duo PAPA Sound released their collaboration with Jamaican rapper Xout Boss on the new single "Gun Talk". A gritty, murky Dark Trap-esque likkle patwois infused banger! Now, as a part of their series of "Skull Edits" (the duos remix concept), the track "Gun Talk" also gets a in-an-alternative-reality result and take in terms of vibe. In an somewhat drillhall-esque meets darkwave for a late night ride-manner, the track definetly takes a different turn... As Patrik Arve & Paolo Albo continue on their path of collaborating with diverse and talented urban artists worldwide, their musical...

EMMON (aka Emma Nylén) lates album 'RECON' has been hailed with glowing reviews and nominations for best album by the likes of GAFFA, HYMN and DN. More over the album was awarded "Synth Release of the Year" at the Manifest Gala 2023, won the acclaimed "Release of the Year" by the highly appraised Synthsläggan Awards and the GAFFA Award for "Electro of the Year". Now, Sweden's own Electro Clash queen prepares to drop a remixed version of the celebrated album dubbed 'RECOMIXED', featuring remixes by the likes of ULTRA SUNN, Tobias Bernstrup, Harlem, ZackZackZack and more. As a taste, EMMONs...