Kevin Bronson on October 1st, 2014

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The melodic mopery of the aptly named Dark Waves is perfect for anyone who’s spending a lot of time alone thrashing out all those unrequited love issues. It’s the project of singer-songwriter Nick Long, once of the punk outfit Dead Country, who’s now taken a turn toward intimate, meticulously produced synth-pop. With the release this week of Dark Waves’ self-titled EP, Long joins electro-romantics such as the Neighbourhood, Sir Sly, Maudlin Strangers and Jaymes Young, afloat in the unsettling, gloomy currents of love and longing. First single “The Heartbeat the Soul” finds the former, goes all-out for the latter.

||| Stream: The Heartbeat the Soul” and “Echo”