The cold touch of monochromatic melancholy meets hypnotic storytelling on A NEW WAY TO HURT- a four-track collaborative EP from London-based METALLIC LOVER and Claudia Kane, released via Kane’s imprint Villainess Records. Emerging from London’s dark underground, the project forges a new melodic trajectory where EBM basslines, velvety 80s-inspired synths, and electro-infused rhythms collide with Kane’s intimate, spectral vocals. At once brooding and euphoric, the EP balances gloomy yet vibrant body music sensibilities with cinematic unease, echoing the suspense of an 80s thriller pastiche. The title track arrives as a scene in motion: Kane’s diaristic-yet-surreal lyricism set against METALLIC LOVER’S glacial atmospherics and heartbeat percussion. Across the EP, the pair create a sonic world that feels as physical as it is psychological - a morose mutant disco where eerie sensuality and cathartic dissonance intertwine. A NEW WAY TO HURT captures the chemistry of two multidisciplinary artists, weaving intimacy into a cinematic sound world that carves out its own space; exceptional storytelling and technical craft with a reverent nod to electronic music’s past.
Tracklist:
1. A NEW WAY TO HURT (3:55) 2. THE WIRE (5:16) 3. WINGS (5:21) 4. CROSS HER HEART (4:06)
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