A couple of months back I went to the Vogue to see locals C’est La Mort play their own brilliant brand of trance/shoegaze. Luckily, I went early and caught the opening band which really knocked my eardrums around.  The band was Love in the Shadows.  This three piece makes me believe that local bands can actually pay homage to English bands without sound hackneyed.  I mean just look at the slew of Seattle bands (or national acts for that matter) that water down the likes of PIL or Joy Division!  But not Love in the Shadows, they have a snake-charmer’s gaze set on beautiful, dark drones that transports us back 25 years, yet looks to the future.  Listen to the damn guitars for chrissakes!  They have so much delay and so many effects on them that they sound just like an analogue synthesizer!

After their show, one of the Love in the Shadow’s member personally handed out copies of their demo.  I got my hands on one of these handmade gems.  Included on this demo are tracks called “Pop Song” and “As It Was” which remind me a bit of the bleak, early 80’s Brit band The Sound (check out The Sound’s 1980 release Jeopardy if you want some more pre-goth drone).  But I digress.

Keep an eye out for these fellas!  Their melodies are a bit monotone and droney, so if you have a short attention span may I suggest you go out and buy a Coldplay album.  But for the rest of us who truly cherish the slow dirges of a post-goth ensemble, Love in the Shadows will be your cup of strychnine. Contact the band to get a copy of their somber 4 song demo today!