Australia-based band Golem Dance Cult, at the start of the year, released their hypnotically dark new single, "Pretty at Dawn", and on teh first play we were won over!
... a hypnotic, dark post-punk ride with cinematic precision
The track is lifted off their 2025 album "Shamanic Faultlines", and right from the get-go, you can hear its dark tone. Some organic percussive sounds enter the fold before those moody vocals come in like a haze rolling in on a winter's day.
The post-punk grit and the swagger of the vocals really come together rather well, and when you have the industrial underbelly, it helps to generate a great sense of occasion. Recorded and mastered with seemingly cinematic precision, "Pretty at Dawn" feels truly immersive and confident, so be sure to get your head stuck into this incredibly dark alternative track.