{"id":40434,"date":"2024-05-11T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40434"},"modified":"2024-05-02T20:14:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:14:52","slug":"the-sweet-kill-release-anthemic-post-punk-lp-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40434","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Kill release anthemic post-punk LP \u2018NOWHERE\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Sweet Kill have just released their sophomore LP\u00a0\u2018NOWHERE\u2019\u00a0with their latest video-single <em>Forbidden<\/em> via Young &amp; Cold Records (Germany) as well as Shadow Zone Records (USA). The Sweet Kill is a one-man post-punk project which focuses on the more dark and gothic side of the genre. Perpetually recording and producing at his own studio SHADOW ZONE SOUND in Los Angeles, Pete Mills wrote The Sweet Kill\u2019s sonic cinematic debut\u00a0\u2018Darkness\u2019\u00a0with the intent to inspire those lost in the shadows of life. The velvety crooning baritone Mills conducts a darkwave masterpiece of romantic sorrow echoing the laments of The Cure and Joy Division.\u00a0The Sweet Kill sum up the background to the new album in their bio. \u201c<em>NOWHERE\u00a0contains sonic cinematic soundscapes of cold wave synths, post-punk drums, atmospheric guitar and melodic bass. This album questions the final analysis of the souls\u2019 journey between two worlds, are we eternally floating in the ether or are we never lost and always found? Grief is love with nowhere to go. Lives are lived and lost and some souls return to explore another round as others trudge eternally haunting our world forever in the nowhere.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eerie video for <em>Forbidden<\/em>, directed by Ellen Hawk, delves into this mystery realm with gusto, taking us on a strange sojourn into the moonlight. The haunting voice of Pete Mills serves as a guiding light through this shadowy adventure, cutting through the darkness with the intensity and warmth of a candle\u2019s flame. His earnest croon adds a layer of depth and sincerity. Pete Mills delves into the depths of the human psyche, using an arsenal of cold synths, atmospheric guitar, and a melodic bass to sculpt an anthemic hook with bleeding-heart emotions. The protagonists, outcasts by nature, grapple with their desires in the shadows. Amidst secrets and whispers, their passion is intense yet prohibited, leading them to a paradise where they are exiled, consumed by a love both dark and irresistible. Watch the video for <em>Forbidden<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xF0feAEAygs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>With the latest full-length endeavor from The Sweet Kill, Mills exclaims \u201c<em>NOWHERE\u00a0is a mesmerizing journey through the human psyche, inviting listeners to confront their deepest fears and desires.\u201d<\/em> Whether it\u2019s the seductive world of vampires in the song <em>Queen<\/em>, fearlessly facing inner demons in <em>Evil<\/em>, experiencing the desperation of night terrors and subconscious suppression in the song <em>Creeper<\/em>, or a tribute to Mills\u2019 lost bandmates in\u00a0<em>Nowhere<\/em>, <em>Alive<\/em>, <em>Divide<\/em>, and <em>Goodbye<\/em>, The Sweet Kill once again proves their mastery of the dark and enigmatic through poignant lyrics and haunting melodies. You can hear elements of The Cure and Bauhaus reverberate through Mills\u2019 taut, brooding vocal performances, while the pounding bass lines and brisk percussion are reminiscent of artists like The Killers or Franz Ferdinand. The personal lyrics and accessible melody and production fall somewhere between Editors and Fontaines D.C., lending the songs an openness that will appeal to fans of pop and rock, not just post-punk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Order The Sweet Kill Products and Music<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/thesweetkill.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/thesweetkill.bandcamp.com\/releases<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Sweet Kill have just released their sophomore LP\u00a0\u2018NOWHERE\u2019\u00a0with their latest video-single Forbidden via Young &amp; Cold Records (Germany) as well as Shadow Zone Records <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40434\" title=\"The Sweet Kill release anthemic post-punk LP \u2018NOWHERE\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30,1907],"tags":[11712,2646,925,11711],"class_list":["post-40434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-forbidden","tag-nowhere","tag-post-punk","tag-the-sweet-kill"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1457D25D-E763-4E0C-A3CB-E7C956203656.jpeg?fit=1827%2C1218&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-awa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33338,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33338","url_meta":{"origin":40434,"position":0},"title":"Fearing announce debut LP \u2018Shadow\u2019 + tour dates with Soft Kill","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Fresh off a West Coast tour with Cold Showers, Oakland\u2019s Fearing have announced that their debut LP,\u00a0\u2018Shadow,\u2019 will be out on April 10, 2020\u00a0via Funeral Party Records. 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