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Atmospheric coldwave outfit Blacklist has unveiled its stirring new single, "In Shadow Light". The track is the third revealed from the band's impending new full-length, Afterworld, set for release on 28 October via Profound Lore Records.
Starting as the flagship band of artist Pieter Schoolwerth's Wierd Records imprint, Blacklist's trademark sound is dense and dark, incorporating elements of shoegaze and heavy metal with coldwave. The members often cite influences like My Bloody Valentine and Motörhead alongside bands like Comsat Angels, Killing Joke, and The Sound, while singer Joshua Strachan's (Vaura) lyrics split the difference between the anthemic manifestos of Manic Street Preachers and Sisters Of Mercy's Vision Thing.
Strachan on "In Shadow Light": "It's about the turning point in a long period of isolation when solitude becomes loneliness and loneliness breeds longing. I suspect many of us experienced this at some point in the last two-three years. I did, and for me, it felt like being haunted. Imagery from various films came to mind, the feeling of a presence you can't see which begins to fill the emptiness of the room. Often this is presented as a frightening thing, something that happens in eerie shadows, but what if the presence is that of someone or something that you desire? That evoked a kind of glow that I felt really matched with how the song sounded to me which was always like a golden autumn sunset. Hence the tension between shadow and light, absence and presence. Blacklist lyrics have always centred around the concept of belief, both the positive and negative aspects. For me, this song was about taking the negative idea of a frightening malevolent spirit and transforming it into a positive idea, where our existence and our connection with others - maybe even others we haven't met, or don't know that well yet - transcends the limitations of the body. It's about being haunted and possessed, but almost in a romantic way. For me, this is a way of turning superstition into something poetic".
Now, check on Afterworld's three revealed tracks. Link
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