Italian alternative/gothic rock band Vasa Kumora released a brand new single "Cruelty Rest". It's a shoegaze-influenced song about pain and defeat. At the moment Vasa Kumora is releasing singles, which will be slowly collected into a trilogy of albums about the life of a fictional character, Toby.
Vasa Kumora was born in 2022 in Italy as a studio band, which will never perform live. the identity of the two main members is secret by artistic choice. Vasa Kumora calls themselves an “alternative goth” band because they try to give a personal interpretation of the genre, away from some of its most overused stylistic features. Link

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