Xander Harris “Night Fortress”

13 Feb 2013 — Henning Lahmann

Here's a first foretaste of what to expect from Xander Harris's forthcoming full-length The New Dark Age of Love, a highly anticipated LP that's been in the making for quite a while. Album opener "Night Fortress" builds on the Carpenter-infused, nightmarish synth explorations of 2011 debut Urban Gothic, yet quickly takes a deliberate turn towards more classic cold wave territory that is a little less creepy and a bit more upbeat than before. Then again, it's also not exactly dance music as showcased on Harris's twisted house musings on Manda Brown's 100% Silk imprint with his excellent 12" I Want More Than Just Blood two years ago. In any case, while it seems as if you could still easily construct a pitch-dark movie around the music, the glaring horror tropes appear to be gone for now. Check it out below.

The New Dark Age of Love is out soon via Not Not Fun.