The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Silver Tears, the new duo composed by Curses and Skelesys. They surf through the dark waves with their new track “Always Shine (Wait For The Rain)”, splashing echoes of early Sisters Of Mercy and hints of The Cure's 'Faith' guitars injected with ethereal melancholic vocals in a haunting search for love.
The track comes off ‘Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX’, the second compilation meticulously curated by the Berlin-based musician and DJ Luca Venezia, known as Curses, in collaboration with legendary Eskimo Recordings. This sonic adventure hovers into the edgier realms of club music, unearthing its darker facets. Spanning across three CDs and three 2LPs, "Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX" boasts an impressive collection of 49 tracks, connecting the pioneering industrial sounds of Throbbing Gristle, EBM legends like Nitzer Ebb and the post-punk experiments of people like Malcolm McLaren and Big Audio Dynamite with some of the most exciting artists around today, such as Boy Harsher, Nuovo Testamento and Years of Denial.
Listen to Silver Tears’ new track and read a little Q&A about their project below.
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-Melanie Havens
Can you describe the feeling or emotion you had while recording vocals for the song? You put out a side of your voice I never heard from you before.
Curses: Once we started touring a lot as Curses (live), I began to change things up a bit with my vocals, and make the live versions different from the recordings. I started finding a new register that was like this Eros ramazzotti silent scream range from 80s italo-rock. By the time we started ideas for Silver Tears, I felt familiar with this range… it’s like, when I let go of all inhibitions and just sing.
Skelesys: That's awesome, I remember when I first heard your vocals for the song I was like oh wow. I could feel you got into a different territory which made me really excited
Can we say there's gonna be some Silver Tears gigs at some point?
Curses: Defoooo! cant wait to.Especially since we’ll have an ep dropping w/ Berlin’s Fleisch in 2024..
Skelesys: yesss I actually can't wait to play those songs live...
What's the strangest gift you received from a fan while touring?
Curses: Oh man.. I have gotten some weird gifts haha. Maybe the funniest was a jar of home made Bloody Mary mix. This guy brought it to YeH club, danced all night with it, and then gave me this steamy hot wet jar of Bloody Mary mix, and that he makes the best in the world. Don’t know what happened to it, tbh. Maybe I should’ve tried it?
Skelesys: I think is good you don't know what happened with it haha didn't sound promising hahah.