Blankenberge – New Rules

Blankenberge are a much beloved band on the shoegaze scene. With three stunning albums behind them they’ve secured their place in our hearts. Hailing from St Petersburg in the Russian Federation their glacial tones have been exciting us since 2015. With the band not being signed to a label they have self-released everything to date. Which is a massive achievement given everything going on in their country at the moment.

It is currently the record label for Blankenberge, Life On Venus, Resplandor, Brian Wenckebach and has also licensed and released albums by The Ocean Blue, The Radio Dept., Robin Guthrie, Lovesliescrushing, Asobi Seksu, Japandroids and many more.

Today we have a sneak peek at the single called ‘New Rules’. It’s quintessential Blankenberge. The song opens on lush synth and bass until the insistent drums start driving things forward. Yana’s vocals remain as beautiful as always. The guitars come crashing in and send the song soaring. The first time I heard this track I’ll not lie; I did get teary eyed. I have a real love for this bands music and have done since Radiogaze came out. To hear them return with a track of this emotional intensity is just overwhelmingly joyful.

Blankenberge will return with a new album in the new year and you can be sure you can read a track by track analysis here on Static Sounds Club nearer the time.

‘New Rules’ is out this Friday September 27^th 2024. Check out the Blankenberge Bandcamp page and the Automatic Music Bandcamp page to make sure you don’t miss out.

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