D4RKSTAR – Dawns
Release Date: July 18, 2025
Origin: Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre: Darkwave, Electronica, Shoegaze
From the overcast edges of Gothenburg comes Dawns, the latest 5-track release from D4RKSTAR, a one-person project that fuses shoegaze haze, post-punk urgency, and electronic tension into a sound as cold and immersive as the northern skies.
Described simply as “desperation and reverb from the great north,” D4RKSTAR’s sonic universe is solitary but expansive—where pulsing synths meet glacial guitar textures, and every track feels like an echo from a distant emotional landscape. There’s a haunting stillness here, but also motion, as beats tick like faded clocks beneath foggy melodies and distorted whispers.
Dawns doesn't chase light—it confronts the shadows with subtle defiance. Drawing influence from both underground post-punk scenes and the digital minimalism of contemporary electronica, D4RKSTAR crafts music for those late-night moments when clarity dissolves and emotion takes over.
This EP is a perfect entry point into a uniquely Nordic interpretation of shoegaze—a project that feels both solitary and universal, stitched together by atmosphere, melancholy, and a distinct DIY spirit.
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