Portland, Oregon’s NIGHTSISTER seem to have tapped into late 80s underground music video culture in its own cinematic treatment via Talon Media of “Hometown Wound.” It looks like a much more modern update of the collage of images and live performance videos one might have seen on more public access video programs for Wax Trax and affiliated industrial and Goth bands of the aforementioned era with the sense that maybe it was produced in an underground club or in the band’s warehouse or basement and there’s an undeniable appeal of such a low budget yet stylish approach. Could the singer be wearing an old Fearing t-shirt? Who can say but him but if so, nice touch. At any rate, the coldwave track has emotionally resonant yet distant sounding vocals and the kind of distorted and brooding, looping guitar work one might have expected to hear in a late 80s Sisters of Mercy song. But the dusky aesthetic and the moody melodies should appeal to fans of modern darkwave artists like She Past Away (which this band has covered), Haunt Me and French Police. Watch the video for “Hometown Wound” on YouTube and follow NIGHTSISTER at the links provided. NIGHTSISTER released its latest EP Send Angels Here EP on February 28, 2023 and now available on digital and limited edition cassette.
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