New Mexico-based post-punk shoegaze collective Blackout Transmission returns with their highly anticipated sophomore effort "Twilight & Resonance," set for release October 10, 2025 via Etxe Records. This mesmerizing eight-track exploration finds the band trading urban sprawl of Los Angeles for the high desert expanses of the Mountain West, marking a significant evolution in their sonic palette while maintaining their signature lysergic intensity. The album will be available as a stunning dark purple vinyl edition featuring design and layout work by Jeff Holmes and original artwork by Jonathan Keeton.
Read MoreFrom the outset of recording “Sparse Illumination”, Blackout Transmission lead songwriter/arranger, C. Goett, envisioned calling upon musical comrades to reimagine these tracks through remixes and alternate interpretations. By activating the national Etxe Records community and local Los Angeles network, “Radiance + Variance: Remixes and Alternate Interpretations” advances new experimental and more electronic approaches to the original songs tracked with Scott Holmes (Highlands, Dream Machine LB).
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Last month, New Noise Magazine premiered Sparse Illumination, the debut LP from L.A.-based post-punk outfit Blackout Transmission. Collectively, the eight tracks on the album, out now through Etxe Records, combine for a tight 34-minute dose of post-punk, shoegaze, and neo-psychedelia that evokes low-shutter-speed nocturnal journeys through desert canyons and winding coastal highways
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