On March 6, Makthaverskan will release their long-awaiting sophomore album, entitled ll. In preparation, they’ve made their latest single, “Asleep,” available for streaming, a track that the astute observer will liken to Altered Images—melancholic lyricism, ascending melodies that only reach a coda when they’re good and ready.
Makthaverskan, which roughly translates to ‘powerful woman,’ in English, have described their music in the past as “dodspop,” or “death pop,” a term that highlights the melodrama of most of their recorded material. Most songs play with a reoccurring theme of loneliness (“Asleep” with the chorus “It’s not me you’re dreaming of”)—so why not dance to it,
Now all I ask is someone sign them and send them to NYC stat. This is the sort of revivalist pop our town’s been missing.