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nightmarish, wonderland. Renowned for tastefully of ‘The L Word’ on Showtime
In terms of her inspiration blending post punk, dream and the VH-1documen-
for this video, she refers pop and progressive rock tary ‘NY77: The Coolest
to Oscar Wilde: “We are with sweeping melodies Year in Hell’. Charlie was
all in hell, but some of us and restless and visceral awarded a Gold record
are looking at the stars” rhythms, Charlie Nieland (UK) for his production work
has been writing, playing on Blondie’s ‘Greatest Hits
“The storyline was inspired and producing music for Sight & Sound’ and achieved
by this intense year we decades, with a focus a Top 10 Billboard Dance
are collectively experi- on the atmospheric Chart Position with Debbie
encing, surrounded by and the imaginative. Harry’s single ‘Two
death and heartache. Like Times Blue’, which he
the protagonist, some of co-wrote and produced.
us absolutely need our
escapisms to remain sane, The ‘Divisions’ album is
even if they render us available now via Bandcamp.
delusional,” says B.A Miale. The full album by the same
name will be released in
Both the song and the March 2021. It can already
video feature Nieland’s be pre-ordered directly
Lusterlit bandmate Susan from the artist.Nieland
Hwang on Janggu, drum played power dream pop
kit and vocals. The video with the band Her Vanished
stars international cabaret Nieland played power dream Grace for over 20 years
and circus performer Amy pop with the band Her before establishing himself
Gordon, whose last acting Vanished Grace for over 20 as a solo artist with a mix
gig was playing a pigeon years before establishing of nuanced songwriting
in the big apple circus himself as a solo artist and sonic exploration.
until covid shut it down. with a mix of nuanced He is currently half of
songwriting and sonic the literature inspired
Watch the video HERE exploration. He is currently songwriting and performing
half of the literature inspired duo Lusterlit with Susan
This single comes on the songwriting and performing Hwang.
trail of several previewed duo Lusterlit with Susan Keep up with
tracks, including ‘So Few Hwang. Charlie Nieland
Have So Much’,vvvvvv
‘Pawns’ and ‘Divisions Over the years, Charlie
’ the video for which was has written and produced
created by Brooklyn-based material with such notable
video director Hypnodoll, artists as Debbie Harry,
presenting a beautifully Rufus Wainwright, Dead Leaf
layered glimpse at Echo, Blondie and Scissor
the what’s behind the Sisters. He scored the
illusion of separateness feature film ‘The Safety of
in this critical moment. Objects’ (starring Glenn
Close), the pilot episode
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