Today, darkwave/synthpop powerhouse Brittany Bindrim unveils “Counterpoison” an album that fuses cinematic atmosphere with punishing beats, heavy synths, and emotionally charged vocals. It marks a grittier, faster-paced evolution from Brittany Bindrim’s 2024 debut “Velella Velella,” diving deep into themes of duality, resistance, and renewal. At its core, “Counterpoison” is about transformation — an antidote to the toxins that corrode both individually and collectively. The title reflects the idea of art as a remedy: a means to transmute pain, betrayal, and societal decay into self-knowledge and empowerment. The album was written and performed by Brittany Bindrim, produced and mixed by Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Eagles of Death Metal, Poppy) and mastered by Ken “Hiwatt” Marshall. “Counterpoison” was released today on limited edition vinyl, Compact Disc along with all digital and streaming platforms. The new album will be supported by select upcoming performances in Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles.
Counterpoison is a darkwave/synthpop record that fuses cinematic atmosphere with punishing beats, heavy synths, and emotionally charged vocals. It marks a grittier, faster-paced evolution from Brittany Bindrim’s debut Velella Velella (Metropolis Records, 2024), diving deep into themes of duality, resistance, and renewal.
“The title Counterpoison embodies the album’s central theme — the notion of art as an antidote,” Bindrim explains. “It explores the dualities of light and dark, and the corrosive systems that consume us, from political powers to internalized ideologies. In that struggle and tension, music and art can become a kind of resistance — a means of healing and awakening through confrontation.”
At its core, Counterpoison is about transformation — an antidote to the toxins that corrode both individually and collectively. The title reflects the idea of art as a remedy: a means to transmute pain, betrayal, and societal decay into self-knowledge and empowerment. The songs wrestle with light and shadow, inner conflict, and the search for meaning amid chaos.
Where Velella Velella drifted through dreamlike waters, Counterpoison strikes with greater urgency — pulsing with kinetic rhythm and raw emotional drive. Each track builds a world of its own, merging darkwave grit with luminous melody, and exploring themes of creative survival in an era defined by unrest and digital devaluation. The result is both visceral and reflective — an album that stares into the dark not to succumb to it, but to transform it.
The album was written and performed by Brittany Bindrim, produced and mixed by Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Eagles of Death Metal, Poppy) at Secret Hand Studios in Los Angeles, and mastered by Ken “Hiwatt” Marshall at Hiwatt Labs.