{"id":2655,"date":"2023-03-17T07:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T12:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2023-03-17T07:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T12:17:29","slug":"a-cloud-of-ravens-releases-parable-single-announces-tours-with-clan-of-xymox-curse-mackey-then-comes-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=2655","title":{"rendered":"A CLOUD OF RAVENS releases &#8216;Parable&#8217; Single, Announces Tours With CLAN OF XYMOX, CURSE MACKEY &#038; THEN COMES SILENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-CLOUD.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-CLOUD.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-CLOUD-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-CLOUD-768x738.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u201cTheir sound, though inspired by bands of their youth, is not rooted stubbornly in the past &#8211; their music feels of this time, with their messages transversing the cosmos\u201d<\/em>\u00a0~\u00a0<strong>Post-Punk.com<\/strong><br><br><em>&#8220;Sonic luxuriance&#8230; racing at full velocity with tight-fisted riffs, cutting exactitude and danceability&#8230; a healthy reminder of the original and timeless allure of the post-punk sound and scene&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0~<strong>\u00a0The Spill Magazine<\/strong><br><br><em>\u201cA Cloud of Ravens impress not only for the dark poetry, which forms and develops in the band\u2019s lyrics and expands in their alluring titles, but the duo also rivet through their gritty and immediate sonic scheme, which feels pitch dark and hard as nails\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Destroy \/\/ Exist<\/strong><br><br><em>&#8220;A perfect blend of an homage to the past and the modern construction of the future. A heroic journey through a desolate land&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>~\u00a0<strong>Sounds and Shadows<\/strong><br><br><em>\u201cThey play cold wave, they play post-punk, they are Gothic and they set to music some of the most striking lyrics you can find\u201d<\/em>\u00a0~\u00a0<strong>White Light \/\/ White Heat<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Parable\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZU0ZgYKQAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NYC-based postpunk duo&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acloudofravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>A Cloud of Ravens<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;has released&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/acloudofravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8216;Parable&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>, a foreboding tale (and the final single) from their forthcoming<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/album\/lost-hymns\/1634832936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Lost Hymns&#8217; LP<\/strong><\/a>. Recorded from spring to autumn 2021 and mastered by&nbsp;<strong>ACTORS&#8217;&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/JasonCorbett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jason Corbett&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>at his&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacknifesound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jacknife Sound<\/strong><\/a>studio, this collection of 11 tracks will be released via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nexilis.music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nexilis Records<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/schubertmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Schubert Music Europe<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;on April 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloudofravens.bandcamp.com\/track\/parable-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Parable&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>is a foreboding tale that comes following&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HOLodA-Bhvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Requiem For The Sun&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>, which casts&nbsp;a hopeful eye towards the light in&nbsp;a rich frenetic jaunt through the multiple facets of darkness we are all so eager to leave. Earlier, the duo previewed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xei5X9el_Sw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8216;Nature of Artifice&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nGYKTtmZdqY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;The Blackest Mantra<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nGYKTtmZdqY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formed in 2018 by&nbsp;<strong>Matthew McIntosh<\/strong>&nbsp;(guitar and vocals) and&nbsp;<strong>Beth Narducci&nbsp;<\/strong>(bass guitar), the Brooklyn-based duo emerged on the burgeoning dark music scene with a series of self-released offerings that garnered attention that led to their 2021 album<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloudofravens.bandcamp.com\/album\/another-kind-of-midnight-the-remixes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8216;Another Kind of Midnight&#8217;<\/strong><\/a>, a mournful yet triumphant collection exploring the heart of a world amidst a devastating pandemic and torn by moral tribalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In some ways, &#8216;Parable&#8217; channels Einstein\u2019s definition of insanity, which is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,&#8221; says&nbsp;<strong>Matthew McIntosh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Though dense in metaphor, &#8216;Parable&#8217; is asking &#8211; how dire do things need to get in this world for us to realize, as a society and culturally, that maybe something needs to shift as far as how we honor each other, the futility of war, and how we treat the environment? We\u2019ve got one planet, and we\u2019re on it together whether we like it or not. Doesn\u2019t the path of least resistance ultimately make the most sense?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effectively merging classic and contemporary post-punk and darkwave sensibilities, their somewhat poetic use of prose and metaphor expressed the trials and joys of the world in which we now find ourselves. A Cloud of Ravens&#8217; subsequent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acloudofravens.bandcamp.com\/album\/another-kind-of-midnight-the-remixes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>remix-based EP<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;featured contributions by legendary producer John Fryer and such prominent artists as&nbsp;<strong>Clan of Xymox, ACTORS, Chris Vrenna&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Ritual Howls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growing up in a family of avid music lovers and her mother being a professional opera single, McIntosh arrived at this genre of music after ample explorations in the punk, death rock and hardcore scenes, finally forging the duo&#8217;s trademark sound with Narducci, whose background is more connected with alternative rock and industrial music, as well as professionally supporting&nbsp;fellow musicians in the A&amp;R field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Parable&#8217; is out now, available across digital outlets, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/artist\/a-cloud-of-ravens\/1523314323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Apple Music<\/strong><\/a><strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0BDEwFicaRyO3bzDfjWkBm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=popular&amp;rh=p_32%3AA+Cloud+of+Ravens&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_music_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloudofravens.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bandcamp<\/strong><\/a>. In support of the &#8216;Lost Hymns&#8217; album, A Cloud of Ravens will launch a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>European tour<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acloudofravens\/posts\/pfbid02ww2eYRP6V6sqJod8ZFedqTtD1sV538mV7mdmpj3fuuJWyNZTqTuGKej9wFVNTy2l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Then Comes Silence<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;in April-May, followed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>North American dates<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<strong>Clan of Xymox<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Curse Mackey<\/strong>&nbsp;in May-June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CREDITS<\/strong><br>Lyrics and music by&nbsp;Matthew McIntosh<br>Matthew McIntosh &#8211; guitar, vocals, synths,&nbsp;drum programming<br>Beth Narducci &#8211; bass guitar<br>Recorded by Matthew McIntosh<br>Produced and mixed by Matthew McIntosh and Beth Narducci<br>Mastered by Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound<br>Artist photos by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weirdhours\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kevin W Condon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TOUR DATES<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Apr 15 &nbsp;Baltimore, MD \u2013 Dark Spring Baltimore<br>Apr 22 &nbsp;Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 Klubb D\u00d6D *<br>Apr 29 &nbsp;Madrid, Spain \u2013 DarkMad *<br>Apr 30 &nbsp;Madrid, Spain \u2013 DarkMad *<br>May 05 &nbsp;Hannover, Germany \u2013 Subkultur *<br>May 06 &nbsp;Li\u00e8ge, Belgium \u2013 Le Garage Creative Music *<br>May 07 &nbsp;Li\u00e8ge, Belgium \u2013 Le Garage Creative Music *<br>May 09 &nbsp;Hamburg, Germany \u2013 Headcrash *<br>May 10 &nbsp;Hamburg, Germany \u2013 Bastard Club *<br>May 11 &nbsp;Berlin, Germany \u2013 Wild at Heart *<br>May 12 &nbsp;Antwerpen, Belgium \u2013 Fetish Caf\u00e9 *<br>May 13 &nbsp;K\u00f6ln, Germany \u2013 Artheater *<br>May 31 &nbsp;San Antonio, TX \u2013 Paper Tiger&nbsp;**<br>June 01 &nbsp;Houston, TX \u2013 Numbers Night Club&nbsp;**<br>June 02 &nbsp;Austin, TX \u2013 Elysium Austin&nbsp;**<br>June 03 &nbsp;Dallas, TX \u2013 Granada Theater **<br>June 05 &nbsp;Albuquerque, NM \u2013 Launchpad&nbsp;**<br>June 06 &nbsp;Denver, CO \u2013 Oriental Theater&nbsp;**<br>June 07 &nbsp;Salt Lake City, UT \u2013 Metro Music Hall&nbsp;**<br>June 09 &nbsp;Seattle, WA \u2013 El Corazon&nbsp;**<br>June 10 &nbsp;Vancouver, BC \u2013 Rickshaw Theatre&nbsp;**<br>June 11 &nbsp;Portland, OR \u2013 Star Theater&nbsp;**<br>June 13 &nbsp;San Francisco, CA \u2013 August Hall&nbsp;**<br>June 14 &nbsp;Costa Mesa, CA \u2013 The Wayfarer&nbsp;**<br>June 15 &nbsp;San Diego, CA \u2013 Brick By Brick&nbsp;**<br>June 16 &nbsp;Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Regent Theater DTLA&nbsp;**<br>July 21 &nbsp;Meschede, Germany &#8211; Live Am See *<br><strong>* tour dates with Then Comes Silence<br>** tour dates with&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Clan of Xymox &amp; Curse Mackey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keep up with A Cloud of Ravens<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acloudofravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acloudofravens.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/acloudofravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acloudofravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCy5Fzhp85IAqvGSPHadxdWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ca\/artist\/a-cloud-of-ravens\/1523314323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0BDEwFicaRyO3bzDfjWkBm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=popular&amp;rh=p_32%3AA+Cloud+of+Ravens&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_music_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SongKick<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:contact@shamelesspromotionpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Press contact<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC-based postpunk duo&nbsp;A Cloud of Ravens&nbsp;has released&nbsp;&#8216;Parable&#8217;, a foreboding tale (and the final single) from their forthcoming&nbsp;&#8216;Lost Hymns&#8217; LP. Recorded from spring to autumn 2021 and mastered by&nbsp;ACTORS&#8217;&nbsp;Jason Corbett&nbsp;at his&nbsp;Jacknife Soundstudio, this collection of 11 tracks will be released via&nbsp;Nexilis Records&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Schubert Music Europe&nbsp;on April 28. &#8216;Parable&#8217;&nbsp;is a foreboding tale that comes following&nbsp;&#8216;Requiem For The Sun&#8217;,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=2655\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A CLOUD OF RAVENS releases &#8216;Parable&#8217; Single, Announces Tours With CLAN OF XYMOX, CURSE MACKEY &#038; THEN COMES SILENCE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2657,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655\/revisions\/2657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}