THIS IS OBLIVION - "A Reckoning"

THIS IS OBLIVION: Brooklyn duo creates haunting new single "A Reckoning" using only vocals and percussion

Brooklyn duo This Is Oblivion has revealed new track "A Reckoning" from its upcoming, self-titled, debut album.

On “A Reckoning,” the commanding vocals of Lulu Black and percussion of Michael Kadnar fuse together into a deliciously dark and intense 3 minutes of anti-pop. With Black delivering a sort of "rap" in a coolly powerful monotone, Kadnar uses a mix of acoustic and electronic sounds to pound out a granite-heavy beat.

In the words of Everything Is Noise: “They effortlessly blend doom metal with post-industrial and electronic influences in this twisted folk-styled narrative, reminiscent of Lingua Ignota or Chelsea Wolfe.”

Stream the track, here: https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/this-is-oblivions-a-reckoning-is-your-musical-introduction-to-the-paranormal/

Pre-order the album, ahead of its May 6th release on Kadnar's label, Silent Pendulum Records, here: https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-oblivion

Black and Kadnar began This Is Oblivion in the spring of 2020. A classical music major in college, Black's interest in other genres – industrial, darkwave, doom, and more – led her to start creating her own music. "My biggest influence has always been Nine Inch Nails, especially Trent and Atticus' cinematic scores," she states. "I love gritty textures paired with gorgeous harmonies." Kadnar is known to many as the rhythm machine behind bands such as The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Downfall of Gaia, and So Hideous. Known predominantly as a metal drummer, Kadnar separates himself from the pack by bringing outside influences into his playing, from jazz, funk, world music, and beyond; in This Is Oblivion, he utilizes a whole palette of percussion and his approach ranges from the delicate to the colossally heavy.

The two are not only in a band together, but in a relationship. "Collaborating with a romantic partner is a first for both of us," says Black. "A relationship that then evolves into an artistic collaboration can be hugely positive but also very raw and vulnerable at times."

The self-titled debut album was recorded and mixed in 2021 by Seth Manchester (Lingua Ignota, The Body) and mastered by Brian Lucey (Depeche Mode, David Lynch).

Photo by Rose Callahan