Hemlock for Socrates and [melter] hit the road

A double-billing of dark, dissonant duos, Hemlock for Socrates (Pittsburgh, PA) and [melter] (Chicago, IL)’s Summer Tour 2024 is about to hit the road, following the release this month of two brand-new singles and music videos: ‘You’re Not Here’ by Hemlock for Socrates, and ‘blacklist’ by [melter]. The Hemlock for Socrates / [melter] Summer Tour kicks off in Louisville, Kentucky this coming Friday, July 26, before taking in dates mainly across the US Midwest (Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois); wrapping up with two homecoming shows in Chicago IL and Pittsburgh PA on 10 and 11 August 2024.

Hemlock for Socrates is the moody, danceable electronic art-rock partnership of Heather Shore and Kegan Heiss. Together they create music that sounds like the molten alloy from a furnace of disparate genres: doom-disco, electro-cabaret, industrial blues, math-wave. At times the sound is experimental and esoteric; at times it's dramatic and deeply personal. Their new single ‘You’re Not Here’ is described by Shore as “dark and angry, lush disco”; while their 2022 album Cavern explores the despair of the powerless individual in a society of billions and the savage desire to experience the pleasures of life and love, no matter how ephemeral they are.

[melter] are Robert Hyman and Jax Allos: a sonic disturbance made of flesh, blood, and machine. The new single ‘blacklist’ is steadily generating buzz from CVLT Nation (US), Side-Line (Belgium), ReGen Magazine (US), Sound Read Six (UK), Atomium Magazine (Chile), Revista the 13th (Argentina), White Light // White Heat (Italy), Mick Mercer’s Panache (UK), Dark Entries (Belgium) and others worldwide. Alongside the band’s self-titled EP from 2003, ‘blacklist’ showcases [melter]’s trademark blend of Jax’s powerful, soaring vocals and Rob’s propulsive battery of live drums and industrial electronics; fused with heavy distorted bass, dark atmospheric synths, and jarring raw noise elements.