Darkwave Devotion, Jungle Breaks, and Math Rock Precision Seize New York's Underbelly

Brooklyn is about to get colder, louder, and infinitely more rhythmic as a massive wave of industrial EBM and darkwave descends upon the boroughs. On June 4th, Littlefield hosts a premier night of sub-bass ritualism featuring Patriarchy’s confronting darkwave theater alongside EBM legends Light Asylum and the icy cold wave textures of Coatie Pop. If your appetite for the shadows isn't sated, the procession continues on June 5th at Webster Hall, where Texas post-punk flagbearers Twin Tribes team up with the synthpop allure of Riki and the brutalist EBM output of Dancing Plague for a night of pure gothic escapism.

Meanwhile, the digital underground spills onto the stage at Irving Plaza on June 4th. This bill showcases the brilliant, chaotic collision of hyperpop, shoegaze, and frantic breakcore. Jane Remover, still riding the waves of her brilliant shift into heavy, guitar-drenched zoomergaze, co-headlines with Dazegxd—whose masterful jungle breaks and UK-bass-infused rhythms are guaranteed to turn the floor into a high-bpm sweatbox. It’s a vital snapshot of the online-offline continuum, executed with absolute physical force.

If you prefer your complexity delivered via intricate string-work and odd-time signatures, make your way to (Le) Poisson Rouge on June 4th. Math rock titans Covet, led by the incomparable finger-tapping wizardry of Yvette Young, are headlining an essential three-band showcase. They’re flanked by the legendary Japanese post-rock outfit LITE and the emotional, midwest-emo-tinged catharsis of Hikes. This is technical precision meets raw punk-adjacent energy, offering a highly cathartic alternative to the electronic thud elsewhere in the city.