The more melodic “I Don’t Like Myself” and the title-track are further dives into darker and gloomier realms, in league with the classic phase of contemporaries such as The Danse Society ( Heaven Is Waiting), Depeche Mode ( Black Celebration), and Celebrate the Nun ( Meanwhile). “Into the Unknown” and “All I Ever Know” then take the listener farther back to the heyday glassy and steely sound of Clan of Xymox, exuding echoes of “Obsession” and “Imagination.” It opens with the trademark icy, synth pulses of “She” it will fit well onto a playlist that includes Camouflage’s “The Great Commandment,” New Order’s “60 miles an hour,” and Men Without Hats’ “Head Above Water.” Still in the same Post-Punk veins, “Lovers” is, however, darker and more ominous. However, while 2017’s Days of Black was more diverse and experimental, the new record is definitely a welcome return to old form. Released on Friday, July 24, 2020, via Metropolis Records, Spider on the Wall picks up where its predecessor has left off.
One of the longest-running purveyors of what may be described as Gothic New Wave/Synthpop music, Clan of Xymox are back with Spider on the Wall, their 16th album.
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