When someone is looking to really delve into music, they aren’t always looking for something that is lyrically emotional and powerful, but rather for something that is rhythmic and captures an atmosphere, as if setting the scene of a film that builds and builds until its big climax. That sense of atmosphere is what drives the latest single from industrial goth band Flowers for Juno, titled “My Bloody Kisses.”
Formed in 2023 by Benjó James, Flowers for Juno has released a single that speaks volumes while focusing less on lyrics and more on tone. The atmospheric nature that envelopes the reader when “My Bloody Kisses” first begins allows the reader to feel the drum beats in their chest, slowly vibing with the guitar synths and vocals that are audible yet purposely blurred to enable the listener to feel both surrounded and immersed in the scene this song is bringing to life.
I loved the gradual way the song elevates and changes the tone of the synths and vocals to match the changing landscape of the music itself, forgoing the traditional structure and path that a song would follow, and instead building an intensity and emotional push that feels almost cinematic in quality, as if bleeding out of an indie film scene. Moody, haunting, and an indie vibe that refuses to quit, “My Bloody Kisses” is a compelling single that naturally blends the goth rock band’s sound with industrial and lo-fi tones, and naturally builds to a thrilling crescendo across the song’s 3-minute run-time. If you haven’t yet, be sure to stream the single today!
