The young Brooklyn coldwave trio Dream Affair pay fair homage to gothic sounds of 1980s Britain on their recent Aborted State cassette, fusing voguish Cure/Sisters of Mercy-derived morosity with industrial and pop leanings à la Wierd Records. Prep for October's impending All Hallow's Eve with "The Porter", where the band casts just enough restraint and thematic hopelessness over familiar elements-- skeletal synth melodies, deep mechanized thuds-- to feel distinct. Read more on Last.fm