# A CLOUD OF RAVENS Releases Single ‘Parable’ And Tour Dates

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/a-cloud-of-ravens-releases-single-parable-and-tour-dates/
- Published: 2023-03-20T12:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Brooklyn’s A CLOUD OF RAVENS releases ‘Parable’, final single from ‘Lost Hymns’ LP**

### **Tour dates with Clan of Xymox, Curse Mackey and Then Comes Silence announced**

_“Their sound, though inspired by bands of their youth, is not rooted stubbornly
in the past – their music feels of this time, with their messages transversing the
cosmos”_ ~ **Post-Punk.com**

_“Sonic luxuriance… racing at full velocity with tight-fisted riffs, cutting exactitude
and danceability… a healthy reminder of the original and timeless allure of the 
post-punk sound and scene”_ ~** The Spill Magazine**

_“A Cloud of Ravens impress not only for the dark poetry, which forms and develops
in the band’s lyrics and expands in their alluring titles, but the duo also rivet
through their gritty and immediate sonic scheme, which feels pitch dark and hard
as nails”_ – **Destroy // Exist**

_“A perfect blend of an homage to the past and the modern construction of the future.
A heroic journey through a desolate land” _~ **Sounds and Shadows**

_“They play cold wave, they play post-punk, they are Gothic and they set to music
some of the most striking lyrics you can find”_ ~ **White Light // White Heat**

![A Cloud of Ravens](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/tDms_k0B9ufQQb-XBE0THDU46jWL878AwPWeBETymBU%
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**Photo by Kevin W Condon**

NYC-based postpunk duo [**A Cloud of Ravens**](https://www.facebook.com/acloudofravens)
has released [**‘Parable’**](https://orcd.co/acloudofravens), a foreboding tale (
and the final single) from their forthcoming[ **‘Lost Hymns’ LP**](https://music.apple.com/ca/album/lost-hymns/1634832936).
Recorded from spring to autumn 2021 and mastered by **ACTORS’ **[**Jason Corbett **](https://linktr.ee/JasonCorbett)
at his [**Jacknife Sound**](http://www.jacknifesound.com/)** **studio, this collection
of 11 tracks will be released via [**Nexilis Records**](https://www.facebook.com/nexilis.music)**/**
[**Schubert Music Europe**](https://schubertmusic.com/) on April 28.

**[‘Parable’](https://acloudofravens.bandcamp.com/track/parable-4) **is a foreboding
tale that comes following **[‘Requiem For The Sun’](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/02/a-cloud-of-ravens-new-single-requiem-for-the-sun-inspires-dark-times/)**,
which casts a hopeful eye towards the light in a rich frenetic jaunt through the
multiple facets of darkness we are all so eager to leave. Earlier, the duo previewed
[**‘Nature of Artifice’**](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/01/brooklyn-post-punk-duo-a-cloud-of-ravens-reveal-the-nature-of-artifice/)****
and** [‘The Blackest Mantra](https://youtu.be/nGYKTtmZdqY)**[‘](https://youtu.be/nGYKTtmZdqY).

Formed in 2018 by **Matthew McIntosh** (guitar and vocals) and **Beth Narducci **(
bass guitar), the Brooklyn-based duo emerged on the burgeoning dark music scene 
with a series of self-released offerings that garnered attention that led to their
2021 album** **[**‘Another Kind of Midnight’**](https://acloudofravens.bandcamp.com/album/another-kind-of-midnight-the-remixes),
a mournful yet triumphant collection exploring the heart of a world amidst a devastating
pandemic and torn by moral tribalism.

“In some ways, ‘Parable’ channels Einstein’s definition of insanity, which is doing
the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,” says **Matthew McIntosh**.

“Though dense in metaphor, ‘Parable’ is asking – how dire do things need to get 
in this world for us to realize, as a society and culturally, that maybe something
needs to shift as far as how we honor each other, the futility of war, and how we
treat the environment? We’ve got one planet, and we’re on it together whether we
like it or not. Doesn’t the path of least resistance ultimately make the most sense?”

Effectively merging classic and contemporary post-punk and darkwave sensibilities,
their somewhat poetic use of prose and metaphor expressed the trials and joys of
the world in which we now find ourselves. A Cloud of Ravens’ subsequent [**remix-based EP**](https://acloudofravens.bandcamp.com/album/another-kind-of-midnight-the-remixes)
featured contributions by legendary producer John Fryer and such prominent artists
as **Clan of Xymox, ACTORS, Chris Vrenna **and** Ritual Howls**.

Growing up in a family of avid music lovers and her mother being a professional 
opera single, McIntosh arrived at this genre of music after ample explorations in
the punk, death rock and hardcore scenes, finally forging the duo’s trademark sound
with Narducci, whose background is more connected with alternative rock and industrial
music, as well as professionally supporting fellow musicians in the A&R field.

‘Parable’ is out now, available across digital outlets, including [**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/a-cloud-of-ravens/1523314323)**,
[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BDEwFicaRyO3bzDfjWkBm), [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?i=popular&rh=p_32%3AA+Cloud+of+Ravens&ref=dp_byline_sr_music_1)**
and** **[**Bandcamp**](https://acloudofravens.bandcamp.com/). In support of the ‘
Lost Hymns’ album, A Cloud of Ravens will launch a [**European tour**](https://www.songkick.com/artists/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens/calendar)
with [**Then Comes Silence**](https://www.facebook.com/acloudofravens/posts/pfbid02ww2eYRP6V6sqJod8ZFedqTtD1sV538mV7mdmpj3fuuJWyNZTqTuGKej9wFVNTy2l)
in April-May, followed by [**North American dates**](https://www.songkick.com/artists/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens/calendar)
with **Clan of Xymox** and **Curse Mackey** in May-June.

![A Cloud of Ravens single](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/Wgp-wD7JtTGHJCZdG1dBJ9R8eQEqSJf3zQQWiRfkQg4%
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**CREDITS**
Lyrics and music by Matthew McIntoshMatthew McIntosh – guitar, vocals,
synths, drum programmingBeth Narducci – bass guitarRecorded by Matthew McIntoshProduced
and mixed by Matthew McIntosh and Beth NarducciMastered by Jason Corbett at Jacknife
SoundArtist photos by [**Kevin W Condon**](https://www.instagram.com/weirdhours/?hl=en)

**[TOUR DATES](https://www.songkick.com/artists/10164634-a-cloud-of-ravens/calendar)**

Apr 15  Baltimore, MD – Dark Spring BaltimoreApr 22  Stockholm, Sweden – Klubb DÖD*
Apr 29  Madrid, Spain – DarkMad *Apr 30  Madrid, Spain – DarkMad *May 05  Hannover,
Germany – Subkultur *May 06  Liège, Belgium – Le Garage Creative Music *May 07  
Liège, Belgium – Le Garage Creative Music *May 09  Hamburg, Germany – Headcrash *
May 10  Hamburg, Germany – Bastard Club *May 11  Berlin, Germany – Wild at Heart*
May 12  Antwerpen, Belgium – Fetish Café *May 13  Köln, Germany – Artheater *May
31  San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger **June 01  Houston, TX – Numbers Night Club **
June 02  Austin, TX – Elysium Austin **June 03  Dallas, TX – Granada Theater **June
05  Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad **June 06  Denver, CO – Oriental Theater **June 
07  Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall **June 09  Seattle, WA – El Corazon **
June 10  Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre **June 11  Portland, OR – Star Theater**
June 13  San Francisco, CA – August Hall **June 14  Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer**
June 15  San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick **June 16  Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
DTLA **July 21  Meschede, Germany – Live Am See ***\* tour dates with Then Comes
Silence****\*\* tour dates with Clan of Xymox & Curse Mackey

**FOR FANS OF:** 
ACTORS, Killing Joke, TRAITRS, Soft Kill, Bauhaus, Cold Cave, 
White Lies, Drab Majesty, Holygram, Creux Lies

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