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In this new video from Curse Mackey asks the question, “What Monsters Come After You, when you are alone in the dark?”
CURSE MACKEY RELEASES “VERTIGO EGO” — FIRST SINGLE + VIDEO FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM IMAGINARY ENEMIES
Pre-order or pre-save: Curse Mackey – Imaginary Enemies https://cursemackeyngp.bandcamp.com/album/imaginary-enemies
Austin-based darkwave provocateur Curse Mackey has unleashed Vertigo Ego, the lead single and video from his upcoming third solo album, Imaginary Enemies (due July 25 on Negative Gain Productions). A brooding and hypnotic track, Vertigo Ego sets the tone for an album steeped in paranoia, grief, and the shadowy terrain of the self.
The video, directed by Austin artist TaSzlin Trébuchet (Jet Cemetery, FuckMoney), was filmed entirely in the city’s iconic Red River Cultural District, a hotbed of underground music where Mackey himself came of age. Featuring nighttime performance footage and vivid street imagery from Austin music venues including Elysium, Mohawk, Cheer Up Charlies, and 13th Floor, the video captures the neon grit and haunted glamour of Austin’s nocturnal pulse. “I pretty much grew up on Red River St.” says Mackey. “I’ve been seeing shows there since I was a teenager. It felt meaningful to bring that spirit into the first visual for the Imaginary Enemies album”.
Known for his commanding presence and evocative soundscapes, Curse Mackey has carved out his place as a leading voice in Texas industrial, darkwave, and post-punk. His work spans solo releases and collaborations with genre legends like Pigface and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Clan of Xymox and David J of Bauhaus/Love & Rockets. Mackey’s music is confrontational, yet charismatic and poetic.
Imaginary Enemies is Mackey’s most intense and intimate album to date. A cinematic, emotionally charged journey that plays out on the gritty city streets and in the shadowed corners of the mind where desire blurs with danger, memories flicker like broken neon, and monsters move in silence.
Listen to “Vertigo Ego” https://found.ee/cursemackey_vertigoego
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