Video for "Love Song" directed by Jonathan Nanberg
Influences
Depeche Mode, remote viewing, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Joy Division, Pulp, Goldfrapp, T Rex, tm, Bjork,
James Joyce, The Faint, Is This Desire?, Massive Attack, Chris Cunningham, Nick Cave, Kieslowski, Glass, David Lynch, Blonde Redhead, Jocelyn Pook, Mother Mary, burning bushes, zetas, Kazantzakis, Nabokov, antlers, hypnosis, Nyman, Lewis Carroll, 11:11, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Morrissey, David Bowie, geothermal pools, Stanley Kubrick, trinkets, cats.
Their dark and electronic-tinged big rock sound, with complimentary light show, provided quite a spectacle to end the live band portion of the night. Singer Anastasia Dimou has an impressive stage presence and vocal ability that meshes well with the skilled playing of her partners on the stage.
- StereoactiveNYC
... dark (and immensely sexy) electronic art rock.
- Xiaoting L. •The Annex, for The Deli Magazine
What The Kills should have been, this Brooklyn-based band has all the elements of being. Spooky female vocals - not in a Diamanda Galas way, but more of a sexy PJ Harvey way if Kevin Shields and Massive Attack were the backing band, having consulted Trent Reznor on the backbeat. If you like Serena Maneesh but you live in NY and want to experience that sound here and not have to go all the way to Norway, go see Cruel Black Dove.
- Digitalheroine
Brooklyn based indie, alternative band Cruel Black Dove possesses a uniquely hypnotic sound characterized by an eerie, electro backdrop accompanied by strangely soulful vocals. Singer Anastasia Dimou’s tranquil, yet powerful voice resembles that of Joss Stone with a subtle element of optimism which serves to liven up their songs' otherwise dark vibes. With influences ranging from Morrissey to Bjork, the band’s peculiar sounds come together as a brilliantly rhythmic mixture of industrial, disco and indie rock.
- Alexandria Jones, The Deli Magazine
Sounds of slinky greatness.
- Rachael Yamagata
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Thanks for being our friend! Hope to see you this Saturday, July 26 at our show with New Orleans soul legend Tami Lynn backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band... Reduced price $7 will call tickets available on our myspace page...
hey Cruel Black Dove!!!! Thanks for great performance tonight!!!It was such a pleasure seeing you on stage!!!!STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Absolutely love it and want more!!!best regards!kasia:)
yay.. im the first one... You know.. my friend April turned me on to this group (she's the cousin of someone in the band) not naming names.. lol.. but this is a really great group and i hear a LOT if not TONS of potential in this group... as a lover of She Wants Revenge, A Place To Bury Strangers, and other groups like that i can hear them in this group... dark, sexy and great.... Kepp it up you guys.. you ARE going to be big... i've been pocasting since its advent and THESE guys are going in it... great stuff guys.. PLEASE do music and all of us a favor and keep it up.. i'm copying and pasting this praise wherever i can... ciao!
