Photo by Kyle Cassidy
Musical duo Charming Disaster‘s playfully dark music is known for exploring various kinds of trouble two people can get into. Their new single, “Stockholm Syndrome,” refers to the phenomenon where a hostage begins to identify with their kidnapper. But who is the captor and who is the captive? Sometimes things get a little complicated.
“Stockholm Syndrome” features the duo’s signature interlocking vocal harmonies, ukulele, and guitar, plus co-producer/collaborator Don Godwin on drums and bass. This postpunk-influenced track was inspired by Gang of Four, Bloc Party, and Bonnie and Clyde (both the Serge Gainsbourg/Brigitte Bardot song, and the actual Bonnie and Clyde).
“Stockholm Syndrome” releases on all digital platforms on January 26.
“Charming Disaster are unusual, spooky, wickedly talented, and completely unafraid to delve deep into the underworld in exploration of all things lurking in the dark…they have a knack for making the macabre fun.” –Mixed Alternative
Charming Disaster is a goth-folk musical duo based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write playfully dark songs that tell stories about death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, science, and the occult.
Charming Disaster’s music has been featured on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, and they have opened for legendary cello-rock ensemble Rasputina, goth icon Voltaire, and Amanda Palmer’s punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls. Recent appearances have included Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre in NYC, the Rochester Fringe Festival, Philadelphia’s Science History Institute, the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, VA, Cleveland’s Wizbang Circus Theatre, and the Coney Island Sideshow stage.
Their most recent album, Super Natural History (March 2023), is a musical cabinet of curiosities that unites the worlds of magic and science with songs that explore witchcraft, monsters, and the underworld alongside bats, plants, poisons, and parasites.
“Charming Disaster has an affinity for monsters, mortality, paranormal activity and unearthly shenanigans…the songs…create a dark, compelling mood, sparked by flashes of wry humor.” –Rock & Roll Globe
Music:
Bandcamp: http://charmingdisaster.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1RjkfhamohczSXjFy5WcZh
Links:
Website: www.charmingdisaster.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/charmingdisaster
Instagram: http://instagram.com/charmingdisasterband
YouTube: http://youtube.com/charmingdisasterband
