Los Angeles deathrock act Ex-VoTo released “Laodicea,” an eight-track EP through their Poor Alice Music imprint in strictly limited quantities of 100 copies on vinyl and CD. The project pairs four newly recorded compositions—”Angel,” “Fear Me,” “I Want to Stop,” and “Say Goodbye”—with archival material and interpretations of post-punk touchstones, notably Bauhaus’s “Slice of Life” and Siouxsie and the Banshees’s “Monitor.” This marks the band’s first recorded output since 2009’s “Antioch,” representing a seventeen-year gap. Founded in 1982 by Larry Rainwater, David Rhine, and Linda Patti, Ex-VoTo pioneered an early deathrock aesthetic incorporating drum machines and synthesizers alongside guitar work. Following the 2024 anthology “Don’t Look Back (1982–1990),” the ensemble supports “Laodicea” with three California performances commencing June 2026.
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