London Post-Punk Trio Black Doldrums Lose Their Hearts to Limerence in Video for “Waiting”

Black Doldrums, a London post-punk trio, released a video for “Waiting,” the third single from their forthcoming album Repetition Compulsion (November 2026, Fuzz Club). The song extends themes from their previous record In Limerence, exploring romantic obsession through an arrangement featuring deep bass, measured drums, and guitar work evoking The Chameleons and The Cure, layered with synthesizers. Vocalist Kevin Gibbard wrote the lyrics one morning while waiting for bandmate Sophie Landers to wake, a moment that crystallized the album’s recurring preoccupation with limerence. Landers contributed a specific production request: synthesizer textures designed to evoke a soul departing the body, achieved through Mellotron and pitch-bent voice synths. The accompanying video translates the song’s theme of attachment into a pursuit narrative set in the city.

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