With a suitably gothic blend of post-punk, doom and krautrock, East London’s Cold In Berlin are back to soundtrack the transition towards darker nights. A taster from their forthcoming album Wounds, a pulsing synth and plaintive guitar heralds the eerie tale of the ‘Hangman’s Daughter’.
Recorded in a deep misty valley in the Welsh countryside, ‘Hangman’s Daughter’ opens with a techno bassline and develops with post-punk guitars and a fierce vocal performance from Maya Berlin. It’s a haunting song with an icy rage contained within. Maya explains:
“Hangman’s Daughter is an unrequited love song. A woman was loved but could not love in return so she is drowned by the man who loves her. She is not lost though – she haunts the killer and he can’t escape her. The title hints at the past, but actually this is a very current issue for women today – how to literally survive when they can’t love a man who has decided he only wants her.”
Cold In Berlin’s fifth studio album Wounds is out on 7 November 2025 on New Heavy Sounds – available to pre-order on Bandcamp now.
Upcoming live dates:
7 November 2025 – Coventry, The Arches
8 November 2025 – Leeds, The Library
22 November 2025 – Sheffield, The Corporation (with NFD)
23 November 2025 – London, The Garage (with NFD)
31 January 2026 – London, The Lexington
19 February 2026 – Poznan, Pod Minoga
20 February 2026 – Krakow, Garage Pub
21 February 2026 – Warsaw, Voodoo Club
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