Sylvia Black returns from the shadows with Shadowtime, a lush, self-possessed statement from an Indie Rock, femme fatale who’s been quietly shaping dark music on her own terms for years. Across 11 tracks, Black folds post-punk urgency, new-romantic glamour, and gauzy shoegaze into immersive soundscapes that feel both nostalgic and defiantly forward-looking. The lead single “Talking in Tongues” sets the tone: hypnotic, haunted, and slyly funny, it’s a dance-floor spell about surrendering control, whether to spirits, substances, or bad decisions. Written, produced, and largely played by Black herself, Shadowtime moves fluidly between propulsive club anthems and atmospheric meditations on love, loss, and freedom. Her bass-first songwriting approach gives the album a physical pull, grounding its cinematic sweep in something visceral and bodily. Returning to California has clearly reawakened Black’s dark wave roots, but Shadowtime isn’t about retreat, it’s about finding beauty in the ruins and claiming it, unapologetically, as your own.
