The simple decisions in life
Fade away with time
Like the stab of a knife
Berlin-based project Curses has unveiled the video for their new melodic track Caviar from their upcoming album Another Heaven, which will be released later this year via the label Italians Do It Better.
Curses, also known as Luca Venezia, conjures various sounds, including cinematic New Wave, while weaving the baroque vibes of 1980s goth and melancholic Post-Punk with bass-heavy, high-energy electronic music. Caviar bursts on the palate as Luca’s melancholy vocals meld the macabre and the magical.
“Caviar is a decadent food; not loved by all, but adored by many,” says Luca. “Perceive and apply as you may.”
The lyrics are stripped down but pack a punch, painting a picture of raw emotional pain and deep longing. They center on a relationship that left more than a few scars, the kind that don’t fade with time. The speaker wrestles with betrayal and heartache, comparing the sting of love gone wrong to a knife wound that cuts deep. There’s a mournful tone, a sense of lost innocence that can’t be reclaimed, and a desperate plea for release from the heavy burden of unresolved emotions. The stark reality of inner turmoil is laid bare, with no frills to soften the blow. It’s a bitter acknowledgment that some wounds, especially those carved by love, never truly heal—they just fester in the dark corners of the heart, a constant reminder of what once was and what can never be again.
“At the time I was becoming a little exhausted from all the heavy-hitting drums and dark bassline’s from my DJ gigs, so we both started to write a lot of stripped-back, simple post-punk songs inspired by our early teenage days of playing guitar,” says Luca. “(We were) listening to the usual suspects like, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cure, but also the unraveling optimistic melancholic sounds of of bands like Demolition Group and The Cleaners of Venus. But, I am always quickly over any boredom of DJing and club music, to be fair, it takes me stepping away into the more organic guitar sounds to love it all again. So, we re-approached the whole song’s drum structure and sound, went back into the heavier palette I love with club music like MCL and Razormaid, and Johnny Jewel elevated everything as a whole (especially the drums) into an absolute inter-dimensional stomper.”
The video, directed by LAST VEIL, is a chaotic collage of vignettes from Curses shows, fleeting moments from around the world, and eerie visions stitched together into a surreal montage. It’s like watching your life flash before your eyes, a montage of near-death memories, or the relentless replay of a lost love that refuses to fade. The imagery is haunting, capturing that strange blend of nostalgia and regret that lingers in the back of your mind, refusing to relent. Each scene blurs into the next, creating a disorienting yet hypnotic experience that mirrors the fragmented nature of memory.
Watch the brief video clip for “Cavier” below:
The latest single, “Caviar,” features Dame Bonnet on bass, with production credits from Curses and Johnny Jewel.
Curses has always been a shapeshifter, effortlessly navigating the labyrinth of genres with a mastery that feels almost supernatural. At one moment, he’s channeling the brooding romance of New Wave, and then the next, he’s diving into the stark intensity of post-punk or the raw pulse of early electronic body music. Over the years, he’s released two full-length albums on Dischi Autunno, a limited edition LP with Parisian fashion powerhouse Saint Laurent, and even crafted soundtracks for video campaigns by Dior and Raf Simons/Calvin Klein.
With a new album set to drop later this year on the revered Italians Do It Better label, Curses continues to defy expectations. The upcoming season of the witch is to be drenched in his signature ghostly guitars and haunting vocals, once again proving that he can bend genres to his will with uncanny grace.
Listen to Caviar below and order Another Heaven here.
Curses is set to embark on a run of European tour dates this autumn, including shows in Milan, Barcelona, Paris, Brighton, Liverpool, London, Brussels, and Berlin.
See Curses live:
24/08/2024 PT Portugal EXTRAMURALHAS
30/08/2024 DE Berlin Tempio Festival
06/09/ 2024 ID Jakarta Zodiac (DJ)
07/09/2024 SG Singapore Thugshop Headquarters (DJ)
12/09/2024 KR Seoul FAUST (DJ)
13/09/2024 VN Hanoi Savage (DJ)
14/09/2024 MY Kuala Lumpur Iron Fairies (DJ)
18/09/2024 JP Tokyo Vent (DJ)
29/09/2024 DE Berlin Panorama Bar (DJ)
04/10/2024 FR Lille NAME festival (DJ)
11/10/2024 FR Clermont KOB101 (DJ)
17/10/2024 NL Amsterdam NEXT WAVE X BORDELLO APERITIVO (ADE) (DJ)
18/10/2024 NL Amsterdam Dave Clarke Presents (ADE)
20/10/2024 NL Amsterdam Pornceptual (ADE) (DJ)
25/10/2024 IT Palermo Creatures
26/10/2024 IT Messina Retronoveau
31/10/2024 IT Caserta Lizard Club
01/11/2024 IT Bologna Locomotiv
02/11/2024 IT Milano Arci Bellezza
03/11/2024 FR Marseille Molotov
04/11/2024 ES Barcelona Sala Upload
06/11/2024 FR Bordeaux I-Boat
07/11/2024 FR Lyon Sonic
08/11/2024 FR Paris La Marberie
09/11/2024 UK Brighton Alphabet
10/11/2024 UK Liverpool District
11/11/2024 UK London The Lexington
12/11/2024 BE Brussels Witloof Bar
13/11/2024 DE Frankfurt Tanzhaus West
14/11/2024 NL Utrecht EKKO
15/11/2024 NL Rotterdam Worm
16/11/2024 DE Bochum Die Trompete
17/11/2024 DE Hamburg U&G Turmzimmer
19/11/2024 DE Dresden Chemiefabrik
21/11/2024 AT Wien Replugged Music Club
22/11/2024 Athens Voltage Riot Festival (DJ)
27/11/2024 DE Berlin Berghain Main Hall
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