Cold Cave is an American dark-wave/synth-pop project led by Wesley Eisold, noted for the albums Love Comes Close (debut) and Cherish The Light Years.

Wesley Eisold is the leader of Cold Cave; reviews note his baritone and previous work in hardcore bands Some Girls and Give Up The Ghost. Early collaborators include Caralee McElroy (formerly of Xiu Xiu). The project is associated with Philadelphia and New York scenes and with an 80s-influenced dark synth aesthetic.

DeBaser's reviews present Cold Cave as a modern dark-wave/synth-pop project led by Wesley Eisold. The debut 'Love Comes Close' is praised for concise, neon-lit electro-pop; 'Cherish The Light Years' is grander but uneven. Reviews emphasize 80s influences, baritone vocals and nocturnal New York atmospheres.

For:Fans of dark wave, synth-pop, post-punk and readers of DeBaser interested in 80s-influenced electronic music.

 Tattered, synthetic, dark, and misfit like Joy Division of the twenty-first century, the soft Clan Of Xymox of our days, Cold Cave adapt a sound violated by years of sequins and synthesizers, contextualizing it in our digital and arid era...

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 This is not an exceptional album; even the initial tracks seem unable to recreate the atmosphere remembered from the previous work, but it is when auditory defenses are lowered that Cold Cave launch their strongest attack, elevating the tone of the album to a potential masterpiece.

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