Seraphina Lotkhamnga on July 9th, 2014

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If you like your electro-pop with a bit of goth, then L.A.-based duo Vow may be your next fix. The duo of Julia Blake and Andrew Thomas extract the pulses from the dance floor only to blanket them with dark wave and post-punk textures. Their latest single “Planks” boasts a gauzy take on ’80s and ’90s dream-pop, with Blake’s booming vocals draped over Thomas’ echoing beats. It’s not difficult to hear their Cocteau Twins influences, but they emerge here as a hazy reverb venture through an analog filter. “Planks” is from Vow’s forthcoming sophomore EP “Make Me Yours” (out Aug. 12 via The Native Sound) with Touché Amoré’s Nick Steinhardt returning on guitar. (Steinhardt also plays in ambient guitar duo Wife with Thomas.) Vow may be another band to add to your long list of L.A. electro duos, but at least these guys can soundtrack one of the moodier mixtapes.

||| Stream: “Planks”