Through the '80s and '90s, the Australian duo Dead Can Dance turned goth into something mythic and lush and worldly. On 4AD, a label full of sonic adventurers, they were among the most adventurous, injecting their stargazing inward hymns with bits of Gaelic folk, Middle Eastern religious music, and art-rock sweep. And now they're back…

My wife, just now: “Are you listening to monk music up there?” Close enough! Among the vampire-pop auteurs who first gave 4AD Records its signature sound, Dead Can Dance were the ones whose music sounded the most ancient and ritualistic, and that was certainly by design. The Australian duo pulled from different ancestral-musi...

It’s been 16 years since Spiritchaser, the last album from ambient/world-music/goth duo Dead Can Dance. In that time, both halves of the band — Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry — have released solo work, but mostly left DCD dormant, except to release compilations and live recordings. No more. This year will bring us n...

Post Death Soundtrack has made a cover version of the Dead Can Dance song "Anywhere Out of the World" available for free download