Venice May

Resurrecting the dark beauty of late-'90s/early-2000s alternative rock, Paris-based outfit Venice May blends melody with atmosphere on a heavy yet ethereal sound similar to A Perfect Circle, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Evanescence. Utilizing traditional guitar effects without the aid of synthesizers, they crafted the expansive atmospherics found on their self-released, official full-length debut, Illusion Is Inevitable, in late 2018. After moving to France in 2010, Ukraine-born Natalia Samofalova (vocals/guitar/piano) met her French partner Vincent Bedfert (lead guitar). Once ...