Ten years into CLAVVS, Amber Renee and Graham Marsh find themselves taking stock of the world around them. Their forthcoming album Into the Cave of Crumbling Gold is a reflection on the current moment, a meditation on the chaos of late stage capitalism and its insidious hold on the people they love. Tackling themes as dark as the title suggests, the duo explores grief, betrayal, and fear for the future with lush, ominous sounds reminiscent of oughts indie and synthpop with a throughthread of otherworldly dark fantasy. 

Into the Cave of Crumbling Gold begins at the end of the world. Or in less dramatic terms, it paints the landscape of the moment. Woven throughout these songs is imagery of climate collapse, destruction, and endless night. There is a sense of unrest humming just beneath the surface. The lead single “Future Unknown” starts as a quiet lullaby and builds into a storm of distorted bass and guitar to accompany Renee’s ethereal vocals as she narrates where we’re all headed: into the fire. But by the end of the record, she also leaves us with a bit of thread to find our way out of the darkness. Into the Cave of Crumbling Gold is the band’s third full length album, coming October 8th, via their label Turn to Wind.