Posts Tagged ‘Ships In The Night’

‘Inside’ is the latest music video by Ships In The Night, the ethereal darkwave project of Alethea Leventhal. Renowned for her distinctive electronic production technique and delicate yet mesmerising voice, Ships in the Night creates dark pop songs that feel both intimate and cinematic.

Included on the 2025 album Protection Spells, a bold and powerful collection informed by trauma, magic, darkness and hope, ‘Inside’ balances opposing forces of stillness and tension, vulnerability and resolve. The video for it is a glimpse into a world of transformation, with creatures hatching, plants unfurling and everything growing and finding its way.

“This song is about looking for feelings of safety and comfort in a world that is out of our control,” explains Leventhal. "It’s about finding places where you can just exist and be yourself. It’s about nurturing community, lifting up queer spaces and reaching for utopia.”

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Ships In The Night is the solo project of the New York City-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Alethea Leventhal. Her electronic dark pop music is drawn from dreams and memories to paint an atmospheric soundscape with sweeping waves of synthesisers and kinetic beats.

‘Blood Harmony’ is released as her new single today. “The song is an incantation to keep us safe and shelter us from harm,” she explains. “It is a reflection on the balance of the light and the darkness, good and evil, strength and vulnerability. It’s about healing, survival, taking back power and letting go of the need for control.”

‘Blood Harmony’ follows the recent ‘Some Of Those Dreams’ (issued in November 2024), with both included on her upcoming third album, Protection Spells, set for digital release on 2nd May and on CD on 9th May by Metropolis Records.

Leventhal’s 2017 debut album, Myriologues, explored the depths of grief and loss, while its 2021 follow-up Latent Powers uncovered the cathartic strength that can be found within darkness.

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