Cold Cause releases self-titled debut album on Manic Depression
French-German post-punk/darkwave trio Cold Cause have released their self-titled debut album via Manic Depression. The record is available in limited black-vinyl, digiCD and digital formats. The vinyl edition is limited to 200 black copies with a full-colour insert, while the CD edition comes in a three-panel digipak.
The nine-track album offers different approached, from darker dance-oriented material over sharper post-punk tracks to more electronic cuts.
You can check the video for “Road” and “Vampire der Liebe” below.
About Cold Cause
Cold Cause is a French-German trio made up of Luiça on vocals, Bruno on synths and machines, and Mathieu on guitar. The project formed in 2024 around a sound performance dedicated to German artist Joseph Beuys.
Musically the band mixes post-punk, EBM and darkwave.
In March 2026 they released their self-titled album preceeded by the two singles/videos “Road” and “Vampire der Liebe”. Read the review of ‘Cold Cause’.
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