Cautionary Tales

Leonard Cohen-esque storytelling meets post-rock.

Origin: Aotearoa/New Zealand
Style: Industrial, Post-Rock, Post-Punk
Influences: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, David Bowie, Swans, Einstürzende Neubaten, Low, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Radiohead, Orville Peck

Cautionary Tales is an industrial post-rock collective based in Berlin, with roots in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and New York City. Fronted by Will Marshall, a songwriter with a swaggering baritone, the band weaves together a rich tapestry of influences, drawing from contemporary industrial, shoegaze, post-rock, post-punk, and literary modernism,

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“shades of later-era Scott Walker and recent Nick Cave. The project’s poetic grasp and atmospheric unfolding is evident on this success” - Obscure Sound
“huge gravitas” - Music.net.nz #1
“The band knows its instruments, and Marshall is as chilling as he is compelling” - Music.net.nz #2
“Es buen rock indie y una celebración de estas personas que hicieron cosas maravillosas” - Lacaverna

“storytelling at its finest, brave in its stylistic diversity, and unapologetic in its narrative richness” - Post-Punk.com
“profoundly detailed storytelling” - Thoughts Words Action
“charismatic vocal performances, thought-provoking lyrics and superb musicianship” - FV Music
“dark, cynical, and oh so sweetly nasty” - Flash Trax
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