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Mourning Candle
@mourningcandle.bsky.social
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Nashville-based darkwave duo. 🎶
Sensually spooky with a touch of malice.🕯️🦇| Anson Taylor @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social (Synths/Programming + Guitar) + Leslie Benson @lesliebenson.bsky.social (Vocals + Lyrics).
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Out Dec. 30th - Behind-the-music in-depth interview with Mourning Candle members @lesliebenson.bsky.social and @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social about the song “N0S4A2,” exclusively on Heavy Mental Breakdown Podcast @heavymusicpodcast, streaming on YouTube, Spotify and more! 🙌🎶🦇🕯️
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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✨THIS SATURDAY, Nov. 22!✨ Catch headliners Sexual Purity (Ukraine) and Mourning Candle 🕯️ at The Cobra, 2511 Gallatin Ave, Nashville, TN! 🙌🎶
9PM Doors. 10:30PM Show. Get there early! 🦇 $17. 18+.

#darksynth #darkwave #slc #sexualpurity #mourningcandle

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November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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We’re just one week away from our show with Sexual Purity for She's Lost Control at Cobra Nashville! 🙌🎶🦇 10PM Doors. 10:30PM Show. Mourning Candle 🕯️hits the stage first. See you there!

🎟️ Tickets - $12 ADV. $17 DOS. 18+.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Happy Birthday to @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social of Mourning Candle! 🕯️🎂🕯️

📸 Ray Rose Photography
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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We can’t wait to hit the stage again in less than 2 weeks! 🙌🎶 Tickets are available for our upcoming show with Sexual Purity for She’s Lost Control at The Cobra Nashville! 🦇 10PM Doors. 10:30PM Show.

🎟️ Tickets - $12 ADV. $17 DOS. 18+.
www.eventbrite.com/e/venue-shes...

📸 @raysin_brand

#darkwave
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Tickets are now available for our show Nov. 22 with Sexual Purity at The Cobra Nashville!

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November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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🚨SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 - We can’t wait to open for Sexual Purity and make our She's Lost Control debut! See you at 9pm on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Cobra Nashville! 🦇🎶 Let’s get feral!!

#goth #darkwave #darksynth #livemusic #sexualpurity #sheslostcontrol #slcnashville #mourningcandle #cobranashville
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Thanks for all the love of our single, “N0S4A2!”

mourningcandle.bandcamp.com/track/n0s4a2

#Goth #GothMusic #DarkWave #DarkSynth #GothStyle #GothCulture #GothVibes #PostPunk #DarkScene #n0s4a2
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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It was SUCH a pleasure to meet @plackblague.bsky.social and Night in Athens at Nightshade Festival in Chattanooga, TN two weekends ago!

#Goth #GothMusic #DarkWave #DarkSynth #GothStyle #GothCulture #GothVibes #PostPunk #DarkScene #GothNight #UnknownPleasures #Chattanooga #LiveMusic #BoneyardBar
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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For those who need it right now. 💪
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Today we respectfully honor the tradition of Día de los Muertos. May the memory of your loved ones bring you peace and comfort. - Mourning Candle 🕯️

📸 Ray Rose Photography
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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On Devil’s Night the veil grows thin, the candles flicker, and the night comes alive... Wishing you a hauntingly beautiful Halloween weekend and Samhain from Mourning Candle. 🕯️🦇

Pictured: @lesliebenson.bsky.social @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social

📸 Ray Rose Photography

#goth #cemetery #devilsnight
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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The vibe for HalloWeek… 🪦🥀

Teaser pics from our recent cemetery photoshoot by 📸 Ray Rose Photography, featuring @lesliebenson.bsky.social 🎙️ and @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social 🎸 🎹 of Mourning Candle. 🕯️🎶🦇

#goth #cemeteryphotography #halloween #ghosts #mourningcandle #darkwave
October 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Happy Birthday to songstress @lesliebenson.bsky.social of Mourning Candle! 🕯️🦇🎙️

🔊 mourningcandle.bandcamp.com/track/sycoph...

#goth #gothstyle #gothgirls #gothfashion #gothmusic #cemetery #darkwave #womeninmusic #mourningcandle
October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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“Post-show itis” is real. 😅🦇 - with @sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social and @lesliebenson.bsky.social #yallternative
October 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Ran into Taylor Dawson of She's Lost Control last night in Nashville! ⛓️🙌🖤🦇

Can’t wait for FeralWeen at The Cobra on Oct. 31! 🎃 (Come get feral with us!)

#sheslostcontrol #slc #slcnashville #feral #feralween #thecobra #nashville
October 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Today was fun. Mourning Candle🕯️cemetery shoot behind-the-scenes with Ray Rose Photography. 🪦🦇🥀
October 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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We’re halfway through writing songs for our first full-length album, which we hope to release in 2026!

🔊DJs + Music Journalists: Please reach out if you’re interested in an interview or would like to play our new music on air! Thank you! 🖤🥀🦇

📸 @eightbitwitch.bsky.social

#darkwave #goth
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Exciting things on the horizon for Mourning Candle!🕯️🦇

▪️Our new single, “Harbinger,” drops this November! We’re thrilled to have once again worked with the amazingly talented @nickmclaren.com on the song!

▪️We’re booking shows for a regional tour next year. If you’d like to book us, please DM us!
October 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Live in concert: Mourning Candle (@sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social + @lesliebenson.bsky.social) taken last weekend for Fascination Street at The East Room in Nashville last weekend!

📸 Ray Rose Photography

#livemusic #mourningcandle #darkwave #darkwavemusic #concertphotography #goth #gothmusic
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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@sh1nyumbr30n.bsky.social doing what he does best! 🙌🔥🦇

#livemusic #mourningcandle #darkwave #darkwavemusic #guitarsolo #goth #gothmusic
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Thanks for making our single, “Sycophants,” your favorite @mourningcandle.bsky.social 🕯️ song with over 9,000 streams since its release this summer! 🙌🖤📼

#goth #gothmusic #darkwave #halloween #mourningcandle #sycophants #spookyseason
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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What a night! Mourning Candle 🕯️ opened for Scary Black and the iconic Seraphim Shock (shown here) at The East Room in Nashville last Saturday, presented by Fascination Street. 🖤🙌🎶

📸 @lesliebenson.bsky.social

#goth #darkwave #gothicmetal #livemusic #fascinationstreet #seraphimshock #nashville
October 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Huge thanks to DJ Adam Alexis McDole for spinning SERAPHIM SHOCK and Mourning Candle 🕯️on the air again last Saturday!

If you haven’t already, make sure to follow Body to Body at WXNA, and tune in every Saturday from 4–5 PM on 101.5 FM Nashville (wxnafm.org). 🦇🎶

#WXNA #Darkwave #Goth #GothicRock
October 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Thanks to our friends at #FascinationStreet - DJs John Ichabod Anderson & Nathanas T. Birk, sound engineer Luke, bartender Jesse, the door team of Heather Brothers and Ulysses Tylers, and everyone else who took great care of us at The East Room show on Saturday! 🎶🖤🦇 #goth #livemusic #nashville
October 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM