12090 A.D. conjures a world where time collapses—where the neon-lit shadows of late 70s Berlin bleed into the velvet darkness of a Lynch fever dream. Led by visionary drummer/composer Tim Kuhl and downtown icon Anna Copa Cabanna, this Brooklyn-based, synth-driven dream-pop duo crafts sonic landscapes that feel both ancient and futuristic, intimate and infinite. Having just announced their self-titled debut album (out April 24), along with their first single Valediction,” and their latest dream-poppy track, “Shades.” Today, 12090 AD release their own dark, ethereal take of the undeniably iconic Depeche Mode track, “World in My Eyes.” 

Tim: 

“‘World in My Eyes’ is one of our first cover song experiments. Such a great tune by Depeche Mode. It popped up on the radio one night when I was driving home. I heard something else in there this time around. A new way. I got home and made the arrangement almost immediately. Once Anna put down the vocal, I realized this could work. It just feels like one of our other original compositions.  Pretty cool.”

Anna:

”One of my favorite songs to sing live. That riff is a conjuring…I feel like we are Sirens making good mischief together. To be honest, I love singing a horndog song originally written/sung by a man. Reinventing the narrative. This song oVr most AC/DC tunes, ha! It’s cheeky and freeing when it’s AC/DC, but “World in my eyes” with it’s imagery of MOVEMENT and BODIES (ours and oceans) and Tim’s arrangement…It feels less about sex and more about revealing exactly how I see the world. How I can move in this world. As a woman. No permission needed.”

Kuhl’s compositional architecture provides the foundation—hypnotic, precise, pulsing with the mechanical soul of Suicide and the atmospheric weight of Portishead. Over this, Copa Cabanna’s haunting vocals drift and cut like fog through streetlights, her magnetic stage presence transforming each performance into a noir ritual. Comparisons to Twin Peaks and Beach House only hint at the band’s ability to make beauty feel dangerous, to turn melody into mystery.

In their live shows, 12090 A.D. create an atmosphere that pulls audiences into a liminal space where every note feels like a transmission from some forgotten, dream-soaked future. This is music for 4 AM drives through empty cities, for moments when the veil between worlds grows thin.