STREAM DRAB MAJESTY’S ‘THE DEMONSTRATION’ LP IN ITS ENTIRETY Album out tomorrow on DAIS / See Drab Majesty on tour with Cold Cave now
STREAM DRAB MAJESTY’S ‘THE DEMONSTRATION’ LP IN ITS ENTIRETY
Album out tomorrow on DAIS / See Drab Majesty on tour with Cold Cave now
“It’s the dirty decadence of black-lit dance floor, the after-party comedown, and the next day regret of debauchery rolled into one." - Punktastic
"It’s more than everything you dreamed it would be. It’s full of atmospheric spacescapes, darkwave melodies, and themes that breach the limits of time and space." - CVLT Nation
"...inhabits that post punk black hole that sucks you straight in, shooting you full of musical rays and leaving you wanting more… supremely confident and lovely…” - Echoes & Dust
In anticipation of tomorrow’s release of Drab Majesty’s sophomore LP The Demonstration, the band is streaming the album in its entirety now via BrooklynVegan. Recorded by Josh Eustis (NIN, Telefon Tel Aviv), The Demonstration features 11 new songs from Drab Majesty, who began in 2012 as a warbled transmission received via 4-track cassette in a dim, Los Angeles bedroom. The entity known as Deb Demure, an interdimensional muse of sorts, lent an otherworldly vision to a human contact; one to be realized through meticulously composed lo-fi recordings. Focusing on the aesthetics of cult ritual and the devastating power of music, Deb sought an alternative way to share the cosmic agenda. Culminating in a cassette titled Unarian Dances, Drab Majesty’s manifesto to humanity was revealed: revel in the power of artistic influences that reside beyond the self.
In 2015, Drab Majesty released Careless, the first LP which was received and recorded solely by Demure on living room floors and in cluttered spaces across the city. After three pressings and an imminent fourth, Careless remains a fixture in LA’s somber yet sublime nightlife and a noted contribution to the murkier subcultures abroad. Wielding a left-handed guitar, Deb employs a unique style of arpeggiated finger picking, producing vast and organic musical textures reminiscent of Vinny Reilly (Durutti Column) with the anthemic power of Sisters of Mercy and Cocteau Twins. In the past two years Deb has been invited to support bands such as Psychic TV, Clan of Xymox, The Frozen Autumn, Prayers, and label mates Youth Code and King Dude. From its incarnation, Drab Majesty was a solo act; an interplay between guitar and triggered machines. In 2016, with growing audiences and heightened interest, Drab expanded into a duo, employing the keyboard accompaniment of far-out twin, Mona D – filling out frequencies and upping the spectacle of the live performance.
Drab Majesty tour dates:
January 19 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place *
January 20 Montreal, QC @ Fairmont *
January 21 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
January 22 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus *
January 24 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
January 25 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *
January 26 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
January 27 Durham, NC @ Motorco *
January 28 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
January 29 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
January 31 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
February 1 Houston, TX @ Walters *
February 2 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger *
February 3 Austin, TX @ Barracuda *
February 4 Dallas, TX @ Dada *
February 5 McAllen, TX @ Yerberia Cultura
February 7 Tucson, AZ @ Flycatcher ^
February 8 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar ^
February 9 San Diego, CA @ The Hideout ^
February 14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent %
February 15 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
February 16 Sacramento, CA @ TBA
February 17 Portland, OR @ Lovecraft
February 18 Seattle, WA @ Timbre Room
March 15 London, UK @ O2 Academy
March 21 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof *
March 22 Berlin, Germany @ Berghain Kantine *
March 23 Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow *
March 24 Koln, Germany @ MTC Club *
March 25 Essen, Germany @ Zeche Carl *
March 26 Munchen, Germany @ Hansa 39 *
March 30 Torino, Italy @ Superbudda *
March 31 Padova, Italy @ Mame Club *
April 1 Ravenna, Italy @ Bronson *
April 4 Roma, Italy @ Quirinetta *
April 5 Milano, Italy @ Circolo Magnolia
April 12 Courtrai, Belgium @ De Kreun +
April 15 Hannover, Germany @ Chez Heinz +
April 16 Frankfurt, Germany @ Das Bett +
April 18 Prague, Czech Republic @ Futurum +
April 19 Wien, Austria @ Viper Room +
April 20 Budapest, Hungary @ Durer Kert, Room 041 +
April 21 Wroclaw, Poland @ Firlej +
April 22 Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima +
April 23 Gdansk, Poland @ B90 +
April 25 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumphuset +
* w/ Cold Cave
^ w/ Body of Light
% w/ Black Marble
+ w/ King Dude
The Demonstration, track listing:
1. Induction
2. Dot In The Sky
3. 39 By Design
4. Not Just A Name
5. Hath No Form
7. Cold Souls
8. A Spire Points At The Heavens
9. Kissing The Ground
10. Forget Tomorrow
11. Behind The Wall
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