Drab City: Good Songs For Bad People - COMPACT DISCS

Drab City: Good Songs For Bad People - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Good Songs For Bad People

Artist:

Drab City

Label:

Bella Union

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

5400863027872

Genre:

Rock

Release Date:

2020-06-12

Number of Discs:

1

A heady air of dislocation envelops Drab City's debut album, where songs of innocence and experience merge with dub, hip-hop, dream-pop and jazzy soundtrack vibes to intoxicating effect. Drab City are fixated on social alienation, violent revenge, and (perhaps) romantic love as salvation; topics not new in music, but listening to Drab City in 2020, one is struck by how uncommon they've become. Lyrically, these songs often project punkish angst and resentment. Dreamy and ethereal, a foundation of flute, vibraphone, and jazzy guitar chord melody can switch to drum machines or funk-inflected girl-group pop at a moment's notice. It's a flurry of 20th century references, combining and recombining at such a schizophrenic pace, the overall effect is something that could only be conjured in our frenzied present. At once catchy and unfamiliar, the melodic, welcoming soundscapes are a Trojan horse for the band's antisocial outlook.

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