DRAB MAJESTY
Share new single "Long Division" from new album ‘Modern Mirror’
Out July 12th on Dais Records & announce extensive UK & European live dates for the Autumn.
To play Primavera + Birmingham, Nottingham & Glasgow shows next month
Following the recent announcement of new album, ‘Modern Mirror’, which is set for release on July 12th via Dais Records, LA duo DRAB MAJESTY have shared a second single, "Long Division".
They have also announced extensive UK and European tour dates for the Autumn, in addition to next month's shows which take in appearances at Primavera Barcelona as well as shows in Birmingham, Nottingham and Glasgow.
Blowing the dust off the antiquarian myth of Ovid’s “Narcissus”, Drab Majesty use its premise as groundwork for a modern reinterpretation. 'Modern Mirror' fuses synth-pop-noir aesthetics within the cautious instruction of Greek mythology and modern science fiction, birthing a hybrid of romantic dreamy malaise, captured for a future moment.
Speaking on new single "Long Division", the duo's Deb Demure comments:
"Long Division points to an elusive impasse one may face in a personal relationship; a fundamental difference whether it be culturally, physically, or emotionally, that reaches a tipping point where both people involved have ultimately lost sight of their own identities through the futile act of trying to accommodate one another. It’s about a crafted dissonance in
an attempt to harmonize.”
Over the course of two records the LA-based project of Deb Demure and Mona D has steadily built a devoted fan base worldwide with their singular hypnotic sound and mysterious, constantly-evolving presence. Following intense touring in support of the first two albums, including 2018 runs with The Smashing Pumpkins and Deafheaven, they escaped to the inspirational landscapes of Athens, Greece to channel the songs for their most ambitious album creation yet: ‘Modern Mirror’.
Each song on the record tells a piece of the story in which the listener’s own self-identity has become warped and dissociated through rapidly expanding technology, losing touch with the origins of their own personalities. It's a journey of self-reflection, nostalgia, love, beauty, and heartbreak told across eight addictive and emotional synth pop anthems – a seemingly
classic tale delivered unblinkingly through the frame of the modern world.
'Modern Mirror' was produced by Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) and mastered by Dave Cooley, with appearances by Jasamine White-Gluz (No Joy) and Justin Meldal-Johnson (NIN, Beck, M83, Air) with packaging and design by Juan Mendez of Jealous God/Silent Servant.
‘Modern Mirror’ will be released on July 12th via Dais Records.
LIVE DATES
May 28 - Istanbul, TR - Zorlu PSM
June 01- Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
June 02 - Dublin, IE - Workman's Club
June 06 - Birmingham, UK - The Flapper
June 07 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City (Beta) *
June 08 - Glasgow, UK - Audio *
June 09 - Guastalla, IT - Handmade Festival
June 11 - Roma, IT - Wishlist Club
June 12 - Pomigliano D'Arco, IT - Floor Club
June 14 - Mosfellsbær, IS - Oration Festival
Sept 18 - London, UK - Dingwalls
Sept 19 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen
Sept 21 - Leeds, UK - Wharf Chambers
Sept 22 - Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
Sept 24 - Paris, FR - Petit Bain
Sept 25 - Lille, FR - L'Aeronef
Sept 26 - Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn
Sept 27 - Antwerp, BE - Het Bos
Sept 28 - Utrecht, NL - DB´s
Sept 30 - Köln, DE - Bumann & Sohn
Oct 01 - Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof
Oct 02 - München, DE - Ampere
Oct 03 - Leipzig, DE - Conne Island
Oct 04 - Hannover, DE - Bei Chez Heinz
Oct 05 - Berlin, DE - Bi Nuu
Oct 11 - Athens, GR - The Temple
Oct 15 - Hamburg, DE - Übel & Gefährlich
Oct 16 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega
Oct 17 - Gothenborg, SE - Musikens Hus
Oct 18 - Oslo, NO - BLA
Oct 19 - Stockholm, SE - Fristaden
Oct 20 - Malmo, SE - Plan B
Oct 22 - Poznan, PL - Pod Minogą
Oct 23 - Gdansk, PL - Drizzly Grizzly
Oct 24 - Warsaw, PL - Hydrozagadka
Oct 25 - Prague, CZ - Klub 007
Oct 26 - Bratislava, SK - Kulturák klub
Oct 28 - Budapest, HU - Dürer Kert
Oct 29 - Wien, AT - Arena
Oct 30 Lubijana, SL - Gromka
Oct 31 - Vicenza, IT - Vinilie
Nov 01 - Martigny, CH - Caves du Manoir
Nov 02 - Ravenna, IT - Bronson
* with She Past Away
B I Z Z A R R E
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Drab Majesty - "Long Division"