{"product_id":"drab-majesty-the-demonstration-yellow-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Drab Majesty: The Demonstration (Yellow Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you could take a polaroid of your life...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Drab+Majesty\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrab Majesty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e began in earnest with \u003cstrong\u003eDeb Demure\u003c\/strong\u003e (real name \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Clinco\u003c\/strong\u003e) experimenting with classic folk fingerpicked guitar stylings, eventually (somehow) modulating to the reverb-drenched new wave maximalism we recognize today: “The songwriting just kind of manifested. I really started to feel fairly removed from this whole experience.” This, 2016’s sophomore effort \u003cem\u003eThe Demonstration,\u003c\/em\u003e added keyboardist \u003cstrong\u003eMona D\u003c\/strong\u003e and sees the project shift into high gear on all fronts: songwriting, concept and production, with the latter attributed to the revelatory sound design of producer \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Eustis\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Telefon+Tel+Aviv\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTelefon Tel Aviv\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e). “Induction” sets the tone with airy swaths of synth pads, leading straight into fingerpicked guitar and huge-ass gated drums on “Dot In The Sky.” The throbbing uptempo drums, punchy bassline and catchy hook set a high bar for fist-pumping dance sleaze, but the album dazzles the brightest in its more tempered grooves: “Not Just A Name,” “Cold Souls” and sobering religious cult elegy “39 By Design.” “Too Soon To Tell” deploys a saccharine nu-romantic melodic sensibility that’s as catchy as anything this side of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Violator\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Depeche%20Mode%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eViolator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Basically, yeah, it sounds a lot like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Depeche+Mode\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepeche Mode\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, but unlike most retro-facing synthpop acts working today, Drab completely eschew lo-fi aesthetics in favor of the highest quality production available, perfectly consistent with their technology-obsessed 1980s progenitors, and its the allure and coherence of their songwriting that really set them apart. This pressing is limited to 600 copies on clear yellow vinyl, housed in matte jacket with full color printed inner sleeve and download card. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear yellow colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes full color printed inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edownload code includes access to 2 bonus tracks + 4 remixes not included on the LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 600\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Dais Records 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by him downstairs 07\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Drab Majesty","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39432027996250,"sku":"lp-12263","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/drabmajesty-demonstration-yellowvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762280367","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/drab-majesty-the-demonstration-yellow-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}