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Drab City

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Good Songs For Bad People - 180 Gram - Sealed

DRAB CITY Good Songs For Bad People (2020 UK/EU limited edition 10-track LP pressed on 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl - Their debut album is a flurry of 20th century references, combining and recombining at such a schizophrenic pace. At once catchy and unfamiliar, the melodic, welcoming soundscapes are a Trojan horse for the band’s antisocial outlook. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)

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$25.39, £19.99  
Product Availability Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Friday 22nd November
Release Year 2020 - 4 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Bella Union
Complete Stock List Go to Drab City
Product Catalogue No BELLA1020V
Music Genre Indie, Dream Pop, Indie Pop, 00s Artists, Electronica, NME Indie/Alternative Artists
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

What a great album - imagine Julee Cruise doing the soundtrack to Killing Eve? Or Mazzy Star miraculously transported back to ye-ye France. 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. Working For the Men is a degraded service worker’s revenge ballad, imagining male tormenters brought to a violent end. Hand On My Pocket tells of a destitute, wandering youth. One night she meets a stranger on a desert road, and is told of a nearby city where a soft, rich citizenry make easy targets. Class war is palpable.

Other songs are more opaque, but seem to speak of being the black sheep of the family, or being weighed down by the dullness of hometown life. Yet the casual listener might not notice the violence as the music itself is far from abrasive. 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.

A1. Entering Drab City 1:27
A2. Working For The Men 2:05
A3. Hand On My Pocket 4:51
A4. Another Time 0:36
A5. Devil Doll 4:27
A6. Troubled Girl 3:23
B1. Just Me And You 3:26
B2. Problem 4:17
B3. Live Free And Die When It's Cool 3:23
B4. Standing Where You Left Me 4:45

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Recording Artist Drab City
Product Title Good Songs For Bad People - 180 Gram - Sealed
Product Information Drab City Good Songs For Bad People - 180 Gram - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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