Download: Draag, ‘Lavender Hole’
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L.A. shoegaze quintet Draag follows up their 2014 self-titled debut on Jan. 27 with “Traci Lordz.” Produced by the Mae Shi’s Jeff Byron, the seven-track EP continues to demonstrate Draag’s interpretation of shoegaze with their first two bold singles. Their fuzzy chords are stretched out further to meet Acosta’a ethereal vocals in “Lavender Hole,” while “Chair” is laced with synths but builds into a monster — with screams, guitar riffs and heavy bass lines, it’s hard to believe the end is still part of the same song you started nearly six minutes ago. Here’s to going wild in the new year.
||| Stream “Chair” and “Lavender Hole”
||| Previously: “You’re My Boy Blue” and “Tragic”
This ain’t bad. Gotta say, you guys throw around the term shoegaze a bit too loosely.