Name: An Object In Motion
Brand: Drab Majesty

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DAIS205lp-C1

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Green

Colour details

Cloudy Green

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-22

Signed copies

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Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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683950556683

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Green LP

DAIS205lp

Black

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683950556621

Black LP

DAIS205cd

683950556614

Artist

Drab Majesty

Genre US

Label US

DAIS Records

New Wave / Post Punk

Drab Majesty is the solo project of Deb Demure, the androgynous alter-ego of Los Angeles-based musician Andrew Clinco.
Combining elements of post-punk, new wave, and darkwave, Drab Majesty creates a unique blend of ethereal melodies and haunting lyrics. With their signature sound and captivating live performances, they have gained a devoted following in the underground music scene.
Known for their enigmatic persona and striking visual aesthetic, Drab Majesty continues to push boundaries with their thought-provoking music that explores themes of identity, isolation, and existentialism. Their mesmerizing soundscapes transport listeners to another world where darkness meets beauty.

Newest Listed Items

The latest EP from Drab Majesty marks the start of a stirring new chapter in the band’s majestic legacy. Written during a 2021 retreat to the remote coastal Oregon town of Yachats, Deb Demure leaned into the neo-psychedelic resonance of a uniquely bowl-shaped 12-string Ovation acoustic/electric guitar. After early morning hikes in the rain, Deb would record ambient guitar experiments the rest of the day, tapping into “flow states,” letting the sound lead the way. These sessions were then refined or recreated, and later elevated further with key collaborations by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Justin Meldal-Johnson (Beck, M83, Air), and Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Circular Ruin Studio). An Object In Motion is true to its title, capturing the chrysalis moment of an artist evolving, reborn and untethered, silhouetted against an open horizon.

“Cape Perpetua” kicks off the collection’s divergent palette: sparkling acoustic finger-picking refracted through delay, equal parts raga and reverie. Melodies and moods congeal and dissipate, at the threshold of rustic American primitivism, brooding neo-folk, and pastoral melancholia. “The Skin And The Glove” deploys jangle to different effect – baggy, soaring, grey-skied kaleidoscopic pop in the spirit of Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and The Glove. Rachel Goswell lends her iconic freefall voice to The Cure-esque ballad, “Vanity,” infusing poetic gravity to the doomed refrain: “If the valve breaks / then the earth quakes / and history finds a way / to put you in your place.”

“Yield To Force”, the closing track of the EP, may be the most anomalous offering of the set. A 15-minute instrumental odyssey of cyclical strings, ominous slide guitar, and simmering synthesizer, the piece sways and spirals like a long zoom into distant storm clouds. Demure finesses the guitar with a restless but regal grandeur, unfolding a panorama of peaks, shadows, and plateaus. It’s music both intuitive and prophetic, tracing the slow swing of pendulums across an endless plain. Taken as a whole, An Object In Motion presents a showcase of potential futures from Drab’s evolving domain, their sound poised to bloom at the precipice of transformation.

An Object In Motion

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