Drahla premiered the latest track ‘Pyramid Estate’ along with a video for it via Noisey who described it as showing “a band willing to dig beneath the surface”. ‘Pyramid Estate’ is the third track taken from ‘Useless Coordinates’ following the release of ‘Twelve Divisions Of The Day’ last summer, and ‘Stimulus for Living’ that premiered earlier in the year via The FADER who described Drahla as making “the kind of literate punk to kickstart a revolution in your mind.
The band are celebrating with an album release show at The Brudenell in Leeds tonight with support from XAM Duo and The Shakamoto Investigation after which they’ll be playing three exclusive instores at Rough Trade East, Rough Trade Nottingham and Banquet Records in Kingston. They’ll continue playing across the UK with support from Sleep Eaters and additional shows in Bristol, Southampton, and at London’s Studio 9294 on May 15th. Tickets can be found at: www.drahla.com/live
The album was recorded in Yorkshire in the second half of 2018, and sees the band’s sound continue to evolve with the addition of saxophonist Chris Duffin across the record. Since finishing ‘Useless Coordinates’ the band have spent their time touring the US and Europe, including stops at Eurosonic and La Route Du Rock this winter.
Blending wiry, dark post-punk with unpredictable art-rock, Drahla have established themselves as a formidable and distinctive band across their three sold out 7” singles and 2017’s Third Article EP. Formed in late 2015, Drahla quickly found their identity in Yorkshire’s fertile music scene with their minimal yet robust bass-heavy sound. Their reputation as a fervent live act is ever-growing, with the band being asked to share stages with the likes of Parquet Courts, METZ, Ought, Buzzcocks, The Cribs and multiple festival appearances – including Meltdown at the request of The Cure’s Robert Smith.
TOUR DATES 2019:
May 2nd – Broadcast, Glasgow
May 3rd – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
May 4th – Rough Trade East, London
May 5th – Banquet Records, Kingston
May 6th – Rough Trade, Nottingham
May 7th – Yes, Manchester (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 8th – Phase One, Liverpool (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 9th – Hare And Hounds, Birmingham (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 10th – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 11th – The Louisiana, Bristol
May 12th – Heartbreakers, Southampton
May 13th – The Cookie, Leicester (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 15th – Studio 9294, London
May 16th – Green Door Store, Brighton (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 17th – The Bullingdon, Oxford (w/ Sleep Eaters)
May 18th – The Boileroom, Guildford (w/ Sleep Eaters)
June 23rd – Loose Ends Festival, Amsterdam
Find Drahla online:
https://www.drahla.com/
https://m.facebook.com/drahlamusic/
https://www.instagram.com/instantdrahla/
Purchase ‘Useless Coordinates’:
https://drahla.lnk.to/uselesscoordinates
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