A Compact Cassette

by Drahla

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Cameron Toll Drahla stormed the scene in full regalia & nothing they’ve done so far is missable. This is a handy compendium of early releases. Favorite track: Silk Spirit.

jay one of my favorite upcoming post-punk bands, i love their sound! i only wish they had more songs like Dog Collar Guillotine Favorite track: Dog Collar Guillotine.

merumeru Amazing post-punk with nice soothing female vocals. More complex than your regular punk yet still catchy, good production quality and the sax parts are lovely cherry on top. Favorite track: Burden of Proof.

bastl 8 brilliant song to listen to again and again and again. My instantaneous favorite of 8 favorites: Dog Collar Guillotine (Smells like Nirvana summed up to the essence - shorter, heavier, more complex - just WOW!). Favorite track: Dog Collar Guillotine.

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1.	Fictional Decision 03:53	buy track
2.	Dog Collar Guillotine 02:24	buy track
3.	Faux Text 03:25	buy track
4.	Burden of Proof 02:22	buy track
5.	Form of Luxury 03:54	buy track
6.	Silk Spirit 03:18	buy track
7.	Circuit 01:36	buy track
8.	New Living Creation 02:14	buy track

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Special Edition Cassette - Glimpse inside the machine, Drahla, with the paper bits 'n' pieces crafted by the band in quiet moments between recording, sealed with love in a plastic casing. Limited to 100!

Blending wiry, dark post-punk with unpredictable art-rock, Drahla have established themselves as a formidable and distinctive band across their two sold out 7” singles and the 2017 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, The Cribs, Buzzcocks, Dream Wife, Menace Beach and more. Their Third Article EP, produced by Hookworms’ MJ, was released at the end of 2017 on the band’s own Blank Ad label followed by their first European tour supporting Metz.

Third Article finds the band at their most captivating, with track ‘Silk Spirit’ exhibiting Luciel’s mesmerizing spoken drawl, paired with the steady unrelenting wall of sound from Robb Riggs on bass, and Mike Ainsley on drums. After watching the band’s self-made video for ‘Silk Spirit’, Mike Sniper, founder of Brooklyn independent label Captured Tracks, was immediately hooked. The band signed to Captured Tracks shortly after.

Now, having just completed a tour supporting Ought, and with a slew of May and June dates lined up, including an invitation to play Robert Smith’s Meltdown Festival, the band are poised to take their mark as one of the most visceral and exciting new bands on the scene.

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released May 1, 2018

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Drahla Leeds, UK

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May 2

Establishment Music Hall

Wakefield, UK
May 3

The Hope and Ruin Brighton

Brighton, UK
May 4

Le Botanique

Brussels, Belgium
May 7

Bumann & Sohn

Cologne, Germany
May 8

Kulturclub Schon Schön

Mainz, Germany
May 9

Hafenklang

Hamburg, Germany
May 10

Ilses Erika

Leipzig, Germany
May 11

Urban Spree

Berlin, Germany
May 13

scheune Blechschloss

Dresden, Germany
May 14

Green ZOO

Krakow, Poland
May 15

Underdogs'

Prague, Czech Republic
May 16

Arena Wien

Vienna, Austria
May 17

Kafe Kult

Munich, Germany
May 18

Circolo DEV

Bologna, Italy
May 19

Teatro delle Logge

Montecosaro, Italy
May 21

Coopérative De Mai - La Petite Coopé

Clermont-Ferrand, France
May 22

Le Metronum

Toulouse, France
May 23

Sala Taro

Barcelona, Spain
May 24

Specka

Madrid, Spain
May 25

Plano B

Porto, Portugal
May 25

Plano B

Porto, Portugal
May 26

ZDB - Zé Dos Bois

Lisbon, Portugal
May 27

Radar Estudios

Vigo, Spain
May 30

Dabadaba

San Sebastián, Spain
May 31

I.BOAT

Bordeaux, France
Jun 3

Point Éphémère

Paris, France
Jun 4

L'Aéronef

Lille, France
Jun 6

The Shacklewell Arms

London, UK
Jun 7

Dareshack

Bristol, UK
Jun 8

Whereelse?

Margate, UK
Jun 9

QUARRY

Liverpool, UK
Jun 10

Basement, YES

Manchester, UK
Jun 12

Stereo / the Old Hairdressers

Glasgow, UK
Jun 13

The Tin At The Coal Vaults

Coventry, UK
Jun 15

Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen

Leeds, UK

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