It's been a long wait for a new full-length from Des Demonas, hasn't it? Of course, around here, the love of this group never stopped, even after the release of their self-titled debut in 2017, and I'm thrilled that they are about to drop a bomb of a record at the end of this month.
Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! is gonna blow minds, believe, me, and today's taster is the spry "The Duke Ellington Bridge" with its video rich in D.C. vibes. The cut is anchored by Jacky Cougar Abok. His Bowie-quoting lyrics reference incendiary ideas and come over like Bobby Gillespie circa Evil Heat if Gillespie wasn't so much of an appropriator of coolness, but I digress. This is the real deal. The swagger is contagious, and the cut sways and swerves around Jacky's delivery just like Jacky does in the D.C.-shot vid. Fantastic stuff. Play this loud and play this often.
Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! by Des Demonas will be out on November 29 via In The Red Records.
[Photo: ¡Ya Basta! DC]