Los Angeles-based alt-shoegaze rockers Draag have managed to gain some traction in their local scene despite being in their relative infancy.
The band was started in the fall of 2013 as the solo recording project of Adrian Acosta (guitar, programs, vocals) who would go on to recruit the rest of the band mid-way through the process. With Jessica Huang (guitar, keys, and vocals), Adrian De La Cruz (guitar), Carlos Michel (bass, sampler) and Danny Rossi (drums) in the fold, the quintet create eclectic, ambient dream rock influenced by essential Creation Records artists (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, The Jesus And Mary Chain), Aphex Twin and Fugazi.
Draag is getting ready to release the follow up to their self titled debut full length, which was dropped earlier this year. The first taste of their forthcoming EP is single “Lavender Hole” which was produced by fellow LA experimental rocker Jeff Byron, formerly of The Mae Shi’s.
“Lavender Hole” churns and rides a nostalgic fuzz rock wave as ethereal vocals call from a distance over the fray. Listen to the B3 Premiere of the latest from Draag below and be on the look out for more from the group coming soon. Reviewed by Michael Mehalick
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