Liverpool trio DBA! were born in a basement, their DIY demo studio tucked into the drain of a Merseyside nightclub, and it shows in the best possible way.
Eels, Pavement, The Breeders, Elastica, Beck: those are the reference points, which is a pretty solid shorthand for noisy, melodic, slightly scuffed indie rock with something to say.
New single āLittle Riversā isnāt trying to reinvent anything, itās just a very good rock song. Blown-out, almost twangy vocals sit over a slow build that feels almost like an intermission, unhurried, letting the tension accumulate before the track opens up into a proper crescendo. It works.
āItās a confessional ode to the politics of being in a bandā, says frontman Sam Warren, āand a bittersweet lament to the bands no longer with usā.
Their new EP āI Was Born, I Was Deadā is out this Friday. Get ahead of it!
š§Watch the video for āLittle Riversā below