Agitprop Alterna

After 18 months of writing and playing live with a shifting cast of supporting members, Peel Dream Magazine is back with Agitprop Alterna, their new album which pushes the group's dreamy, motorik-heavy sound to a deeply melodic and beautifully discordant place. Their 2nd LP pays homage to the fuzzy, mod-ish twee of acts like My Bloody Valentine and early Stereolab, but it's also indebted to stateside bands like Yo La Tengo and Rocketship that were cut from a similar cloth. It's part Chickfactor, part Space Age Bachelor Pad; a shambolic, drone-heavy brand of minimalism, filtered through a cross-section of classic indie pop. Peel Dream Magazine is the musical vehicle for NYC's Joe Stevens, who launched the band in 2018 with the critically acclaimed album Modern Meta Physic.. Where the creation of Modern Meta Physic was a solitary pursuit, Agitprop Alterna found Stevens channelling the collaborative spirit of the band's ever-rotating live incarnation in the studio. He worked with close friend Kelly Winrich to develop new sounds for the project, creating musical snippets that Winrich would mix into the cohering whole. Live band members like vocalist Jo-Anne Hyun (later replaced by Isabella Mingione) and drummer Brian Alvarez would stop by and work their magic on the recordings, laying down parts with trademark exactitude. The resulting music revels in its realness: heavier, more dynamic, and truly the work of a band. Each tune's unique character fits carefully into a broader them

Tracks

1~1~Pill
1~2~Emotional Devotion Creator
1~3~It's My Body
1~4~Escalator Ism
1~5~Brief Inner Mission
1~6~Nyc Illuminati
1~7~Wood Paneling Pt. 2
1~8~Too Dumb
1~9~Burtolt Brecht Society
1~10~Permanent Moral Crisis
1~11~Do It
1~12~Eyeballs
1~13~Up And Up

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Peel Dream Magazine
Release Date: 03 April 2020
Genre: Alternative
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Distributor: Rocket Group