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Dope Body // 11th Sept // The Fulford Arms, Fulford, Fulford Arms
When
8pm on Fri 11th September
About
‘Drive Like Jehu, Girls Against Boys, Brainiac, Chavez, U.S Maple: This is Dope Body’s deliciously warped version of '90s pop history, and accordingly, they’ve been able to pull that into a tight knot of noise that doesn’t actually sound too retro at all.’
Pitchfork
Have you ever been punched in the face while dancing ecstatically, but the person who hit you ALSO seemed to be dancing and loving it but you couldn’t really tell? If you’ve been in the front row at a Dope Body show — or the back row or somewhere in the middle for that matter — it’s a distinct possibility.
Dope Body has built their name in the underground with intense live performances of their also intense studio recordings. On the back of their second album, 2012’s Natural History, they embarked on a rigorous nineteen months of almost nonstop touring, bringing their individual performance stomp to every bar, basement and backyard that asked for it. They have opened shows with party heavyweights like F*cked Up, Future Islands, Chain And The Gang and Thee Oh Sees.
It’s easy to picture the members of Dope Body emerging from their distant and hidden cave of rock with a new wave of grimey, Sabbath-refracted mayhem in order to torch America/Earth once again — but they’re actually a group of trained players and fine artists with vision.
On Lifer, Dope Body redefines the aural yawp they have been venting for some time, honing wild windmills into surgical strikes, their gut-busting repulsion-sound continuing to expand without losing any of the feral energy that made a crazed reputation in the already-insane Baltimore music and arts underground. Zachary Utz’s metalloid guitar fingerprints are as uniquely rough and scabrous as ever, but with a few new refinements added to his barrage. Andrew Laumann’s vocal bellow continues to incite a riot of excitement with each additional chorus. David Jacober’s power-and-precision drumming continues to grow in might and scope, driving the songs whether at peaks of volume or the depths of introspection. Plus, bassist John Jones, who joined following the recording of NATURAL HISTORY, contributes to the weird math of Dope Body’s nu-power trio with lines that perfectly expand the bounds for the band.
When Dope Body converge to conceive of the next thing, the storm brews, songs are rocked out and written, and we’re propelled into another sweaty go-round. This is a controlled demolition, planned but with room to take down additional structures. Simply put, there’s a distinct-but-subtle evolution from one Dope Body record to another, and LIFER is no different. “Repo Man” progresses the band’s songwriting, creeping on you and crooning with an oscillating bass groove before whipping into a frenzy. “Hired Gun” gives us the pyrotechnics we want (and we want them NOW!) with a forward-evolving, 2014-style dynamic range of loud/soft/loud and a big-ass sing-along chorus, perfect for charging into the can with a pit of open beer — or the other way around, whatever! Where most Dope Body songs show lead singer Laumann’s rhythmic ability, “Rare Air” exhibits his talent for constructing melody. LIFER juggles the rough spark of Dope Body’s sound, shuffling slow burners and their previously (and righteously!) established propulsive attack, making for a new yet satisfyingly heavy trip into the heart of Dope Body.
Tickets for this show are £7 in advance and £9 on the door.
Pitchfork
Have you ever been punched in the face while dancing ecstatically, but the person who hit you ALSO seemed to be dancing and loving it but you couldn’t really tell? If you’ve been in the front row at a Dope Body show — or the back row or somewhere in the middle for that matter — it’s a distinct possibility.
Dope Body has built their name in the underground with intense live performances of their also intense studio recordings. On the back of their second album, 2012’s Natural History, they embarked on a rigorous nineteen months of almost nonstop touring, bringing their individual performance stomp to every bar, basement and backyard that asked for it. They have opened shows with party heavyweights like F*cked Up, Future Islands, Chain And The Gang and Thee Oh Sees.
It’s easy to picture the members of Dope Body emerging from their distant and hidden cave of rock with a new wave of grimey, Sabbath-refracted mayhem in order to torch America/Earth once again — but they’re actually a group of trained players and fine artists with vision.
On Lifer, Dope Body redefines the aural yawp they have been venting for some time, honing wild windmills into surgical strikes, their gut-busting repulsion-sound continuing to expand without losing any of the feral energy that made a crazed reputation in the already-insane Baltimore music and arts underground. Zachary Utz’s metalloid guitar fingerprints are as uniquely rough and scabrous as ever, but with a few new refinements added to his barrage. Andrew Laumann’s vocal bellow continues to incite a riot of excitement with each additional chorus. David Jacober’s power-and-precision drumming continues to grow in might and scope, driving the songs whether at peaks of volume or the depths of introspection. Plus, bassist John Jones, who joined following the recording of NATURAL HISTORY, contributes to the weird math of Dope Body’s nu-power trio with lines that perfectly expand the bounds for the band.
When Dope Body converge to conceive of the next thing, the storm brews, songs are rocked out and written, and we’re propelled into another sweaty go-round. This is a controlled demolition, planned but with room to take down additional structures. Simply put, there’s a distinct-but-subtle evolution from one Dope Body record to another, and LIFER is no different. “Repo Man” progresses the band’s songwriting, creeping on you and crooning with an oscillating bass groove before whipping into a frenzy. “Hired Gun” gives us the pyrotechnics we want (and we want them NOW!) with a forward-evolving, 2014-style dynamic range of loud/soft/loud and a big-ass sing-along chorus, perfect for charging into the can with a pit of open beer — or the other way around, whatever! Where most Dope Body songs show lead singer Laumann’s rhythmic ability, “Rare Air” exhibits his talent for constructing melody. LIFER juggles the rough spark of Dope Body’s sound, shuffling slow burners and their previously (and righteously!) established propulsive attack, making for a new yet satisfyingly heavy trip into the heart of Dope Body.
Tickets for this show are £7 in advance and £9 on the door.