{"id":30509,"date":"2024-12-02T07:34:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T06:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=30509"},"modified":"2024-12-06T22:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T21:43:36","slug":"new-album-des-demonas-apocalyptic-boom-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/02\/new-album-des-demonas-apocalyptic-boom-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Des Demonas || Apocalyptic Boom! Boom!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Des Demonas<\/a> are a Washington, DC-based supergroup featuring Kenyan punk-poet Jacky \u201cCougar\u201d Abok (Foul Swoops, Thee Lolitas) on vocals and percussion, Mark Cisneros (Hammered Hulls, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, The Make-Up) on guitar, Paul Vivari (Benjy Ferree, DJ Soul Call Paul) on Farfisa organ and bass machine, and Matt Gatwood (Two Inch Astronaut) on drums. Apocalyptic Boom! Tree!<\/em><\/a> is their sophomore full-length album, a sonic explosion, released seven years after the strong self-titled debut LP<\/a>. They deliver thirteen new songs that are hard to pigeonhole, but which can undoubtedly be described as original, urgent and fascinating. The skilled band members stitch together styles and influences in an inimitable way, with plenty of room for each to excel, a textural treat\u2014one moment an organ groove and guitar gymnastics the next, backed by a phenomenal rhythm section, all held together by the hypnotic beat poetry through distinctive vocals.<\/p>\n