31:
289:
191:. Interested in creating music where he performed all of the instruments himself, Clinco wrote and recorded several songs alone in his bedroom. Clinco stated that he felt some sense of alarm while playing back the music he had recorded, claiming that it was as if another person had made it. "Listening back I just didn’t feel like I was listening to myself It sounded like someone else". This experience provided the inspiration for Clinco to create his alter ego, Deb Demure.
173:
Drab
Majesty combine androgynous aesthetics and commanding vocals with futuristic and occult lyrics, a style Demure refers to as "tragic wave". To create his imposing stage presence, Demure employed costumes, makeup and props to accompany his lush, '80s-influenced soundscapes.
267:
was inspired by a song a close friend of Demure's had written. The following year, Dais
Records re-released the album with extra tracks featuring all studio material released thus far as a compilation titled
346:. The title "Oak Wood", according to Demure, is a direct translation of Askew's name. The single featured a B-side called "Egress", an instrumental guitar piece. The duo embarked on their North American
390:. The EP was released on August 25. Drab Majesty opened for Slowdive during their North American tour in 2023 and 2024. In May 2024, Drab Majesty released "Photograph" for the soundtrack to the film
248:
Demure described as being "intoxicating". The EP, which features some contributing guest vocals from Rundle, was described as a "space-age pastiche" and likened to the work of bands such as
338:
In late 2017, the duo released a 7-inch single, titled "Oak Wood", for the 10th anniversary celebration of Dais
Records. The song was written in honor of Cash Askew, co-founder of the band
739:
236:
was self-released in 2012. Initially limited to 100 cassette copies, the EP was later picked up and released by
Lollipop Records. The record's title was inspired by the
360:
was released in 2019, supported by the singles "Ellipsis", "Oxytocin" and "Out of
Sequence". The band was scheduled to play the goth, post-punk and new wave festival
1111:
1221:
1247:
198:, his bandmate as the lead vocalist/guitarist in Marriages, inspired him to learn how to play the guitar for Drab Majesty. His biggest influences were
1273:
1138:
350:
tour in
September; the tour included a stop at the 2017 Cold Waves Festival in Chicago. They extended their tour to Europe in Winter of 2018.
870:
597:
255:
Drab
Majesty signed with Dais Records in 2015 and shortly thereafter released the single "Unknown to the I", which had been described as a "
151:, adopted the androgynous character of Deb Demure for the project. Keyboardist and vocalist Mona D (Alex Nicolaou) joined the band in 2016.
1396:
1347:
1297:
1083:
335:, and later toured Europe alongside King Dude, with whom they collaborated on the single "Who Taught You How to Love?" the year before.
1436:
1411:
1406:
1361:
30:
263:, Drab Majesty's first full-length album, was released later that year. Recorded at Demure's home studio over the course of 2 years,
1167:
1401:
1391:
1031:
977:
1057:
1426:
1431:
625:
300:
In 2016, Drab
Majesty expanded into a duo with the addition of keyboardist Alex Nicolaou, who performs as the character
1222:"Drab Majesty perform 'Dot In The Sky' and 'Not Just A Name' live at the Museum of Surgical Science (8 December 2017)"
1421:
1322:
846:"Drab Majesty's Deb Demure Wants to Whisk You Off to an Icy Dreamland Where Gender Doesn't Matter (23 June 2015)"
674:
308:
and was originally brought on to enhance the group's theatrics while touring North
America and Europe in 2016.
1416:
1198:
571:
411:
343:
1193:
692:
543:
845:
652:
237:
187:
The idea for Drab
Majesty came to Andrew Clinco in 2011 while drumming for the Los Angeles-based group
375:
on their fall tour. Demure revealed that the band would add a live drummer soon within the next year.
245:
771:
653:"Drab Majesty's Deb Demure Wants to Whisk You Off to an Icy Dreamland Where Gender Doesn't Matter"
1112:"Drab Majesty Releases 'Oak Wood'; Embarks on Expansive North American Tour (1 September 2017)"
949:
401:
1084:"Them Are Us Too Co-Founder Cash Askew Among Dead in Oakland Warehouse Fire (4 December 2016)"
789:
1032:"Drab Majesty's Highly Anticipated Sophomore LP "The Demonstration" Review (16 January 2017)"
923:
328:
280:
limited edition EP, new tracks "Waiting Game" and "Silhouette", and a remix of "The Foyer".
1088:
361:
8:
324:
1058:"Drab Majesty Honors the Memory of Cash Askew in New Song 'Oak Wood' (1 September 2017)"
753:
1248:"At this weekend's Cruel World festival, goths and new wavers will sweat to the oldies"
895:
710:
215:
203:
871:"Drab Majesty Talks Chorus Pedals, Casio Synths, and the Selfless Act of Songwriting"
602:
391:
368:
1143:
195:
188:
148:
371:, Demure worked more on his side project VR Sex. In 2022, Drab Majesty opened for
276:, plus the two B-sides from the "Unknown to the I" single, the five tracks of the
630:
397:
339:
219:
1274:"Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie headline new '80s alt-music festival, Cruel World"
954:
598:"Drab Majesty on Touring with Their Idols Smashing Pumpkins (December 4, 2018)"
406:
383:
36:
1194:"Cold Waves Festival Jumpstarts the Fury of Industrial-Rock (8 November 2017)"
1168:"Live Demonstration: Drab Majesty Announce North American Tour (23 June 2017)"
1385:
460:
355:
230:
1298:"617 Q&A: Drab Majesty embrace the isolation and all that comes with it"
1005:
815:
982:
950:"Drab Majesty - Unknown to the I [Cassingle; Dais] (4 August 2015)"
320:
305:
207:
199:
155:
102:
1348:"Slowdive plot US tour with Drab Majesty around 2024 Sick New World Fest"
256:
223:
211:
144:
74:
1139:"Drab Majesty, Boy Harsher, Pyramid Club @The Jinx (13 September 2017)"
849:
548:
372:
1323:"Slowdive's Rachel Goswell Guests On Drab Majesty's "Vanity": Listen"
332:
69:
288:
379:
293:
249:
131:
79:
64:
572:"Album Review: Drab Majesty's Modern Mirror (July 11, 2019)"
143:
is an American musical project founded by Andrew Clinco in
378:
On June 6, 2023, Drab Majesty released "Vanity" featuring
423:
Andrew "Deb Demure" Clinco - guitars, vocals, percussion
241:
693:"This is what Drab Majesty would play at their funeral"
147:, California in 2011. Clinco, the drummer for the band
626:"Review: Drab Majesty at Club Dada (December 5, 2018)"
319:
is a concept album that deals with the psychology of
1006:"Drab Majesty's divinely inspired tragic-wave music"
816:"Drab Majesty's divinely inspired tragic-wave music"
1362:"The story behind every song on I Saw The TV Glow"
790:"Drab Majesty: The tragic wave of the silent ones"
740:"The End Is Here: The Rise of L.A.'s Drab Majesty"
400:asked the band to compose a song similar to "that
1383:
283:
544:"Drab Majesty:; Modern Mirror (July 11, 2019)"
272:. It consisted of all tracks from debut album
839:
837:
835:
675:"Drab Majesty Is L.A.'s Most Glamorous Freak"
323:, referencing in particular the ideology of
182:
918:
916:
429:Alex "Mona D" Nicolaou - keyboards, vocals
832:
364:in 2020, which was postponed until 2022.
158:, Drab Majesty has released three albums:
1191:
813:
541:
311:Drab Majesty released their second album
913:
287:
1271:
1165:
843:
737:
668:
666:
1384:
733:
731:
672:
569:
315:in January 2017 to favorable reviews.
194:Clinco was originally a drummer, but
1192:Pettigrew, Jason (8 November 2017).
1136:
1024:
888:
663:
595:
331:. The duo toured North America with
728:
623:
304:. He is the son of horror director
13:
1397:Musical groups established in 2011
978:"Drab Majesty - The Demonstration"
947:
814:Carpenter, Lorraine (2017-01-17).
14:
1448:
1437:2011 establishments in California
1412:American dark wave musical groups
1407:American dream pop musical groups
1166:Marotta, Michael (23 June 2017).
772:"Drab Majesty: The Demonstration"
738:Johnson, Dan (10 November 2017).
711:"Modern Mirror, by DRAB MAJESTY"
542:Bergstrom, John (18 July 2019).
477:"The Heiress"/"The Demon" (2016)
441:
35:Drab Majesty performing live in
29:
1402:American post-punk music groups
1392:Musical groups from Los Angeles
1354:
1340:
1315:
1290:
1272:Roberts, Randall (2020-02-12).
1265:
1240:
1214:
1185:
1159:
1130:
1104:
1076:
1050:
998:
970:
941:
863:
807:
782:
764:
746:
515:
703:
685:
673:Tavana, Art (3 October 2014).
645:
617:
589:
563:
535:
436:
386:, the lead single to their EP
292:Deb Demure performing live in
1:
528:
284:Becoming a duo (2016–present)
1427:Musical duos from California
924:"Drab Majesty - Careless LP"
754:"The 101 Best Songs of 2017"
742:. Los Angeles Downtown News.
511:"An Object in Motion" (2023)
353:Drab Majesty's third album,
7:
1432:American gothic rock groups
844:Bennett, J (23 June 2015).
412:Bring On the Dancing Horses
344:2016 Oakland warehouse fire
53:Los Angeles, California, US
10:
1453:
570:Hubner, J (11 July 2019).
468:
417:
244:cult whose appearances on
177:
474:"Unknown to the I" (2015)
183:Early history (2011–2015)
126:
122:
112:
108:
98:
88:
57:
49:
44:
28:
21:
1422:American rock music duos
715:Drabmajesty.bandcamp.com
492:"Out of Sequence" (2019)
246:public-access television
132:drabmajesty.bandcamp.com
508:"Unarian Dances" (2012)
402:Echo & the Bunnymen
1118:. Wisdom Digital Media
502:
486:"Long Division" (2019)
297:
45:Background information
697:Interviewmagazine.com
291:
229:Drab Majesty's debut
210:projects, as well as
1417:Dais Records artists
522:Completely Careless
327:, the leader of the
1202:. Alternative Press
760:. 20 December 2017.
699:. November 3, 2017.
498:"Photograph" (2024)
388:An Object in Motion
325:Marshall Applewhite
270:Completely Careless
1147:. Connect Savannah
624:Gravley, Garrett.
596:Feenstra, Gerrit.
342:, who died in the
329:Heaven's Gate cult
298:
259:take on the 80s".
216:The Durutti Column
204:Red House Painters
1278:Los Angeles Times
1252:Los Angeles Times
1228:. 8 December 2017
1199:Alternative Press
1038:. 16 January 2017
1012:. 17 January 2017
778:. March 14, 2017.
603:Phoenix New Times
489:"Oxytocin" (2019)
483:"Ellipsis" (2019)
480:"Oak Wood" (2017)
454:The Demonstration
432:
426:
393:I Saw the TV Glow
369:COVID-19 pandemic
348:Fall From the Sky
317:The Demonstration
313:The Demonstration
164:The Demonstration
154:Since signing to
138:
137:
1444:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1358:
1352:
1351:
1344:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1334:
1319:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1309:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1284:
1269:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1218:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1189:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1163:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1152:
1144:Connect Savannah
1137:Chandler, Anna.
1134:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1108:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1064:. September 2017
1054:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1002:
996:
995:
993:
991:
974:
968:
967:
965:
963:
958:. Tiny Mix Tapes
945:
939:
938:
936:
934:
920:
911:
910:
908:
906:
892:
886:
885:
883:
882:
867:
861:
860:
858:
856:
841:
830:
829:
827:
826:
811:
805:
804:
802:
801:
796:. 29 August 2019
794:Gazette Musicale
786:
780:
779:
768:
762:
761:
750:
744:
743:
735:
726:
725:
723:
721:
707:
701:
700:
689:
683:
682:
670:
661:
660:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
621:
615:
614:
612:
610:
593:
587:
586:
584:
582:
567:
561:
560:
558:
556:
539:
495:"No Rain" (2020)
430:
424:
196:Emma Ruth Rundle
134:
91:
33:
19:
18:
1452:
1451:
1447:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1441:
1382:
1381:
1380:
1379:
1370:
1368:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1346:
1345:
1341:
1332:
1330:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1307:
1305:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1282:
1280:
1270:
1266:
1257:
1255:
1246:
1245:
1241:
1231:
1229:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1205:
1203:
1190:
1186:
1176:
1174:
1164:
1160:
1150:
1148:
1135:
1131:
1121:
1119:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1095:
1093:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1067:
1065:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1041:
1039:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1015:
1013:
1004:
1003:
999:
989:
987:
976:
975:
971:
961:
959:
948:Purdum, Grant.
946:
942:
932:
930:
922:
921:
914:
904:
902:
894:
893:
889:
880:
878:
869:
868:
864:
854:
852:
842:
833:
824:
822:
812:
808:
799:
797:
788:
787:
783:
770:
769:
765:
752:
751:
747:
736:
729:
719:
717:
709:
708:
704:
691:
690:
686:
671:
664:
659:. 23 June 2015.
657:Noisey.vice.com
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
631:Dallas Observer
622:
618:
608:
606:
594:
590:
580:
578:
568:
564:
554:
552:
540:
536:
531:
518:
505:
471:
444:
439:
420:
398:Jane Schoenbrun
340:Them Are Us Too
286:
238:Unarian Academy
220:Maurice Deebank
185:
180:
130:
117:
89:
84:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1450:
1440:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1378:
1377:
1353:
1339:
1314:
1289:
1264:
1239:
1213:
1184:
1158:
1129:
1116:BroardwayWorld
1103:
1075:
1049:
1023:
997:
986:. Dais Records
969:
955:Tiny Mix Tapes
940:
912:
896:"Drab Majesty"
887:
862:
831:
806:
781:
763:
745:
727:
702:
684:
662:
644:
616:
588:
576:Backseat Mafia
562:
533:
532:
530:
527:
526:
525:
517:
514:
513:
512:
509:
504:
501:
500:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
470:
467:
466:
465:
457:
451:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
433:
431:(2016–present)
427:
425:(2011–present)
419:
416:
410:soundtrack" ("
407:Pretty In Pink
384:Rachel Goswell
285:
282:
278:Unarian Dances
234:Unarian Dances
184:
181:
179:
176:
136:
135:
128:
124:
123:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
92:
86:
85:
83:
82:
77:
72:
67:
61:
59:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
42:
41:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1449:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1389:
1387:
1367:
1363:
1357:
1349:
1343:
1328:
1324:
1318:
1303:
1299:
1293:
1279:
1275:
1268:
1253:
1249:
1243:
1227:
1226:Post-punk.com
1223:
1217:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1188:
1173:
1169:
1162:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1133:
1117:
1113:
1107:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1079:
1063:
1062:Post-punk.com
1059:
1053:
1037:
1033:
1027:
1011:
1007:
1001:
985:
984:
979:
973:
957:
956:
951:
944:
929:
925:
919:
917:
901:
897:
891:
876:
872:
866:
851:
847:
840:
838:
836:
821:
817:
810:
795:
791:
785:
777:
773:
767:
759:
755:
749:
741:
734:
732:
716:
712:
706:
698:
694:
688:
680:
676:
669:
667:
658:
654:
648:
633:
632:
627:
620:
605:
604:
599:
592:
577:
573:
566:
551:
550:
545:
538:
534:
523:
520:
519:
510:
507:
506:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
472:
463:
462:
461:Modern Mirror
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
445:
442:Studio albums
428:
422:
421:
415:
413:
409:
408:
403:
399:
395:
394:
389:
385:
381:
376:
374:
370:
365:
363:
359:
357:
356:Modern Mirror
351:
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
309:
307:
303:
295:
290:
281:
279:
275:
271:
266:
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
232:
227:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
192:
190:
175:
171:
169:
168:Modern Mirror
165:
161:
157:
152:
150:
146:
142:
133:
129:
125:
121:
115:
111:
107:
104:
101:
97:
93:
87:
81:
78:
76:
73:
71:
68:
66:
63:
62:
60:
56:
52:
48:
43:
38:
32:
27:
20:
16:American band
1369:. Retrieved
1365:
1356:
1342:
1331:. Retrieved
1329:. 2023-06-06
1326:
1317:
1306:. Retrieved
1304:. 2022-11-10
1301:
1292:
1281:. Retrieved
1277:
1267:
1256:. Retrieved
1254:. 2022-05-13
1251:
1242:
1230:. Retrieved
1225:
1216:
1204:. Retrieved
1197:
1187:
1175:. Retrieved
1171:
1161:
1149:. Retrieved
1142:
1132:
1120:. Retrieved
1115:
1106:
1094:. Retrieved
1087:
1078:
1066:. Retrieved
1061:
1052:
1040:. Retrieved
1035:
1026:
1014:. Retrieved
1009:
1000:
988:. Retrieved
983:Dais Records
981:
972:
960:. Retrieved
953:
943:
931:. Retrieved
928:Dais Records
927:
903:. Retrieved
900:Dais Records
899:
890:
879:. Retrieved
877:. 2017-11-14
874:
865:
853:. Retrieved
823:. Retrieved
819:
809:
798:. Retrieved
793:
784:
775:
766:
757:
748:
718:. Retrieved
714:
705:
696:
687:
679:Laweekly.com
678:
656:
647:
635:. Retrieved
629:
619:
607:. Retrieved
601:
591:
579:. Retrieved
575:
565:
553:. Retrieved
547:
537:
521:
516:Compilations
459:
453:
447:
405:
404:song on the
392:
387:
377:
366:
354:
352:
347:
337:
321:mass suicide
316:
312:
310:
306:Ted Nicolaou
301:
299:
277:
273:
269:
264:
260:
254:
233:
228:
208:Sun Kil Moon
200:Mark Kozelek
193:
186:
172:
167:
163:
159:
156:Dais Records
153:
141:Drab Majesty
140:
139:
94:2011–present
90:Years active
23:Drab Majesty
1232:20 February
1206:20 February
1177:20 February
1151:20 February
1122:20 February
1096:20 February
1092:. Billboard
1068:20 February
1042:20 February
1036:CVLT Nation
1016:20 November
1010:Cultmtl.com
990:20 February
962:20 February
933:20 February
905:20 February
855:20 February
637:23 February
609:23 February
581:23 February
555:23 February
437:Discography
396:. Director
362:Cruel World
212:Vini Reilly
166:(2017) and
145:Los Angeles
75:gothic rock
1386:Categories
1371:2024-07-17
1333:2023-06-17
1308:2022-11-18
1283:2022-11-18
1258:2022-11-18
881:2022-11-10
875:reverb.com
825:2022-11-18
800:2022-11-18
720:August 14,
549:PopMatters
529:References
116:Deb Demure
1366:The FADER
1327:Stereogum
1302:Vanyaland
1172:Vanyaland
1089:Billboard
367:Over the
333:Cold Cave
189:Marriages
170:(2019).
149:Marriages
70:dream pop
820:Cult MTL
776:Kjnk.org
758:Spin.com
448:Careless
380:Slowdive
294:Brooklyn
274:Careless
265:Careless
261:Careless
250:Slowdive
162:(2015),
160:Careless
80:shoegaze
65:Darkwave
469:Singles
418:Members
178:History
127:Website
113:Members
524:(2016)
464:(2019)
456:(2017)
450:(2015)
302:Mona D
296:, 2016
118:Mona D
99:Labels
58:Genres
50:Origin
39:, 2018
37:Warsaw
257:lo-fi
1234:2018
1208:2018
1179:2018
1153:2018
1124:2018
1098:2018
1070:2018
1044:2018
1018:2020
992:2018
964:2018
935:2018
907:2018
857:2018
850:Vice
722:2019
639:2020
611:2020
583:2020
557:2020
414:").
240:, a
224:Felt
218:and
206:and
103:Dais
503:EPs
382:'s
373:AFI
242:UFO
222:of
214:of
202:'s
1388::
1364:.
1325:.
1300:.
1276:.
1250:.
1224:.
1196:.
1170:.
1141:.
1114:.
1086:.
1060:.
1034:.
1008:.
980:.
952:.
926:.
915:^
898:.
873:.
848:.
834:^
818:.
792:.
774:.
756:.
730:^
713:.
695:.
677:.
665:^
655:.
628:.
600:.
574:.
546:.
252:.
231:EP
226:.
1374:.
1350:.
1336:.
1311:.
1286:.
1261:.
1236:.
1210:.
1181:.
1155:.
1126:.
1100:.
1072:.
1046:.
1020:.
994:.
966:.
937:.
909:.
884:.
859:.
828:.
803:.
724:.
681:.
641:.
613:.
585:.
559:.
358:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
