Drug Train – Drug Train (Beko) CDEP

Product Description

Montreal’s Drug Train first came across our radar with the release of a (sadly now unavailable) Electric Voice split album. It has been quite some time since we heard anything from them, but clearly they were biding the time to release their excellent debut album. Now, after being picked up by esteemed French netlabel Beko (home of faves Chevalier Avant Garde), Drug Train have astounded us with a brand of lo-fi, drone-infused electro-pop. Each song on the self-titled album has a unique and distinct character; the Suicide thrash of opener “Bipolar,” or the subtly danceable breeze of “No One Cares.” The one through-line is the saxophone, and the way Drug Train showcases that wonderful instrument places it squarely with such luminaries as Colin Stetson or Bowie’s Berlin Era with its beautiful bleat. This will turn any nonbeliever into a devout follower, absolutely.- Silent Shout

Tracklist: bipolar / idioms / no one cares / parks / counting backwards / tuesdays / talking things /  ghost white / harmony one / about that

Beko  b210