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Death Pesos Release New Single “Drug Worship”

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There’s a decided haze that’s settled over the newly-posted single from Boston three-piece Death Pesos, and perhaps that’s true to the name of the recorded-to-tape four-and-a-half-minute “Drug Worship,” but the song is no less catchy for it. “Drug Worship” is the first piece of new material Death Pesos have put out since a reformation last year and the first since their 2014 short-LP debut, Moon Violence, and it brings a marked turn in sound. Where the album was more uptempo and dug into a kind of basement-dwelling boogie rock, “Drug Worship” is, well, druggier, less given to shuffle and more to languid flow. What it and the preceding release have in common is a propensity for hooks.

Whether or not “Drug Worship” is indicative of some greater change of approach on the part of Death Pesos, I’ve no idea, but presumably we’ll find out when they release their new vinyl come Fall. In the meantime, the rougher edge in the recording here suits them well and if you’ve got under five minutes and/or a will to name your own price for a cool track you otherwise might not have heard, dig the following:

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Death Pesos – “Drug Worship” single release

The band formed in Burlington, VT in 2012, when the founding members (Pete Schluter – guitar, Larry Frisoli – bass, and Chris Egner – drums) met at college. Death Pesos released a full-length, ‘Moon Violence’, in 2014, and played extensively in New England. Geographical separation paused the band from 2014-2016, but Death Pesos rose from a premature burial in 2016 when Mike Reed (drums) joined the band. Since then, we’ve been playing dates in New England (with Endless Boogie / Stephen Malkmus, Black Helicopter, Dyr Faser, Sundrifter). We recently recorded with Alex Garcia-Rivera (of Piebald, Give up the Ghost / American Nightmare, Chrome over Brass, Ascend / Descend) and will release that session on vinyl this fall.

Drug Worship tells the tale of a man who makes a deal with the devil, but experiences no consequences due to his already-woeful life. It was recorded by guitarist Pete Schluter, entirely to tape, and bares the audible stamp of tape compression & saturated tubes.

Death Pesos is:
Larry Frisoli: Bass, Vocals
Pete Schluter: Guitar, Echoplex
Chris Egner: Drums

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