Post-Yours Truly Extras
PS DB EP is the latest from Didion’s Bible, and the six piece friendship-rockers continue producing music that is both out there and grounded in post-punk, new-wave and electro-pop goodness. The songs were recorded alongside their album Yours Truly, DB and just had to see the light of day.
What’s A Name is a quick, catchy ditty that sets the tone nicely. The lyrical tongue-twister uses its pop frontage to address self-perception and identity, with an almost nursery rhyme-like pre-chorus followed by catchy harmonies backing the positive chorus: “no one’s not like you like you.”
This Heat moves further into the classic Perth sound but slows things down. The song starts with droning synths before relaxing into near-spoken word verses, surrounded by Go-Betweens-esque guitars. The chorus turns a corner into lovely front-and-backing melodies, with lines like “I’m begging for mercy” and “hindsight is a twenty / twenty.”
Mona Lisa (Never Let Me Go) is another fun-time tune and wouldn’t be out of place on a B-52s record, with shoutouts of “let’s go” and group chants. They used to call this new wave — now we can just call it fun-rock. Should be a good one live.
Panorama, at 4:36, is the EP’s epic — you can’t spell epic without EP. The drums drive the track along in something that sits somewhere between Talking Heads and Arcade Fire. It builds brilliantly past the halfway point, with the repeated “I am searching for a panorama” becoming the focal point of the rise. Instruments and backing vocals keep joining until the whole thing reaches boiling point — and then we’re there. Nice finish.
The band manage to balance fun and musicianship well on PS DB EP, creating a very listenable record that goes a bit deeper if you listen carefully.
Didion’s Bible are launching PS DB EP this Friday, May 8, at The Buffalo Club in Fremantle. Tickets available here.
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