Blooming, by Donna Candy

Blooming

by Donna Candy

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First LP from Donna Candy, the bass-vocal-drums trio trawled from the sub genres of experimental rock and busy pushing to the front of heavy music. Nu metal bass riffs, switch-pitched fuzz vocals and big, splashy drums layer over unsettling narratives and extreme loops to bring a bit of the pit to the dancefloor.

Begun as an off the cuff party band with the idea of finding a live sound that would fit between 4am trance sets, the trio soon found themselves addicted to the euphoric sludge they created. Swapping their usual guitar for a bass, JS Donny drives Donna Candy with simple riffs, split half clean and half shredded with Boris / Sunn O))) like distortion. Head-banging the whole way, they’ll switch speed or stop suddenly, bending and drawing out notes to ratchet things up for release. Nadja's vocals tear through the top layer - heavily processed and warped with weird imagery. Together there’s a feeling of what it might be like to see Sightings slowed by codeine but with Elvin Brandi on the mic.

Always set up facing each other, off stage and surrounded by the audience, Donna Candy encourage catharsis - reciprocally transforming energy between themselves and the crowd. They build a queer euphoria that pulls apart metal’s narrow dichotomy of nihilistic machismo vs. hyperfemininity, and begins to make the visceral faux-hybridity of nineties nu metal feel possible this time around. ‘Blooming’ brings us six offerings from the band on a four way split release that speaks for itself - once on board with the DC energy you’ll want to be a part of it.

_Abby Thomas, Bison

UPCOMING SHOWS :

1409 LEUVEN / Stuk
1509 ANTWERPEN / Music city
1709 AMSTERDAM / Occi
2109 PARIS / Les Instants Chavirés
2309 LONDRES / Café Oto

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released April 7, 2023

Music by Donna Candy :
Alex (drums), Js donny (bass), Nadja Meier (vocal)
Produced and recorded by Anotine Nouel
at Sound Love Studio, Grrrnd Zero (Lyon)
Mixed by Anotine Nouel and Js Donny
Mastered by A.P. Mastering and Post
Published by Bison, Kraak, Isola Records, Swallowing Helmets - 2023

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Donna Candy Marseille, France

DATES :

09APRIL
GLASGOW

14APRIL
MARSEILLE

26MAY
BRUSSELS

27MAY
GHENT

3JUNE
DUNDIGEN

9JUNE
PARIS

4JUIL
GENEVE

5JUIL
DIJON

7JUIL
RENNES

8JUIL
NANTES

23SEPT
LONDRES

Over from Marseille, Donna Candy lay out a heavy sound, trawled from the bizarre and sonic sub-genres of experimental rock.

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Blooming

Apr 2023
H4T

Feb 2023
Donna Candy

Nov 2021

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