[Discover/Listen/Download] – DOM – [Indie/Electronic]

If you’re not ready for summer yet (personally I’m ready for summer as soon as the fucking snow shows up) then DOM is about to remedy that.

DOM is a band of musical renegades from Worcester, Massachusetts, much like Lorenzo Lamas (not from Worcester) and fronted by Dom, who looks nothing like Lorenzo Lamas, but he does have long hair.  It’s difficult to gauge just how much of their backstory is true because the interviews they give are not only hilarious, but tinged with implausibilities and far-fetched stories.  For instance, on their MySpace page they list a band member as “Bochicha” and in an interview with Pitchfork Dom himself said that Bochicha is his pet cat and that the Worcester Sharks (local hockey team) used the song as their face-off song.  Pitchfork contacted the team and they said they don’t play it at all.

I love the fact that they can give interviews and just talk shite throughout the whole thing and not care about whether they get their message across or if they answer the interviewer’s every question.  Their music however is every bit as auspicious as the band should be, like a fuzzed-up, lo-fi, chillwaved cross between Passion Pit and pre-Congratulations MGMT.

Remember a couple of years back when Time To Pretend was inescapable and was being played on every radio station, car stereo, beach-bound boombox and movie/TV show you were exposed to?  Well that’s how DOM’s “Living In America” will be, the lead track from their debut EP “Sun Bronzed Greek Gods”. I spoke to Dom on MySpace and he said it was cool for me to post some songs for you to listen to and download, so prepare those head-holes for the sound of your summer. Also watch their official video for “Living In America” and a live performance of “Burn Bridges” recorded at the start of April in New York.

“Sun Bronzed Greek Gods” is available for 10″ vinyl pre-order via Burning Mill Records (but be quick because they’ve already sold out of their first pressing and are onto their second), and in MP3 format from Amazon.

DOM – “Living In America”
DOM – “Rude As Jude”
DOM – “Burn Bridges”
DOM – “Jesus”

Keep up to date with DOM – MySpace | Twitter | Label (Burning Mill Records)