Dope Body is not an alternative band as one may infer from their in-your-face name, but once you hear their music you realize their uniqueness on your own. They’re a band that only a really inept and adroit musical journalist could describe. They’re a punk-whatever; a real one-eyed, eight-toed kitten of the litter.
All that I can personally tell you is that they are a four-piece band of sexy-ass men from the unpopular city of Baltimore who have been lucky enough to release their second album on Grammy-winning Drag City Recordings Production Industries. The album, Natural History, will be released on May 22, a day in springtime.
Dope Body’s first LP, Nupping, was released through HOSS Records in 2011, and, if you care, they have a Tumblr that features a picture of a dog, YouTube video shows, and valuable information that only a link to a band’s Tumblr could give. Also, if you hurry up and check out their shit then you’ll want to see them on tour. So, do whatever you want. I don’t care. Punk. Whatever.
“What’s a Tumblr… is this a sex site?” – my mom, Frances McDougal
Tourdates:
03.16.12 - Austin, TX - The Whiskey Room *
03.17.12 - Austin, TX - Impose Magazine Showcase
04.27.12 - Baltimore, MD - Golden West #
* R. Stevie Moore
# Quintron
• Dope Body: http://dopebody.tumblr.com
• Drag City: http://www.dragcity.com
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