“Cold Souls” by Drab Majesty

According to Facebook, Drab Majesty is “an inter-dimensional platform aimed at channeling aural and visual messages” that are intended to “demonstrate the power in relinquishing ownership to a divine design, thereby handing inspiration over to the spirit world.”

That description, combined with Andrew Clinco’s androgynous persona (replete with glam-rock makeup) might lead you to expect something à la Ziggy Stardust. In fact, Clinco — who goes by the stage name Deb Demure — crafts an atmospheric brand of post-punk that hints at Joy Division, the Chameleons, and Echo and the Bunnymen as well as newer acts like Posh Lost and Wild Nothing.

“Cold Souls” is one of the first singles from Drab Majesty’s upcoming Demonstration album (due out on Dais Records later this month) and it’s a beautiful gem full of shimmering guitars, sweeping synths, electronic rhythms, with Clinco’s deep, spectral voice as the pièce de résistance. Like all great post-punk, it’s gloomy enough to make you want to break out the black fingernail polish — so gloomy, in fact, that it becomes rather majestic (no pun intended).