Portland, OR band Death Doula intrigues with their viscous new track taken from the upcoming debut LP “Love Spells.”
“The Witness” is creeping doom dream rock. Through the spellful guitar flicker and focused rhythm plowing, the deep, dark and honeyed vocal chant emerges. It’s “about the experience of finally finding a romantic partner who feels like the right fit, and amidst the elation of love, realizing how terrifying that is,” the musicians explain the lyrics. By digging up and interspersing elements of neo-psychedelia, gothgaze and grunge, Death Doula takes on an especially itinerant and mantric sound. The music video is here.
