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When Castlemaines Oliver Hugh Perry released his self-recorded debut EP, Tropical Oceans, D.D Dumbo was born. Led by the spooky strut of the title-track, the lo-fi four song-set of blues-laced, deconstructed pop announced Perry as an exciting newcomer fluent in a language all his own. People took notice and soon he was performing solo with a 12-string electric guitar, two drums and a bunch of effect pedals and on tour with the likes of Daughter, Iron & Wine, Jungle, St Vincent, Tame Impala, tUnE-yArDs and Warpaint.
Utopia Defeated is his debut album, an epic, sprawling opus sprung from Olivers imagination, written and performed almost entirely by him. Based in the 4AD Studios in London, the album was recorded, engineered and produced by Perry and 4ADs resident engineer Fabian Prynn.
Featuring the singles Satan and Walrus, the tentrack album hurdles effortlessly over the expectations set by his intriguing debut EP. In an early review, Uncut magazine heralded it as a looping, globally attuned 2016 update of Jeff Buckleys Grace.
LP format is pressed on marbled vinyl with special gatefold sleeve and digital download code. ? Thrillingly fresh. Q
A new kind of blues. The Guardian
An inspired take on pop. DIY
A one-man band of clattering punk lo-fi, blues melodies and dust-soaked rhythms. i-D
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