Dust City Opera is a rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico whose sound interweaves orchestral Americana, dark psychedelia and art pop into cinematic and literary songs filled with evocative tales of “sadness, madness and mayhem.” But within the group’s rich body of work there is a surreal sense of humor and humanity that reveals an empathy for the human condition and the characters and situations depicted in which listeners can identify aspects of their own experiences navigating our often physically and emotionally perilous world. Since it’s 2018 foundation, pick any of Dust City Opera’s albums from its 2019 debut album Heaven to 2022’s horror and science fiction themed Alien Summer record to the 2024 EP Cold Hands (released March 8 via Rexius Records) and you’ll hear imaginatively eclectic arrangements and vivid narratives from a band that seems fully realized even as it’s still relatively early in its career. There is a theatrical sensibility to the music that translates to the band’s live performances that fans of the likes of DeVotchKa and Beirut will appreciate.
Listen to our interview with Dust City Opera on Bandcamp and follow Dust City Opera at the links below. Dust City Opera is now on tour starting April 4, 2024 throughout Colorado and the midwest including a stop in Denver at Swallow Hill on Saturday, April 6 with Avourneen, doors 7pm, show 8pm. THIS SHOW HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2024.
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