After releasing their debut album Fishbowl back in March, Miami-based coldwave trio Donzii have returned with a bonus EP named for and featuring the album’s second track, “Penetrate.” As the teaser single “John Wayne” suggests, the EP’s new material continues to reflect the fact that the band has comfortably shared a bill with New Order and Drab Majesty in recent years, while the addition of remixes of Fishbowl tracks “Fun” and “Crash Landing” by Brutus VII and Mr Twin Sister, respectively, reflects forays into synth-punk and dream-pop.
Along with the release of the Penetrate EP, the band is sharing a Trulee Hall–directed music video for the title track, which brings the release’s chaotically green album cover to life. Shares the band, “The video is an extension of Trulee’s amazing body of work that we feel flows into our aesthetic—chaotic energy that isn’t afraid to poke fun at the hypersexual and male-dominated world we live in.”
Of the wonky new-wave-by-way-of-funk track itself, the band shares that it was a conscious attempt to return to their no-wave roots while combining their broad slate of influences into something totally fresh. “‘Penetrate’ is simultaneously funky and dark, referencing many of our influences at once,” they add. “As we were crafting the song, we wanted to write something with a chord progression we had never heard before to ensure its originality and perk our ears.”
To celebrate the release of the EP, Donzii will be performing in LA at Resident on November 12. You can find tickets here, and check out the new video—which gives a whole new meaning to “green room”—below.
