“It’s taken Leeds’ Drahla a little while to deliver a debut album. The trio first made ripples in 2016 with a string of auspicious early singles. That led onto a deal with the mighty Captured Tracks, support slots with genre stalwarts Ought and Metz, and even a much revered invitation to play at Robert Smith’s Meltdown festival. Useless Coordinates is here though, and when they got down to it, it ”
“Take the abrasive edge of New York post-punk and teleport it across to the Atlantic ‘til it’s gleefully lounging on bunting-strewn Leeds rooftop, and you land somewhere near Drahla. Now based between South London and Wakefield, this band channel familiar musical touchstones – Sonic Youth, Television, Pylon – and likewise, they approach their band like a multi-form art project. Constantly swapping ”
“The ferocious Leeds trio treat post-punk like a game of Tetris, joyfully flipping and rearranging the elements into new patterns.”
