You don’t just get there straight out of the blue; those haunting humming s… Read Full Bio ↴You don’t just get there straight out of the blue; those haunting humming synthesizers at the beginning of “Paragraph Nights,” the melancholy piano chord changes, the emotional pull the song has on your psyche. It’s a process, you know? It comes from years of growth, experimentation, revision, looking at the scene from another angle, considering the possibilities. “Take a picture, make it last, make it different,” sings Dominic Angelella. And that’s very much the road DRGN KING has taken.
Our story opens with Angelella onstage at a North Philadelphia rock club, his hair flailing, his guitar strings rattling, his face beaming. It’s 2009 or thereabouts, and he’s performing with one of his old bands, a punky Americana group with such high energy, folks are hanging out after the show to shake his hand. A couple months later, a different venue, a different scene entirely – an eclectic hip-hop outfit, and there he is again, rocking out on guitar. Later still, Angelella’s face keeps showing up in band photos, on show flyers and venue websites. His enthusiasms run the gamut – experimental lo-fi psych, indie rock soul, arty grunge throwbacks. The question has to be asked - are you in every group in Philadelphia? He laughs, responds: No man, just a bunch of projects.
Meanwhile in South Philly, Brent “Ritz” Reynolds was holed up in a studio, making a name for himself as a young hip-hop producer. He cut tracks for The Roots, worked with Mac Miller and State Property alum Peedi Crakk. Reynolds knew his stuff and had the moxy for the hard haul of being a freelance recording guru. In early 2010 he and Angelella connected in a chance recording session, and the doors of possibility were blown open. Angelella’s songwriting would become a prototype for Reynolds to test out his lush, imaginative production skills into the rock world. Conversely, Reynolds’ studio alchemy would place Angelella’s broad-spanning tastes and musical interests under a single umbrella. You don’t have to be in a dozen different-sounding bands and call them a dozen different things. You can do it all, and call it DRGN KING.
DRGN KING debuted in a well-received warehouse show that fall. Angelella and Reynolds deemed the experiment a success, and kept it moving. Various musical collaborators were brought in, shows got played and new songs were written. Then they retreated into the studio, recorded, refined and recorded some more. Paragraph Nights comes after two years of nose-to-the-grindstone work, and its song are bursting with life, excitement, self-discovery, possibility. Listen to the pensive, introspective electronic pop of “Warriors.” It’s a nod to the community of artists and musicians in Philadelphia, and ruminates on crafting an identity through art: “People tell me I got no purpose,” Angelella sings. “They're not wrong but it's allright.”
Skip around and you’ll find a variety of tones and moods. The fierce industrial juggernaut “Barbarians” rushes at you with a surreal account of nightlife as a rite of passage, as well as a possibly damaging pursuit that just might fray one’s sanity. With haunting half-whispered, half-howled vocals and hammering drumbeats, DRGN KING pushes you to the edge, then carries you back. Earlier, the power pop riffage of “Holy Ghost” laughs and makes an anthemic march out of people projecting an identity onto Angelella – telling him he looks like the Christian Jesus.
With a massive beat and blissful refrain, “Altamont Sunrise” is a soaring number to carry you on your way – to other cities, to other countries, worlds apart from where we are today. A snapping snare drum and juggling bass line are your guides, while Angelella sings loudly and joyously with everyone in the room about taking the lessons learned and making something bigger and brighter on top of the ruins.
It's not a piece of music that DRGN KING could have written individually, or four years ago. Nor is Paragraph Nights a record that could have existed then. It’s an album about the journey, one that reflects as well as embraces it, channeling the trial-and-error process of music-making – and life in general – into something new.
-John Vettese, XPN.com
Our story opens with Angelella onstage at a North Philadelphia rock club, his hair flailing, his guitar strings rattling, his face beaming. It’s 2009 or thereabouts, and he’s performing with one of his old bands, a punky Americana group with such high energy, folks are hanging out after the show to shake his hand. A couple months later, a different venue, a different scene entirely – an eclectic hip-hop outfit, and there he is again, rocking out on guitar. Later still, Angelella’s face keeps showing up in band photos, on show flyers and venue websites. His enthusiasms run the gamut – experimental lo-fi psych, indie rock soul, arty grunge throwbacks. The question has to be asked - are you in every group in Philadelphia? He laughs, responds: No man, just a bunch of projects.
Meanwhile in South Philly, Brent “Ritz” Reynolds was holed up in a studio, making a name for himself as a young hip-hop producer. He cut tracks for The Roots, worked with Mac Miller and State Property alum Peedi Crakk. Reynolds knew his stuff and had the moxy for the hard haul of being a freelance recording guru. In early 2010 he and Angelella connected in a chance recording session, and the doors of possibility were blown open. Angelella’s songwriting would become a prototype for Reynolds to test out his lush, imaginative production skills into the rock world. Conversely, Reynolds’ studio alchemy would place Angelella’s broad-spanning tastes and musical interests under a single umbrella. You don’t have to be in a dozen different-sounding bands and call them a dozen different things. You can do it all, and call it DRGN KING.
DRGN KING debuted in a well-received warehouse show that fall. Angelella and Reynolds deemed the experiment a success, and kept it moving. Various musical collaborators were brought in, shows got played and new songs were written. Then they retreated into the studio, recorded, refined and recorded some more. Paragraph Nights comes after two years of nose-to-the-grindstone work, and its song are bursting with life, excitement, self-discovery, possibility. Listen to the pensive, introspective electronic pop of “Warriors.” It’s a nod to the community of artists and musicians in Philadelphia, and ruminates on crafting an identity through art: “People tell me I got no purpose,” Angelella sings. “They're not wrong but it's allright.”
Skip around and you’ll find a variety of tones and moods. The fierce industrial juggernaut “Barbarians” rushes at you with a surreal account of nightlife as a rite of passage, as well as a possibly damaging pursuit that just might fray one’s sanity. With haunting half-whispered, half-howled vocals and hammering drumbeats, DRGN KING pushes you to the edge, then carries you back. Earlier, the power pop riffage of “Holy Ghost” laughs and makes an anthemic march out of people projecting an identity onto Angelella – telling him he looks like the Christian Jesus.
With a massive beat and blissful refrain, “Altamont Sunrise” is a soaring number to carry you on your way – to other cities, to other countries, worlds apart from where we are today. A snapping snare drum and juggling bass line are your guides, while Angelella sings loudly and joyously with everyone in the room about taking the lessons learned and making something bigger and brighter on top of the ruins.
It's not a piece of music that DRGN KING could have written individually, or four years ago. Nor is Paragraph Nights a record that could have existed then. It’s an album about the journey, one that reflects as well as embraces it, channeling the trial-and-error process of music-making – and life in general – into something new.
-John Vettese, XPN.com
HOLY GHOST
Drgn King Lyrics
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A$AP Rocky (feat. Joe Fox) Ay, I have a message from the Most High that…
A$AP Rocky feat. Joe Fox Ayy, I have a message from the Most High that…
A$AP Rocky ft. Joe Fox Ay, I have a message from the Most High that…
A$AP Rocky Joe Fox Ayy, I have a message from the Most High that…
A$AP Rocky [feat. Joe Fox] Ay, I have a message from the Most High that…
Alex Wiley feat. Calez Whoa whoa whoa whoa no no no no no no…
ASAP Rocky Ay, I have a message from the Most High that…
Bar-Kays Your love, it's got the Holy Ghost A-shakin' in my bones I…
Bar‐Kays Your love is like the Holy Ghost shakin' all in my…
BŘRNS Baby, baby, baby I was scared of being lost in love I…
Børns Baby, baby, baby I'm scatterbrained and lost in love Ooh, I …
BØRNS Ooh, ooh Baby, baby, baby I′m scatterbrained and lost in lov…
COIN I've been the softest simple You've barely seen my ways That…
Cory Henry Boys, girls, across the land Won't you lend me your ear…
D.Cure Mpa bezwen dil pou yo wèl Yo ka remake gon chanjman Yon…
David Ingles In an upper chamber In old Jerusalem A hundred twenty waited…
Deer Scout Holy ghost i barely recognize you Something about you change…
Desiigner CashMoneyAP You say you got it You say you know me, how…
Destiny Rogers You should save your breath go on to waste it…
Diddy What is this? (Maybach Music) I like this Maybach Music Swee…
Dr. Rodney Howard-Browne Holy Ghost You wonderful Holy Ghost Your wind blowing strong…
Elijah Oyelade Instrumentation Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost Take your Place, Tak…
Eliud L'voices Estoy diciéndole a este tiempo que yo no relajo Qué todo…
Ely Eira Like an anonymous soul in the night One look and you′re…
Embracer Was it the cross that got too heavy Water breaking at…
F.I. Favored Ladies of God in Christ Made it out the war…
Fantasia Yeah Let me tell you 'bout the Holy Ghost (Holy Ghost,…
Father & Son The judge and the paralegal tell me that I'm liable The…
FEARLESS BND Sallowed up by my pain So deep no ones gettin in Drowning…
Flagship I wanna hear about it All the little reasons for what…
Floorplan It's a fine Holy Ghost It's a fine Holy Ghost It&#…
ForeverAtLast I tried to find some place to hide You took my…
future A-T A-T This some real Pluto shit, nigga Out the muhfuckin' …
Gizmo Talk old days when the rain won't stop When you step…
Happy Mondays It was early one morning, just about the break of…
Hunter Plake Swallowed up by my pain So deep no ones getting in…
Icelandia Oh, the great dove Hearts are full and bursting through the…
Isaiah Dominguez If it doesn't matter, Tina, then why even hold my…
J.C. House Favored Ladies of God in Christ Made it out the war…
J.K.S Besoin de fermeté Que mille tombe à ma droite et 10…
Jasper Kerr Oh Holy Ghost I'm Sorry I fell in love again I was…
Jay Portal Sat with a holy ghost Bear witness to my every fault I…
Jeezy What's in the back of my mind, sittin' in the…
Jessie Early You hover over waters of my heart Skipping stones in the…
Joe Fox A$AP Rocky Ay, I have a message from the Most High that…
Joe Praize Holy Ghost This is my season This is my time You've given me…
JOEPRAIZE This is my season This is my season This is my time You've…
Joey Trap (Akachi in this mother fucker) Yo We making fuckin' hits all…
John Mark McMillan Who are we sometimes I wonder Mercenaries or lovers On this …
Jon Rae Fletcher & The River There's a frame on the wall where the picture's been I…
Jon-Rae Fletcher Oh, our world how it's changed Nothing's the same, I don't…
Judikay Holy Ghost oh, holy ghost eh Holy Ghost Scepter of King Jesu…
Juicy J Feat. Lil Bibby ) Who ya know more blessed than me? Who ya know more…
Kim Burrell Holy Ghost, fall down on me Let Your spirit fall down…
KITCHEN - A$AP Rocky Ayy, I have a message from the Most High that…
KITCHEN - Low Some holy ghost Keeps me hanging on Hanging on Some holy gho…
Ktoe HOOK Baby girl yeah she shoot her shot Local nigga but the…
Laguardia She wasn't there the phone was always on I didn't care…
Lay Your Ghost A revelation unveiled, I'll be your holy ghost Tonight will …
Le'Andria Johnson Listen Wherever you′re sitting at right now I just need you …
Leeland You said I wouldn't be lonely and in defeat You wouldn't…
Low Some holy ghost Keeps me hanging on Hanging on Some holy gho…
Mavis Staples Some holy ghost keeps me hangin on, hangin on (x2) I…
Messinian Well I live so ruthless, and I live so cold. Is…
Mike Mains & The Branches Sunshine She's lighting up the summertime She's sweeter than…
Modern Baseball He's been haunting my dreams at night I've been bleeding fro…
Montana of 300 [Verse: 1] Now we are gathered here today To hate and to…
Mumblr Amphetamines and fantasies, grab the keys I told her follow…
Neon Trees Is this my modern romance? Our codependency dance? How long …
Oba Reengy Funmi loye dear Lord make e kill my tension Really really…
Omah Lay Get up, get up, dance (Lekaa Beat) Holy Ghost fire Supernat…
Priceless Shafique Roman Yeah, yeah, ey, ey Yeah, yeah We searchen vo…
R.F. Maston Favored Ladies of God in Christ Made it out the war…
Rick Ross What is this? (Maybach Music) I like this Maybach Music Swee…
Rick Ross (featDiddy) They say I'm gettin' money Must be Illuminati Talking to the…
Rick Ross feat. Diddy What is this? (Maybach Music) I like this Maybach Music Swee…
Rodney Howard-Browne Holy Ghost You wonderful Holy Ghost Your wind blowing strong…
Ross Newhouse Heard you went to find Jesus In rest stop in…
Savant You know what you need? NO! Understand us! Understand us! Un…
Scud Mountain Boys Strung out on the edge of town trying to bum a…
Sean Magwire I'm not overreacting This ain't just a blip on the map The…
shye. You needed something to do, baby And I helped you pass…
Sound System You could be the holy ghost I could be the one…
St. Atom HRT605 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire And lighten with celesti…
Staples Mavis Some holy ghost keeps me hangin on, hangin on (x2) I…
sxeeps You know all my secrets You know where I've been Take me…
The Bar Kays Your love, it's got the Holy Ghost A-shakin' in my bones I…
The Bar-Kays Your love is like the Holy Ghost shakin' all in my…
The Barkays Your love, it's got the Holy Ghost A-shakin' in my bones I…
The Bar‐Kays Your love is like the Holy Ghost shakin' all in my…
The Mighty Gospel Eagles Of Greenwood S.C. Favored Ladies of God in Christ Made it out the war…
The Vegan Leather in the back seat of your car our bodies can’t take…
Tim Kile You drive me home late at night On a backroad And tell…
Two Weeks Running Lets all fall in love and go to war watch the…
Upchurch & Adam Calhoun In the name of the Father, Son And the Holy Ghost I'ma…
White Lies You were writhing on the floor like a moth in…
Young And Brave The judge and the paralegal tell me that I'm liable The…
Young Jeezy [Verse 1:] What’s in the back of my mind, sittin’ in…
Young Jeezy (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) Tell to myself, still on fire I'm under attack, but I'm…
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Derby Roan
I heard about this band from AP magazine and didn't have very high expectations. I was proven wrong. This is amazing.
32drc
well done boys, that was awesome
AraMediaLuna
love this tune
philsybaby
Damn he's good. Looks real good too. Lot's of energy and drive. Just waiting for some real technical finger work. This boy is going to be around for a while.
mothsleep
My local radio station sucks for the most part. I was so excited to hear this song on it because it was finally something good they played for my long commutes. <3 Such a fun video too.
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drsimmons74
Can't wait to see these guys at the xponential festival. They may prove to be the rockingest band there.
Reversible
Hey Dominic, Head gasket blew out on my ride so I won't be able to get into Houston to see your set. Do you think you'll make it back this way again? I sure hope so- I'm seriously bummed out about missing you guys and Small Houses and the other bands playing this week. :(
MsRRose
Love seeing the different spots in Philly.
joanna revelle
im inspired now to go outside and have fun. i'd say thats a job well done, guys :)