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Philadelphia's
DRGN King make psychedelic and electronic-inflected pop that draws on a diverse range of influences from
Shuggie Otis to
the Beatles to
Wu-Tang Clan. Originally begun as a collaboration between songwriter
Dominic Angelella and hip-hop producer
Ritz Reynolds,
DRGN King had expanded to a four-piece by 2010. The following year, the band delivered the EP
Holy Ghost, as well as a cover of
? & the Mysterians' 1966 hit "96 Tears." In 2013,
DRGN King released their debut full-length album,
Paragraph Nights, on Bar None. A year later, the band dropped its second long-player,
Baltimore Crush, a song cycle about
Angelella's childhood in the Charm City that was primarily written while the group was touring in support of
Paragraph Nights. ~ Matt Collar