Music Friyay: DeVotchKa, Bruno Pernadas, Black Marble

By Joanna C. Valente

Here’s some music, new and old, you should listen to and check out:

DeVotchKa - “Give Me Something”

The Eastern European-centric band released a new song and it’s the same dreamy, whimsical quality they do best with drolling vocals.

Bruno Pernadas - Those Who Throw Objects at Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them

The 2016 album is a sci-fi funk retro ambient dream. My favorite? “Valley in the Ocean.”

Black Marble - A Different Arrangement

The 2012 album is reminiscent of New Order and new wave synth. Its distant vocals exude an underwater feel. My favorite? “A Great Design:”

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Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Sexting Ghosts, Xenos, No(body), #Survivor (forthcoming, The Operating System), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente