Death of a Party (band)


 * This article is about the band. For the BLur album, see .

The Death of a Party formed in the summer of 2003 in the Oakland house party scene and quickly earned a loyal band of followers. With a dark, sometimes heavy, often dancey, post-punk sound and a manic live show compared to a "full-on, endorphin-charged gang fight", the Death of a Party are commited to delivering an exciting and unique experience for anyone willing to listen. "Lyrically and musically, The Death of a Party create a darkened world where the listener hears and envisions secrets and stories...full of complex literary themes and minimally intricate rhythms" with a "focus on artistic contradiction between the pounding bass and echoing riffs." "The band's jerky rhythms and popish punk hooks recall first-gen punks the Buzzcocks and the Clash. And it conjures up the kind of dark and paranoid imagery that had post-punks of that era reaching for the black eyeliner." 

In 2005 Death of a Party crossed the United States touring with the indie band Metric. The Death of a Party has also played with the Lovemakers, Bloc Party, The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower, Deerhoof, evening, Scarling, Von Iva, The Mall, Hey Willpower, Black Ice, Vanishing, The Phantom Limbs, and Get Hustle amongst others.

Line-Up
The band formed in 2003 as a project between Gareth Lloyd (then playing guitar), Justin Gabbard (bass guitar) and Sarah Domenico (drums). Adam Beck (also of Red Voice Choir) quickly joined the band a couple months later taking over on guitar. In 2004 Justin Gabbard left the band and Alex Restrepo (an original member of the goth band Cinema Strange) became the bassist. With this line-up they recorded their debut EP, The Shame of the Sweet, though by the time it was released in 2005, Patrick Lynch had become their permanent drummer.

Discography

 * 2007 - Full Length LP to be released on Double Negative Records
 * 2005 - Shame of the Sweet EP (Double Negative Records)
 * 2004 - Oakland The Secret is Out (Compilation on Warm and Fuzzy Records)