The psychedelics are confirmed at about two minutes in, when echoed vocals warble and waft and turn back on themselves, like some ancient recording-session outtake from a forgotten Led Zeppelin album. Until then it is all tumult and sporadic drumming, and after as well. What it is is “Drama Class”from **People of the North**, off the *Sub Contra* album, due out June 11 from Thrill Jockey. The band is an offshoot of Oneida, featuring that group’s **Kid Millions** (drums) and **Bobby Matador** (“keyboard, synth, vocals”) and various guests, all apparently also from Oneida. The track in question has the slow head-bobbing drone-ness of doom metal, even as the percussion brings to mind something European and free improvisatory. It’s maximalism, writ small, like a human-powered white-noise machine.
https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/people-of-the-north-drama
Track originally posted for free download at [soundcloud.com/thrilljockey](https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/people-of-the-north-drama). More on the album at [thrilljockey.com](http://thrilljockey.com/thrill/People-of-the-North/Sub-Contra#.UZbRZyuKI8F). More from the crew at [enemyhogs.com](http://www.enemyhogs.com/site/), the rare band website is beautiful enough to make you bypass your RSS reader once in awhile.