{"id":20271,"date":"2026-05-27T09:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20271"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:09:47","slug":"drab-majesty-direct-bad-stuff-true-widow-nepenthe-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20271","title":{"rendered":"Drab Majesty Direct Bad Stuff (True Widow) &#8220;Nepenthe&#8221; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit-Rachel-Lemoine-Mia-Yannimaras-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20272\" style=\"width:527px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit-Rachel-Lemoine-Mia-Yannimaras-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit-Rachel-Lemoine-Mia-Yannimaras-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit-Rachel-Lemoine-Mia-Yannimaras-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit-Rachel-Lemoine-Mia-Yannimaras-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Photo-credit-Rachel-Lemoine-Mia-Yannimaras.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Photo credit: Rachel Lemoine &amp; Mia Yannimaras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 27, 2026 \u2013 Bad Stuff offer a final preview of their self-titled debut album (out June 5 via Relapse Records) with today\u2019s release of \u201cNepenthe\u201d and its accompanying video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The clip was directed by Drab Majesty\u2019s Andrew Clinco, edited by Drab Majesty\u2019s Alex Nicolaou, and filmed in Bad Stuff\u2019s hometown of Dallas on three vintage video cameras from the \u201880s and \u201890s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNepenthe\u201d opens with a propulsive synth and guitar melody, recalling early Siouxsie and the Banshees and Gary Numan but delivered with a twist once we\u2019re greeted by bendy clean guitar leads straight out of The Jesus and Mary Chain handbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe shot the video over two days on vintage Hitachi, Panasonic, and Sony broadcasting cameras from Andrew\u2019s collection,\u201d guitar player Dan Phillips notes. \u201cEach of the cameras have their own unique, and somewhat nasty look to them, which is exactly what we wanted for this video. We also used every in-camera effect we could so that everything was happening live to tape. Andrew had such a command of his cameras and creative ways to use and manipulate them. Alex then chopped everything up and put it all back together into a perfectly chaotic yet somehow naturally flowing string of clips that fit the song exactly right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"BAD STUFF - Nepenthe (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTjWkt95xtw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bad Stuff previously released two singles: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fQD1OkH67w_JL6eyoAS4PQFq-z4HQRmSAJMnX2A4XOHDsrLafONQX2LYbwR2bZlxgC1vEfF3GcrkFcwWJxEWbKngEyukj58zaiAgMvgBd1gLEdvJV5GCu7Yjhsc4igkSl-03xSNFK3tjgV_ojilDGCMgERKwB8Sq&amp;c=Z-a3sPoKUnoN32pl8DM50RuKf3VirwVgQ2-X1UNqg1G7Vu0l0AEHhQ==&amp;ch=9gZ1Dx3It8l1mTMlYLQDftA6DqqSc25wXPKLqq81Gjt3YIDn164bQA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer Girls<\/a>,\u201d a simmering track anchored by hypnotic circular rhythms, low end drone, and Phillips\u2019 unmistakable guitar work, and most recently \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fQD1OkH67w_JL6eyoAS4PQFq-z4HQRmSAJMnX2A4XOHDsrLafONQX2rkDfXr9_kBM21w4KVUrQ3NTVwCn5juk_-78GJgp8_RZxv1XhhwIL8jnky29zL5qCVB8xwlLlN-8SIR5gre4DHNMbLrWneWstFkYPQ9jKkuJSkf83UVvPQ=&amp;c=Z-a3sPoKUnoN32pl8DM50RuKf3VirwVgQ2-X1UNqg1G7Vu0l0AEHhQ==&amp;ch=9gZ1Dx3It8l1mTMlYLQDftA6DqqSc25wXPKLqq81Gjt3YIDn164bQA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Invisible Man<\/a>,\u201d which was co-written by Phillips and vocalist Gabriel Spatz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band began as two separate projects: Latent Print, an instrumental outfit featuring Phillips and Nicole Estill, and Concord Kill, Jackie Dunn Smith\u2019s synth and drum machine driven project. \u201cSo these songs from our two bands are sitting there, one set that I wrote for Latent Print and another set that Jackie wrote on a four-track recorder, and one day we decided that maybe we\u2019d try to put it all together and see if it worked,\u201d recalls Phillips. \u201cAnd it did. When we were doing the sequence for the record, that \u201cswitching the dial\u201c thing became apparent\u2013 there&#8217;s not just one sound or one style. It really makes the pacing of the record work and sort of&nbsp;showcases each of the songs.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bad Stuff<\/em>&nbsp;is available now for pre-order\/pre-saves (<a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fQD1OkH67w_JL6eyoAS4PQFq-z4HQRmSAJMnX2A4XOHDsrLafONQXxu0B-n3TzzrTOqyRKA66wIpKUsa4-T2lGU1vMzFjWtUWhqm0gNFPpwxKvYl1IRyIYrW9C46YLzUIovBjO_jjm-MVZRZPibqbO9Sif-ROceH&amp;c=Z-a3sPoKUnoN32pl8DM50RuKf3VirwVgQ2-X1UNqg1G7Vu0l0AEHhQ==&amp;ch=9gZ1Dx3It8l1mTMlYLQDftA6DqqSc25wXPKLqq81Gjt3YIDn164bQA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/orcd.co\/badstuff<\/a>) on vinyl, CD, and digitally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ad Stuff is Dan Phillips (Guitar), Jackie Dunn Smith (Vocals, Synth), Nicole Estill (Vocals, Drums), Gabriel Spatz (Vocals, Maracas) and Laura Hartman Pearl (Bass). The seeds for Bad Stuff were planted when a friend asked Phillips to start a residency at a Dallas-based lounge, thereby creating an instrumental band with a true crime bent called Latent Print. Those songs, built for a two-piece, would showcase his considerable rockabilly chops with Nicole Estill (also of True Widow) sliding into the drum throne for the first time. Latent Print created several bespoke compositions for the residency as the band was slated to play on a weekly basis, but the COVID lockdown permanently ended those gigs. Fast forward a bit to the lockdown days and Phillips\u2019s partner Dunn Smith revealed her work as Concord Kill\u2013 synth and drum machine driven tracks built on a four track. Once Phillips added guitar and the two began reshaping material from both projects, Bad Stuff was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001fQD1OkH67w_JL6eyoAS4PQFq-z4HQRmSAJMnX2A4XOHDsrLafONQX2LYbwR2bZlxeXDYsig0XNIP0qJjJp_QjG68w6ZmDUQBRMBgp6DUHq1fDyEpQo_gbzOLzt-y7skROSuXESS8WRIF5J5ACpn-CGYPwaSWSAPAUGDtV77-M34=&amp;c=Z-a3sPoKUnoN32pl8DM50RuKf3VirwVgQ2-X1UNqg1G7Vu0l0AEHhQ==&amp;ch=9gZ1Dx3It8l1mTMlYLQDftA6DqqSc25wXPKLqq81Gjt3YIDn164bQA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Instagram.com\/realbadstuff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo credit: Rachel Lemoine &amp; Mia Yannimaras May 27, 2026 \u2013 Bad Stuff offer a final preview of their self-titled debut album (out June 5 via Relapse Records) with today\u2019s release of \u201cNepenthe\u201d and its accompanying video. The clip was directed by Drab Majesty\u2019s Andrew Clinco, edited by Drab Majesty\u2019s Alex Nicolaou, and filmed in&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=20271\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Drab Majesty Direct Bad Stuff (True Widow) &#8220;Nepenthe&#8221; Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20273,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20271\/revisions\/20273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}