{"id":23034,"date":"2026-10-05T05:22:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23034"},"modified":"2026-10-05T05:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:22:54","slug":"liverpool-band-the-room-liverpool-80s-post-punk-the-room-come-full-circle-on-new-doom-pop-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23034","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool band The Room — Liverpool 80s’ post-punk The Room come full circle on new \u2018Doom Pop!\u2019 LP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liverpool post-punk pioneers The Room present their third album ‘Doom Pop!’, released via 9×9 Records, as well as the video for the album focus track \u2018The Room\u2019. Inspired by the strange days in we are living through, \u2018Doom Pop!\u2019 explores the rise of authoritarianism, disinformation, war and paranoia. But it equally draws inspiration from science fiction, horror, and cinematic liminal spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recorded and mixed at Ark Studios in Liverpool, this album was co-produced by Dave Jackson and Steve Powell (Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band, Autour De Lucie, Echo & The Bunnymen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We aimed at shorter, sharper, more pop-oriented songs than on our previous album ‘The Telling’, which was a continuous story told in eleven songs without repetition or distinct choruses. The \u2018pop\u2019 element mainly harks back to the roots of our music, updating our original spiky, post-punk independent sound with Ethan Kyme\u2019s keyboard stylings. Lyrically, it is a response to the current climate of emerging fascism and paranoia that increasingly colonizes all media,” says Dave Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While the songs \u2018Drones\u2019, \u2018Drill, Baby, Drill\u2019, \u2018Continent of Lies\u2019 and \u2018Doom Patrol\u2019 concern the paranoia and destruction emanating from worldwide warmongers and oligarchs, other songs are influenced by a love of science fiction, horror and liminal spaces. \u2018The Room\u2019 is about the film ‘Stalker’ and a man who guides \u2018tourists\u2019 through a Zone corrupted by alien technology. \u2018Temptation Harbour\u2019 references three films by the late director Bela Tarr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, the band shared the lead track ‘Drill, Baby, Drill!’ and ‘Things Have Learnt to Walk that Ought to Crawl’, an adrenaline-fueled blast of melodic post-punk driven by jangling guitars, relentless momentum, and distinctive drumming. In re-envisioning their 1982 cult classic, The Room revisits their roots, exploring themes that remain topical today, proving the enduring power of this music, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Doom Pop!’ is The Room’s third album with 9×9 Records, preceded by ‘Restless Fate’ (2023) and ‘The Telling'(2024). This a collection of eleven hook-driven post-punk songs confronts the anxieties of modern life, balancing political urgency with imagination and nostalgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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