Damien Done has premiered the video for “Pray For Me,” the lead single from the forthcoming Total Power album. “Pray for Me” is a love song. The track sees its subject reconciling a life of jaded discontent with the newfound fulfillment his partner provides. In typical Damien Done fashion, the concept is delivered via a series of poignant, cynical one-liners, this time against a driving sonic backdrop. The result is dark and surprisingly danceable in its constraint, owing as much to Joy Division as it does Pixies. The otherwise flowery sentiment is somehow drenched in gloom, and in spite of its modern execution and production, “Pray for Me” is perfectly suited for an early-’90s goth club, putting Moyal’s knack for economic, effective, dour songwriting on full display. The...
