Miami via New York no-wave/post punk/indie pop band Donzii have returned with their new single “On The Inside“.
The song, produced by Jorge Elbrecht (No Joy, Sky Ferreira, zzzahara), is out now and follows last year’s single, Station. Grab it here.
The band described the track as “a metal/industrial-infused synth-pop banger”. Take a listen now.
ABOUT DONZII
Named after an Italian speedboat company—corrupted with an extra i—Donzii started in 2015 by vocalist Jenna Balfe and musician Dennis Fuller. A time-bending mélange of genres, this definitive statement crystallizes the band’s post-punk vision: a unity of go-hard industrial bangers, darkly ambient balladry, and new takes on the funk traditions of No Wave.
Formed during jam sessions at a dilapidated suburban mansion from the 70s, the Donzii galaxy has included a number of supporting musicians over the years, helping to form their poly blend of electronics, bass guitar, 80s utopian guitar and Balfe’s hauntingly spirited vocals.
Inspired by the full range of feelings on planet Earth, from the darkest corners to the sunniest days, Balfe and Fuller are allergic to trends but resolutely of the moment. Donzii is a therapeutic exercise in sincere and honest expression, a confrontation with demons, a celebration of getting lost. In many ways Donzii is not a normal band. But, as Balfe says, there is one rule of all great music that they follow. “We do it so people can dance.”
The tumultuous journey leading up to the band’s first full-length release included numerous lineup changes, musical rupturings, and principled denials of industry rot, but the wedded core of the band, Balfe and Fuller, have maintained a pyre that finally alights on the debut album Fishbowl., which came out in March 2023.
Photo credit: Yvette Aispuro
Donzii “On The Inside”
