First Draft [post-rock] : on tour in Spain and Portugal this November.

Creative post-rock/shoegaze duo FIRST DRAFT are currently working on a new album to be released early 2025. Meanwhile they are touring the Iberian Peninsula this November and will record a CLAV Live Session for the Portuguese radio and television medias RTP.

French duo FIRST DRAFT transform sharp sensibility into raw energy, and depict a poetic and painful modern world, full of contradictions and genuine humanity. They craft cathartic soundscapes, harmonies and modulations that fill the space and sound as if there were plenty of instruments.

06.11 FR CAPBRETON - Rosny Bar

07.11 SP ZARAGOZA - Creedence

08.11 SP TOLOSA - Bonberenea

09.11 SP CUENCA - La puerta verde

10.11 SP ÚBEDA - Numero 31

12.11 SP TOLEDO - Picaro

13.11 PT PORTO - Maus Habitos

14.11 PT GUIMARÃES - CLAV Sessions

15.11 PT V. N. FAMALICÃO - CLAV Sessions

16.11 PT FIGUEIRA DA FOZ - Drac

17.11 SP CAMBADOS - Krazzy Kray

18.11 SP SANTANDER - Rock Beer

FIRST DRAFT "Kneel Down in Silence" (Official Live Music Video)

Formed in 2016 in Tours, France, FIRST DRAFT avoid absolutes to focus on slight differences, drawing inspiration from post-rock, stoner rock, brit rock and shoegaze. Technically demanding, the duo made up of Marine Arnoult and Clément Douam have crafted their very own sensitive and conscious sonic personality. Marine has developed a remarkable independence performing drums and vocals at the same time, a distinctive characteristic that fascinate the audience during live shows. Clément has found his own touch throughout a passionate quest. The only one signal passing through his effect pedals rolls out a wild range of sounds.

The show is total. The bond between the instruments guides us toward the maze of a mindful universe, enlightened and paradoxically, as dark as bright. And this is exactly what FIRST DRAFT is about: converting one's psychological barriers meeting the challenges of the modern world into beauty and philosophy. The duo translate their paralysis dealing with environmental issues and the pessimistic concerns induced, into a positive inspiring strength. This ambivalence is masterfully adjusted to sound creation.

FIRST DRAFT's sophomore studio effort 'Declines Are Long Gone', came out on February 19th 2022 on vinyl and digital via LyloProd. Debut album on the making.