Ex-Elite Gymnastics James Brooks drops new album "Magical Pessimism" as Default Genders
Last year, former Elite Gymnastics man James Brooks released an EP under the name “Dead Girlfriends” before swiftly changing his moniker to Default Genders. Now he’s dropped a full album entitled Magical Pessimism.
Magical Pessimism can be heard and downloaded via Bandcamp, featuring four reworked tracks from the aforementioned EP. Take a listen to it now below, along with the record’s full tracklisting.
1 everything is a lie and everyone is completely full of shit
2 the world ends with you
3 everything can stop us now part 1
4 sophie
5 negotiating with demons
6 omertà
7 stop pretending
8 the trees in the driveway
9 words with friends
10 kairosis in real life
11 on fraternity
12 everything can stop us now part 2
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