Bay Area psych-trio Mondo Drag are streaming the new song “Initiation”, featured on their new album The Occultation Of Light, out on February 26th via RidingEasy Records. The track can be found below.

Pre-orders for the eight-song album are available now via Bandcamp and iTunes. Physical pre-orders are available via RidingEasy Records’ web store, here.

“Each of our albums has directional changes in songwriting and this third chapter is no exception,” says vocalist/keyboardist John Gamino. “Since moving to Oakland, we've been privy to the large amount of music that flows through a major cultural center.  We've seen legendary acts like Magma, King Crimson, Goblin, and Yes. We are always trying to expand our sonic range and we definitely explore some new areas on the new album that we've not been to before.”
 
Produced by fellow Bay Area resident Phil Manley (Trans Am, Wooden Shjips), the album was recorded live, tracked and mixed on analog tape at El Studio in San Francisco following a tour with Electric Citizen and Slow Season.

The Occultation of Light tracklisting:

“Initiation”
“Out Of Sight”
“Rising Omen”
“Incendiary Procession”
“The Eye”
“In Your Head” (Parts I & II)
“Dying Light”
“Ride The Sky” (Bonus Track)

“Initiation”:

Mondo Drag opens for Mastodon tonight at Converse’s Rubber Tracks Live outing at The Chapel in San Francisco. Both US and European dates are slated through the spring, including both a US and European trek with Pentagram.

Tour dates:
 
January
14 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel (with Mastodon)
20 - Sacramento, CA - Press Club
21 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
30 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

February
18 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s

March
14 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (with Pentagram)
15 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In (with Pentagram)
17 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey (with Pentagram)
18 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (with Pentagram)
19 - Austin, TX - The Lost Well (with Pentagram)

April
6 - Lindau, Germany - Club Vaudeville (with Pentagram)
7 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Big Hall (with Pentagram)
8 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof Wiesbaden Big Hall (with Pentagram)
9 - Durbuy, Belgium - Durbuy Rock Festival
11 - Bezirk Landstrasse, Austria - Arena Big Hall (with Pentagram)
12 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus (with Pentagram)
14 - Hamburg, Germany - Klubsen (with Pentagram)
15 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013 (Roadburn Festival)
29 - Berlin, Germany - Astra (Desertfest)

Mondo Drag is:

John Gamino (vocals/keys)
Nolan Girard (guitar/synth)
Jake Sheley (guitar)
Andrew O'Neil (bass)
Ventura Garcia (drums)

(Photo - Catalina Havlena)