Drahla are, for wanting of a better word, a post-punk band.
Many other bands seem to get inspiration from that period between the end of the 70s and the early 80s when the ethos of punk and technological innovations allowed many bands space to experiment and reach new audiences. I think that the ethos and sound of post-punk is still relevant today, so I welcome bands like Drahla.
Twelve Divisions of the Day is a good example of the dark unsettling undertone of many of Drahla's songs from their 2019 album Useless Coordinates. I could have indeed chosen almost any other song from their album as an exemplar of Drahla's mastery, e.g. Stimulus for Living, or Pyramid Estate: it is a very solid album.
The heavy bass lines may remind of Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees, but the uneven, angular structures of the song, with the introduction of a saxophone to provide further sharpness, make their sound interesting. And it's a sound that it still relevant in conveying and emphasising universal, and yet very topical, feelings of alienation and estrangement.
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