Prima Donna – “Deathless” (audio) (Premiere)

In the press materials for their new album, Nine Lives and Forty-Fives, the Los Angeles rock band Prima Donna are described as having a “curriculum [that] includes musical road trips with Eddie and the Hot Rods, Adam Ant, D-Generation and even Green Day, who they supported on two arena tours on two continents.” The influences of those groups are certainly evident in Prima Donna’s music, but on their latest number, “Deathless”, their vocal harmonies bring to mind an influence that few if any rock bands can escape: the Beatles. With this track, Prima Donna tips their cap to their forebears while adding their own driving verve and energy, with some excellent work on the low end by the bass playing of “Lights Out” Levine.

Frontman Kevin Preston tells PopMatters about the tune: “I wrote ‘Deathless’ during a bout of insomnia the last time I was in Spain. That riff just kept running through my head. I paced around my room at the hostel and didn’t sleep until it was finished.”

Nine Lives and Forty-Fives is out 10 February through Alive Naturalsound.