Ex-Elite Gymnastics James Brooks drops new album "Magical Pessimism" as Default Genders

15 July 2014, 11:25 | Written by Luke Morgan Britton

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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