I WANNA SEE WHAT DEATH IS LIKE by Don't do it, Neil
November 13, 2020: Don't do it, Neil aka Mabel Harper (she/her) is from Philadelphia, PA and one of the original members of Grimalkin Records. Harper explores mental illness, grief, and denial on I WANNA SEE WHAT DEATH IS LIKE, her newest album and most candid work-to-date. Through haunting production, irresistible pop hooks, and violent contrasts, IWSWDIL broadens Don't do it, Neil's creative horizons while delving frankly into the circumstances surrounding Harper's real-life suicide attempt, and exorcises personal demons along the way.
Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.
Tape proceeds got to The Okra Project. "The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them."
www.theokraproject.com
Lathe proceeds go back to Gr's label and mutual aid fund.
grimalkinrecords.bandcamp.com/music
credits
released November 13, 2020
Produced, written, arranged, and performed by Mabel Harper as Don't do it, Neil. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mabel Harper in a bedroom in Philadelphia, PA.
Artwork and layout by Mabel Harper. Lathe cut photograph by Richard Dunn.
TRACK 5, "HIGH": Produced and arranged by Mabel Harper. Written and performed by Mabel Harper and Sean Patrick Olsen (as βSolelyβ).
TRACK 6, "if it breaks, it breaks": Produced and arranged by Mabel Harper. Written and performed by Mabel Harper and hvycharms. Lyrics by Mabel Harper.
TRACK 12, "RAW": Produced, arranged, and performed by Mabel Harper. Written by Mabel Harper and Quinn Milton. Lyrics by Mabel Harper.
Thank you Cass, Sadia, Quinn, Sean, hvycharms, Matt G, Matt D, Sutton, Emily, Alice, Shugars, Ashanti, Nancy, and Laceleaf.
Thank you to...
...Audrey and Slug Mag for this lovely premiere and interview: www.slugmag.com/music/interviews/music-interviews/interview-premiere-dont-do-it-neil-i-wanna-see-what-death-is-like/
...Secret Wine Press for premiering the single and video for Orpheus and the pre-order: secretwinepress.com/dont-do-it-neil-orpheus/
...Also Cool Mag for this lovely review: alsocoolmag.com/musicblog/premiere-i-wanna-see-what-death-is-like-by-dont-do-it-neil
...Necessary Evil for this wonderful interview with Mabel: necessaryevil.blog/2020/11/13/dont-do-it-neil-interview/
...Louis & MEFD for including this album in their weekly favorites: www.mesenceintesfontdefaut.com/2020/11/15/coups-de-coeur-15-novembre/
...Kelly Liu and the Phila Globe for this kind review: www.philaglobe.com/dont-do-it-neils-i-wanna-see-what-death-is-like-pushes-the-cyber-pop-vanguard/