After being handpicked by Trent Reznor to open for Nine Inch Nails on a European tour with merely a handful of performances under their belts and being discovered by Diplo and signed to his Mad Decent label, PO PO’s early success is what rock ‘n’ roll dreams are made of, but like a heavy binge on hard drugs, the pain of the crash can surpass the momentary high. Zeb Malik was forced to watch his band slowly dismantle before his eyes. However, PO PO’s first full-length album Dope Boy Magick has finally come to fruition after three years of hard work and faith tested. With production help from Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Gang of Four, etc.) as well as Diplo, Malik has assembled an impressive LP that thrashes and seduces as it leaps from genre to genre. If you’ve been tuned into our site, then you should already know that we are seriously crushing on Dope Boy Magick. PO PO will be celebrating its release tonight when Mad Decent Mondays take over the M Room so make sure to remember to grab your copy for home while you’re getting loaded and shakin’ yo thang this evening because the party really doesn’t have to end when you leave the club. M Room, 15 E. Girard Ave., 9pm, $5, 21+ (Photo by Theophilus London) – Alexis V.
