{"id":33063,"date":"2019-12-22T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33063"},"modified":"2019-12-21T08:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T13:40:43","slug":"draag-share-video-for-ghost-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33063","title":{"rendered":"Draag share video for \u2018Ghost Leak\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Los Angeles-based indie-shoegaze quintet\u00a0Draag\u00a0have just announced their\u00a0\u2018Clara Luz\u2018\u00a0EP. Now, they\u2019re sharing the first dreamy track and video lifted from the EP titled\u00a0<em>Ghost Leak<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica Huang from the band describes the track:<em>\u00a0\u201cGhost Leak is the feeling of being completely invisible and inconsequential. 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