“Dopamine Machine” - The Party After

If you’ve ever wondered what it sounds like when a band channels years of chaos, heartbreak, bad luck, and sheer determination into one record, Dopamine Machine is your answer. The Party After—a gritty Omaha rock trio made up of lifelong friends Jared William Gottberg (vocals/guitar), Derek Talburt (drums), and Tony Bates (bass/backing vocals)—have been through the ringer and back. They’ve been robbed on tour, slapped with cease-and-desists, lost time to bad management, and nearly burned out in the chase for “making it.” But instead of letting that break them, they bottled it all up into an album that bleeds honesty, sarcasm, and a heavy dose of dystopian party rock.