Stay Black is the debut extended play by American gothic rock and roll / post-punk band Damien Done. Originally titled Love Thongs, it was recorded in September 2003 and scheduled for release in April 2004, through Belgian record label Good Life Recordings. The record company refused to release the extended play and kept it stuck in limbo for thirteen years, until German record label Demons Run Amok Entertainment licensed its rights in late 2015. While awaiting its official release, the band offered the music for free download and streaming across a variety of websites, with an often-changing track listing and several different cover artworks. Demons Run Amok Entertainment's official vinyl and digital release was finally issued on July 8, 2016.
The extended play was recorded at Wisner Productions in Davie, Florida and was co-produced by recording engineer James Paul Wisner and founding band member and principal songwriter Damien Moyal. The release features Moyal performing all of the vocals and acoustic guitar, Matthew Crum supplying drums, percussion and synthesizers, Wisner providing electric bass guitar and electric guitar, and Juan Montoya contributing electric guitar. Wisner later re-mixed and remastered the songs in 2016 for the Demons Run Amok Entertainment release.
Stay Black features the single "The New Cleavage", for which the band filmed a music video with director Dwid Hellion while visiting Belgium in November 2003. Three more music videos were scheduled to be filmed in 2004, but were abandoned when Good Life Recordings shelved the release. "The New Cleavage" and "Dude Becomes Sea" were both used to promote Demons Run Amok Entertainment's release in 2016.
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