January 28th, 2009 4:54pm
Micachu
Micachu & the Shapes – “Lips”
Not sure what I can say about Rough Trade’s newest signing Micachu & the Shapes except that I expect she’s probably got a very long and successful career ahead of her: any music that kids can use to drive their parents crazy is bound for ultimate glory.
Micachu’s debut album, Jewellery, is out 4/7 on Rough Trade.
1/28/09 5:51 pm
maura says:i like this! it reminds me of skinned teen if the guitarist forgot to plug in.
1/28/09 7:16 pm
TRMW says:Matthew Herbert has put out some of their stuff on Accidental — http://www.accidentalrecords.com. I like what I’ve heard, but I’m more excited about The Invisible (also on Accidental). What I’ve heard from them (like the the track streaming at the URL above) is totally, totally great.
1/29/09 12:06 am
Ryan Catbird says:I really do think this band is going to do well. It’s very 21st Century, which is to say, it’s very interestingly different and completely unlike just having a guy standing strumming a guitar (or standing over a laptop– the first big attempt people made to be “21st Century”).
3/9/09 11:17 am
Micachu @ The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary says:[...] The first time I checked out recent Rough Trade signing Micachu & the Shapes, I honestly didn’t know what to make of it. To paraphrase Frank, my first instinct was that ‘I never want to hear this again.’ Which was followed immediately by me hitting the repeat button. [...]