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Forgive me, but this whole week will be devoted to Minneapolis bands. With my new camera, I've accepted any music assignments that comes my way - so be on the lookout for lots of live show reviews with photos this whole month.
I struggled to actually produce an article for Mercurial Rage's Cascade that came out last week, prior to this Saturday for their release party. Unfortunately, I did not meet the deadline... However, I finally have some quality time to sit down and listen to the album earlier today.
While they are now a full-fledged band, complete with guitarist, bassist, and drummer, they did start off with very minimalistic settings: singer, laptops, and a keyboard. By 2007, they had gained a few extra band members and released their first EP, The Funeral Sessions, which did catch the attention of BBC's The World for their song/single "Devil Girl".
So, my first impression of this band's debut LP Cascade, is that they seem to have a lot of trouble with the opposite sex. I thought most, if not all, of their songs are about girls and girl troubles. From "looking for love in a topless bar" ("Star") to "I got a girl, she's smoking all my weed" ("Gotta Girl") to "Theresa, Theresa" to "I lost my love on a Saturday night" ("Sad"). It is as if the band's looking for love in all the wrong places.
Musically, the band seems really obsessed with 80s Alternative rock, particularly Depeche Mode and New Order, whom they are often compared to in the local weekly papers. Which is not bad, although I will have to also add that they really like the Cure (there's a sly reference to Robert Smith on "Water Under the Bridge").
If you're already a huge fan of 80s Alt Rock, you definitely want to check out Mercurial Rage. Their brand of music, like the naughty girls in their songs, will "keep you up all night".
Cascade is out now on Susstones Records. You can download their "F.F.F." song from the record label. This song's music, along with "Robot Love", are written by Brandon Dalida (they are my two favorite songs on the album).
I struggled to actually produce an article for Mercurial Rage's Cascade that came out last week, prior to this Saturday for their release party. Unfortunately, I did not meet the deadline... However, I finally have some quality time to sit down and listen to the album earlier today.
While they are now a full-fledged band, complete with guitarist, bassist, and drummer, they did start off with very minimalistic settings: singer, laptops, and a keyboard. By 2007, they had gained a few extra band members and released their first EP, The Funeral Sessions, which did catch the attention of BBC's The World for their song/single "Devil Girl".
So, my first impression of this band's debut LP Cascade, is that they seem to have a lot of trouble with the opposite sex. I thought most, if not all, of their songs are about girls and girl troubles. From "looking for love in a topless bar" ("Star") to "I got a girl, she's smoking all my weed" ("Gotta Girl") to "Theresa, Theresa" to "I lost my love on a Saturday night" ("Sad"). It is as if the band's looking for love in all the wrong places.
Musically, the band seems really obsessed with 80s Alternative rock, particularly Depeche Mode and New Order, whom they are often compared to in the local weekly papers. Which is not bad, although I will have to also add that they really like the Cure (there's a sly reference to Robert Smith on "Water Under the Bridge").
If you're already a huge fan of 80s Alt Rock, you definitely want to check out Mercurial Rage. Their brand of music, like the naughty girls in their songs, will "keep you up all night".
Cascade is out now on Susstones Records. You can download their "F.F.F." song from the record label. This song's music, along with "Robot Love", are written by Brandon Dalida (they are my two favorite songs on the album).
10/18/2009 16:52:42 ♥ vu (
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