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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Block Party / Song Gobsmacked by Micachu & the Shapes’ “Lips”
Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:58 PM
It’s very rare anymore that I experience instantaneous love at first listen with a band. But that happened this morning with Micachu & the Shapes’ “Lips.” Ten seconds into its very brief running time, I was hooked. The splintered, oddly tuned, no-wave guitar sounds like Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band ca. Doc at the Radar Station; the ramshackle rhythm evokes early Fall or Swell Maps; and 22-year-old vocalist Mica Levi sings in an interestingly accented deadpan. The song leaves you wanting more—much more.
Micachu & the Shapes play Capitol Hill Block Party Fri. July 24. Their album, Jewellery, is out now on Domino.
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As with most of this shit: dig the music, hate the singing. Subtract the vocals, triple the length (with appropriate variations, bridges, etc.) and you'd have a song I would dig. Only Wire, Minor Threat, and Napalm Death can really get away with songs that short.
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