Mammal Mia

Mammal Club
From: Newcastle, United Kingdom

Mammal Club, featured on the Devil's recent review of the Newcastle scene, Newcastle United, have emerged blinking from the darkest recesses of their north-east lock up with a copy of their debut release, The Au EP, in their tired but exhilarated hands. It's a quite stunning debut full of alt pop so complicated you need a degree in alt pop just to pass the listening test.

The band are going to spend most of their time beating off the Sparks comparisons with a stick and they really don't help themselves with an EP jam packed with dramatic high pitch vocals that sound like they've taken an exam in the history of Sparks b-sides.

Opening track 'Otter' is a blast of math pop so inscrutable that it could scramble the brain of confucious himself and vocals pitched so high they can cut glass. Out of the Playground is no less complex with singer Wilson Astley spilling out his words like his life depends upon it while the band furiously beat their instruments into submission. I hope that the EP comes equipped with the lyrics as keeping up with Astley's frentic delivery is beyond my limited powers.

Hang is more of the same frenetic alt pop that demands more of the listener than your usual run of the mill indie band. It poses a particularly difficult math pop problem and then asks, with an air of professorial confidence, 'will you ever really solve any of this'. Not without a spreadsheet you won't!

The EP draws to a close with Picket which slows the pace down a little from supersonic to merely break-neck. It's a welcome change of pace, the musical equivalent of a warm down after a particularly strenuous run. It's an impressive end to an impressive debut, one which announces Mammal Club as real contenders.

It's time you joined the Mammal Club just make sure you're wearing your lab coat.

Go Try

Mammal Club - Otter by everybodysstalking


Go Visit

Mammal Club - Myspace : Facebook : Last.FM


Go View

Mammal Club
Double Double

Source: http://besttuna.blogspot.com/2011/04/mammal-mia.html

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