The M’s News
NEW RECORD “RealCloseOnes” out JUNE 3 on Polyvinyl.
5/1/08 AOL “spinner”
Check out The M’s on AOL Spinner of the Day. You can download the track “Big Sound” from the upcoming record.
http://www.spinner.com/category/mp3-of-the-day/
4/28/08 The 5th M
In order to flesh out the songs from the new record, The M’s have enlisted they’re good friend Glenn Rischke to attack keyboards, percussion, and more.
4/6/08 June Tour!
The M’s announce dates for a US tour with Centro-matic. Look at the tour page for more info.
3/29/08 Early Web Reviews for track “BIG SOUND”
PITCHFORK Forkcast 3/26/08
New Music: The M's: "Big Sound" [MP3/Stream]
The M's, as fine a purveyor of vintage British glam-pop as any Midwestern band, have enjoyed a slow but confident climb. After their fine debut and finer follow-up, Future Women, the third album has some expectations to face-- and, surprisingly, the band is playing it coy. A keyboard squiggle and healthy dose of damp distortion kick off "Big Sound" in a manner not unlike Blur's "Bugman" (replete with some falsetto "la-la-la's" later), though the eighth-note piano hammering and horn section point back towards the era they're aiming for. But for better or for worse, those are the clearest instruments in an intentionally murky mix; the vocals are lost in echo, the guitars are an overdriven open-handed slap rather than the punch of earlier records. The lyrics mention flashes of lightning and bass that shakes the ground, but the band's swagger is coming from somewhere more inscrutable-- it sounds like it was assembled from junkyard scraps, not pointy guitars and high heels. The expectedly excellent drumming teases a low-end attack that never comes, waving a big stick without ever quite using it, and what sounds blown-out and thin at first slowly takes on an ominous tone. Budget Fridmann-style production may not be the most adventurous choice they could have made, but it's working nonetheless.
YOU AIN’T NO PICASSO 3/25/08
The M’s: “Big Sound”
Just got the new M’s record the other day and it’s some good stuff. Real Close Ones is out this summer on Polyvinyl, but here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve got to look forward to. I enjoy Real Close Ones, but in a completely different way than I liked their last record, Future Women. Whereas the last one hit like late T.Rex, this crunches along like early Elf Power. This song, in particular sounds like something that would have been on When the Red King Comes, or even the Elves’ new record In a Cave. But like I said, I think it’s great, especially the mid-song horn transition.