Miami’s Modernage are continuing to get mileage out of their September released Sirhan Sirhan EP. With this third release, Modernage have taken various musical elements from their inspirations and artfully fused them together to create an ageless 5-track EP that has the gloom-rock atmospherics of White Lies, the driving bass of Snowden, the clever lyrical lamentation of the National, and occasional crooning and danceability that is reminiscent of Joy Division. The construct of such ingredients glistens, making it difficult for listeners to overlook. Modernage is all about maximizing this exposure through their gamut of styles, recently landing themselves as openers for bands like Bloc Party, the Walkmen, Peter Hook, the National, and the Stills.
In the meantime, check out “Creatures” off the Sirhan Sirhan EP.
http://download.themusebox.net/mp3/m..._creatures.mp3
The Sirhan Sirhan EP plays through without a single lull. While the themes of many of the songs are broodingly reflective, the band never lets the music drag on, and serves the interest of the gloomy kid in the dark corner of the party. The quintet’s lead vocalist, Mario Giancarlo might sentimentally sing “We should have made things better / we should have stayed together / I should have made things larger / the way they do in film” in the EP’s anthemic song “Creatures”, but Modernage certainly isn’t caught in a rut of retrospection and inaction. The band has recently finished their music videos for “Creatures” and “7/9/12” and they’re already planning upcoming 2009 tour dates and the release of their newest single “Young City”. Modernage’s early single “The Shore” also can be currently heard on Toyota’s online Yaris campaign -- not to mention the airtime that the band has recently received on various US, Mexican, and South American TV stations like MTV3 and Plum TV.
The growth that the Sirhan Sirhan EP has allowed and is continuing to allow Modernage to experience, both on the road and in the studio, has it made clear that the band has firmly carved out their own nook of post-punk in a techno-laden Miami scene and ready to cause tidal ripples in today’s indie music landscape. The Sirhan Sirhan EP marks the beginning of what listeners will soon come to expect from Modernage.
Resources:
MODERNAGE on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
In the meantime, check out “Creatures” off the Sirhan Sirhan EP.
http://download.themusebox.net/mp3/m..._creatures.mp3
The Sirhan Sirhan EP plays through without a single lull. While the themes of many of the songs are broodingly reflective, the band never lets the music drag on, and serves the interest of the gloomy kid in the dark corner of the party. The quintet’s lead vocalist, Mario Giancarlo might sentimentally sing “We should have made things better / we should have stayed together / I should have made things larger / the way they do in film” in the EP’s anthemic song “Creatures”, but Modernage certainly isn’t caught in a rut of retrospection and inaction. The band has recently finished their music videos for “Creatures” and “7/9/12” and they’re already planning upcoming 2009 tour dates and the release of their newest single “Young City”. Modernage’s early single “The Shore” also can be currently heard on Toyota’s online Yaris campaign -- not to mention the airtime that the band has recently received on various US, Mexican, and South American TV stations like MTV3 and Plum TV.
The growth that the Sirhan Sirhan EP has allowed and is continuing to allow Modernage to experience, both on the road and in the studio, has it made clear that the band has firmly carved out their own nook of post-punk in a techno-laden Miami scene and ready to cause tidal ripples in today’s indie music landscape. The Sirhan Sirhan EP marks the beginning of what listeners will soon come to expect from Modernage.
Resources:
MODERNAGE on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
