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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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So I was checking out the bands playing Rock Insider’s “Indie Schmindie” at The Scene tomorrow night, pretty clueless to who any of them are other than Divisadero, and I totally found myself digging on Meho Plaza and their song “I Sold My Organs”.
On my first listen to “I Sold My Organs”, I found myself saying, “that’s cool. Oh, wait. Is this the same song?” Then I had to go back and listen again. And again. And then again, having the same reaction to it as I did the first time I heard No Age. It starts out very fuzzy, spazzy, even slightly Nintendo sounding, before slowing down and mellowing out for a brief acoustic interlude (the “Oh, wait. Is this the same song?” part), only to then ratchet back up to where the song started out.
Wait, I just realized who Meho Plaza sound a bit like. Autolux. Do you hear it? I can hear it in their other song “Let’s Play Police”.
Download “I Sold My Organs” (mp3)
[audio:http://mehoplaza.com/songs/MehoPlaza-ISoldMyOrgans.mp3]
and “Let’s Play Police” (mp3) from their forthcoming Better Looking Records release.
[audio:http://mehoplaza.com/songs/MehoPlaza-LetsPlayPolice.mp3]
See Meho Plaza tomorrow night (Thursday) at The Scene, they play around 10:15pm. Also on the bill are Strangers Smile, Divisadero, and Austin James Band.