February 5, 2009

Scissor Sisters Side Project: Heroes of the Dancefloor!

Heroes of the Dancefloor is a band composed of some members of the Scissor Sisters as well as some of their friends. Their music is exactly as that would suggest with a few jazzy touches. If you’re looking for some unabashed disco goodness, look no further.

December 24, 2008

AZLTRON Top 30 Albums of 2008 (20-11)

Welcome to the second installment of the AZLTRON Blog’s top 30 Albums of the year! Here are some albums for your listening/reading pleasure! Here is the link to Part 1.

20. Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Glistening Pleasure

This creatively named band feels like a joke band started between a few friends that somehow along the way they shocked each other with how good they became and decided to take the show on the road. The concepts featured on the album are just as ridiculous as the band’s name and their album art. With love songs sung to the father of your girl citing the things you do when he’s not in the room, to odes to facial hair and atrocious 80′s styles, you’re bound to find yourself laughing just as much as you find yourself dancing.

Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Me + Yr Daughter

Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head Myspace

19. The Banshee – Your Nice Habits

Genova, Itlay band The Banshee’s album “Your Nice Habits” is full of jittery post-punk-pop ready to get you wherever you need to go in a hurry. It’s hard to not physically speed up whatever you are doing while listening to them. This feeling is certainty helped by producer Luke Smith (Former member of equally as Jittery defunct band Clor, and producer of yet another fidgety band Shit Disco) who also helps guide the band into quirky Gary Numan synth territory. While there’s not exactly a lot of new ground forged here, the record is unabashedly fun and you can tell the band is having fun too. This record is proof that Italians may indeed do that better.

The Banshee – Kicks Up

The Banshee Myspace

18. Falcon - Falcon

Falcon emerged on the scene with an incredibly original concept. All of their songs have already been written, and they are a new band. “How is this possible?”, You might ask. Well, it’s because these songs were written by a songwriting prodigy named Jared Falcon that three of the band members went to school with. He recorded the songs on a simple four track recorder which the band then studies and fleshes out. If the intense guitar effect and drumming of the band seems familiar, it’s because the drummer and guitarist of Longwave are also in the band. Beyond the concept and all star line-up, it’s the songs that shine through for Falcon. Each song shines with an introspection and optimism that could only be written by an extremely talented youth.

Falcon – Listen In

Falcon Myspace

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17. Woven - Designer Codes

Woven is a band out of L.A. that fuses electronic and rock so well, I was confused when I first listened to their music. It was so good, I felt like I had heard it before somewhere. I don’t know if I’d heard it during a movie, or a commercial or whatever, but their stuff is so cinematic that I think I should be hearing their stuff in commercials and movies. Waves of keys, guitars, and vocals wash in and out over otherworldly pristine pop. It’s like the band time traveled from the future to show us what rock will be like in 50 years.

Woven – Fragments

Woven Myspace

16. The Presets – Apocalypso

The Presets have always been a gritty electro dance band. Once in a while they let some of their pop/dance stylings escape from their bag of tricks. Like on their excellent songs “The Girl and the Sea” or “Summer of Love”, but for the most part they prefer to be dirty and rowdy. On their new release Apocalypso, The Presets have cleaned up their act, and their music is all the better for it. The vocals soar, choruses richochet inside your head, where they’ll stay for days, and the beats and grooves have never been better. You’ll be hard pressed to find better party starters than “Yippiyo-Ay” and “My People”. There are even songs featured here that are actually pretty in spots (This Boy’s In Love). In a strange turn of fate, the beast has become the beauty.

The Presets Myspace

15. The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing

If there is one band that is poised for mainstream crossover success and deserves it, it’s The Ting Tings. Jules and Katie have all of the fun and intelligence of the best indie-dance music and all of the accessibility of the best of Rihanna or Katie Perry, all without listeners having to hide it as a guilty pleasure. From the opening strums of “Great DJ”, you know there’s something special going on here. From guitar riffs, to microkorg melodies, to ample use of Cowbell, it’s all here. It’s hard to believe so much fun comes from just two people. They’re also phenomenal live.

The Ting Tings Myspace

14. The Age of Rockets – Hannah

The Age of Rockets is a NYC three piece composed of producer/frontman Andrew Futral, drummer Saul Simon Macwilliams, and guitarist/keyboardist Bess Rogers. Their album “Hannah” could easily soundtrack a movie about touring around the world on a cloud. The vocal harmonies ring out here as the richest assett featured througout. That’s not to say this is an accapella album in the least. There are all kinds of supplemental instrumentation, from guitars, to pounding drums, to glitchy beats, to gentle keys, to violins being gently plucked. The album is largely a mellow affair with poignant lyrics scattered througout. It’s remarkable that three people could make this big of a diverse sound and it’s that expansiveness and attention to detail that makes “Hannah” by The Age of Rockets one of the best albums of the year.

The Age of Rockets – Avada Kedavra

The Age of Rockets Myspace

13. My Dear Disco – Dancethink LP

My Dear Disco is a band out of Michigan that fuses together dance-punk, jazz-funk, and many other styles into one cohesive digestible whole. The septet churns out dance hits that are on par with any club banger that you’ve heard this year while at the same time they contain musical and lyrical content that is equally enjoyable as well as intellectually stimulating. On every track you can feel the enthusiasm of the band bleed through to every note. Even though the band has significant instrumental might, their secret weapon is lead singer Michelle. Who has a duality equal to that of Clark Kent and Superman. Off stage, she’s personable and intelligent, but up on stage she lets loose with that glorious voice of hers with the might of a superhero. With the costumes they wear while on stage, being musical superheroes may not be far off.

My Dear Disco – Amsterdam

My Dear Disco Myspace

12. The Walkmen – You & Me

The Walkmen have released a much more pensive album this time around with “You & Me”. They keep a tight leash on their wild, singular energy, careful to only let it out of the bag on a few occasions. This tension and release throughout album makes the both the quiet and loud songs better. Not to say that their other releases aren’t intimate at times, but this album feels the most personal out of all of their records. Like when Hamilton Leithhauser laments that he lives at the same address on “In the New Year”, the music conveys the urgency and optimism for him to redirect his life. The Walkmen have always had a formula that has fit a wintery retrospective pretty well. The most sublime example is the romantic reconciliation of “Canadian Girl”. The old school rhythm and ear warming guitar chimes will have you smiling in no time.

The Walkmen Myspace

11. The Stills – Oceans Will Rise

In a year filled with comebacks, The Stills provided one of the most dramatic. I’m not saying that their previous release “Without Feathers” was a bad record by any means, it just didn’t feel like them. But, this album marks a return to their hypnotic guitar stylings and inspired drumming. Their previous album felt like they were reaching for a bunch of different sounds. “Oceans Will Rise” feels like they’ve remembered who they are. Also, they’ve not lost some of the stylings they picked up on their previous record, they’ve applied them for sensational effect. Pianos roar and resonate and Tim Fletcher’s vocal delivery will have you hanging on every word. There’s even some stadium appeal here with the fantastic single “Being Here”. It’s time to remember all the reasons why you liked The Stills in the first place.

The Stills Myspace

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AZLTRON Top 30 Albums of 2008 (21-30)

Well here it is, the wrap of the best albums of 2008. Here are the links to part one and part two.

30. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic

Black Kids were kind of the Gnarls Barkley of this year, except… without the high powered up and coming producer and and dependable veteran performer. They did however come out of nowhere with a killer single named I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You, despite the title being ridiculously long and well… ridiculous as well, it caught on like wildfire and the kids ate it up like hot cakes. The band uses a bag of tricks including funky guitar solos, warbly synths, cowbells and a Robert Smith-like warble. The rest of the album is full of rich pop tunes and a Robert Smith-esque warble detailing tales of adolescent woes and throes of passion. If you’re looking for a non-stop androgynous dance party look no further than Jacksonville Florida’s own Black Kids.



The Black Kids Myspace

29. Beck – Modern Guilt

Speaking of Gnarls Barkley, Beck teamed up with that prodigious producer DJ Danger Mouse for his latest release Modern Guilt. The atmosphere that Danger Mouse brings to the album fits perfectly with the multi-layered stylings of Beck. In fact, many are calling this album Beck’s first album that’s moved forward stylistically since his seminal release “Sea Change”. While “Guerro” and “The Information” did look back back for inspiration I felt that there was some innovative work there that marked progression. The fact that Modern Guilt doesn’t use too much superfluous instrumentation or loops and for the most is composed with ample reverb and less is more composition makes the album Beck’s most raw and intimate release since Sea Change.

Beck Myspace

28. Bloc Party – Intimacy

Bloc Party’s latest release Intimacy is something of a return to form for the band from their experimental conceptual sophomore album A Weekend in the City. Its like the catchy tunes off of Banquet fused with the jarring emotional content from A Weekend in the City with a pinch of electronic wizardry that can be traced back to the Chemical Brothers and even the Bravery in some spots. There are arpeggios fueling ultra fast ticking drum beats, and even keyboard horns fueling stuttering vocals. There are a few songs where the formula works out a delicate balance of ferocity and melody like the perfect song for the subway Your Visits are getting Shorter and the Cure influenced melody of Letter to My Son. This is the most aggressive collection of songs Bloc Party has ever released. I could see many of these songs playing over loudspeakers during heated UK Soccer games.



Bloc Party Myspace

27. Flight of the Conchords – Flight of the Conchords

Think “Tenacious D” for the indie rock crowd. Brett and Jermaine bring something special to the table here with their high low harmonies and clever songwriting. All the songs here have been played before on their hit HBO series, but they’re here with renewed vigor. Some songs even have new parts. Like on the homage-hit “Bowie” the end of the song explodes in a “Let’s Dance!” fashion. Likewise, “Robots” puts on it’s dancing shoes for a “Robo-Boogie” segment. They rifle through a lof different genres and crazy ideas and are talented enough to pull them off musicall and lyrically. If you’ve never heard of the before, prepare to listen to nothing but them for an entire month. For real.



Flight of the Conchords Myspace

26.

Ruby Isle – Ruby Isle

Ruby Isle is the flagship property of the Kindercore record label. The lineup is composed of the all-star cast of former beat maker for “We are the World Trade Center”, Dan Geller, rock wild man Mark Mallman, and drummer Aaron Lemay. If you’re looking for an album to get the party started regardless of the crowd Ruby Isle has something for everbody. It’s true it’s dance music, but the ever present guitar riffs and and crazy synth is enough to even get grandma to do the twist. There’s a couple uses of great guest vocals, like the uber low voiced youtube phenomenon Tay Zonday, and the powerful reworking of “Solsbury Hill” featuring Amy Dykes. If you’re looking for a band to play a kicking set during the apocalypse, look no further than Ruby Isle.

Ruby Isle – How it Hurts

Ruby Isle – Hey Hey Hey (That Kid’s Okay) La Chanson Remix

25.

Desmond & The Tutus – Tuckshop

I recieved Desmond & The Tutus album “Tuckshop” in my inbox and was immediately intrigued. First off they are named after a famous African holy man that I was not aware of (Thanks Wikipedia!). Secondly, the band is from South Africa. Although all the members are white. This was kind of a let down until I listened to their music. There are few releases that I listen to all the way through beginning all at one time, but the uplifting nature of their guitar rock compositions and borderline satirical lyrics made me listen to this thing the whole way through. From criticizing electro loving geeks (hm) to the best song about swimming I have heard ever. There’s a lot to love here.

Desmond & The Tutus – Peter

24. The Kindness Kind – The Kindness Kind

The Kindness Kind is a new band out of Seattle, Washington who employs careful guitar work over beautiful piano melodies topped off with the excellent vocals by Alessandra Rose and a pinch of electronica to make some of the most listenable indie pop this year. The Highlight of their self titled album “Houndstooth” starts off with gentle feedback before the jazzy keys and bendy synths are rocketed forward by the paced drums, that navigate the song through several soaring melodies. If you’re looking for a complex but extremely listenable new indie rock band to love, The Kindness Kind should be first on your plate.

The Kindness Kind – Houndstooth

23.

Unicycle Loves You – Unicycle Loves You

If you’re looking for an album released this year that was as filled with youthful elation as much as it was filled with talented instrumentalists and vocalists, look no further, Unicycle Loves You is for you. Each one of their songs explodes in catchy accessible pop with layers of guitars and keyboards atop bangin’ beats. If I had to use other bands to describe their sound I would say they’re like all the fun songs by the Arcade Fire, channeled through The Cars and the Stokes all peppered with a pinch of Lou Reed. That said, there are so many rocking pop songs here that it would be a crime if these guys didn’t get more popular. Long live Unicycle Loves You!

Unicycle Loves You – Highway Robbery

22. Microfilm – The Slingshot Orchestra

The Slingshot Orchestra has made a distinct progression from their previous release. This time opting for a more lush sound rather than the minimalist german techno sound that people might know them better for. But fear not, there are beats and synths galore here. In addition to those glorious tones, there are also strings, piano, and plethora of other instruments that might sound completely natural but are actually synthesized and played by the band, but you’d be hard pressed to know that just by listening to them. In short, if you’re looking for a tasty slice of electro/synth pop pie, you better order up The Slingshot Orchestra.

Microfilm – Teenage Symphonies

21. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours



Cut Copy’s 2004 release “Bright Like Neon Love”, became one of the sleeper hits for me in the year following. Which led me to be really anticipating their new release “In Ghost Colours”. On “Neon Love”, they showed that they were capable of combining garage rock and electro in a powerful way, but on “In Ghost Colours” they’ve somewhat abandoned that idea in favor of some really poppy electro songs. It marks their progression as a band that they use guitar more for melody than for a slamming riff. All this talk about style changes and guitar might confuse you as to whether or not you can dance to the album. The overwhelming answer is “Yes!”.

Cut Copy – Far Away (Ruby Isle Mix) <-- A Convenient Tie In!

Cut Copy Myspace




December 8, 2008

Super Powered Musicians, a Biodiesel Bus, and Dancethinking with My Dear Disco!

I recently had the opportunity to meet up with the up and coming Ann Arbor band My Dear Disco at the Ithaca venue Castaways. Everyone in the band was personable and excited about their music. Under the primary colored lights of the Castaways’ stage it was made extremely apparent that each member brought something fresh and essential to the group. Later on in the show one couldn’t be sure if the smoke onstage was from the fog machine or from the pure chemistry of the constantly smiling group. Adorned in shirts featuring all the symbols featured on your favorite music player (stop, play, pause, fast forward etc.) the band rifled through hits off of their new Dancthink LP, like the scorching hot White Lies and the hyper-melodic My Dear Disco as well as an energetic cover of the Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams as well as a soulful cover of the Stevie Wonder sampling Wild Wild West complete with a rap breakdown from their generously bearded drummer. It’s safe to say they blew the roof off the joint.

10 Questions with My Dear Disco

By: Aaron Z. Lee


1. You guys have some pretty impressive credentials already; a 3-time World Champion instrumentalist, a 1st place Michigan Idol winning singer, and two 1st place Block-M Records “New Music on the Block” winning recording artists. Did you guys have a secret meeting for super-powered Michigan area musicians and the result was My Dear Disco? How did you guys get together?


Haha. Well, we all met in the secret underground genetics laboratory at the University of Michigan, where we were all students, and slowly augmented our genetic code to allow for musical abilities previously unimaginable. In addition to our genetic work, we were all students in the school of music, taking classes together, playing in school ensembles together, studying anything ranging from classical percussion to jazz theory to electronic music composition. I guess because there is a lot of common ground between us as people as well as musically, a bunch of us all moved into a house together in Ann Arbor, and this really kick started the music making that eventually led to My Dear Disco.


The band originally started as a drum & bass duet with bagpipes as the lead instrument. As the duet slowly accrued members its musical identity evolved with each additional member, the last of which was our singer, Michelle. Before that point everything was instrumental and the band was called Toolbox. Then she guested on a tune that was to be recorded for the Toolbox record, and, wait, stop everything, holy shit this is the band. That first tune become White Lies. Tracking for the toolbox record was already 85% finished, but it didn’t matter. The bagpipe player, Tyler, learned to play synth, we renamed the band, and hit the ground running. A year and a half later, we released the Dancethink LP. Tyler will still break out the bagpipes at shows when it seems like a good time for an all-out thrash. People go crazy for that, it’s amazing to witness. We’re also planning to release an EP in the spring of 2009 of some of that older material for the fans who really get into the bagpipe-rave stuff.


2. You guys have talked about your particular brand of music as Dancethink, can you talk about what that term means to you?


Dancethink is a term that kind of serves two functions: First, it is an identifier for the music that we make. It functions like a genre title to describe our sound. We get asked so much about how we label our music, and we came up with this term to use rather than going through the dozen or more genres that we listen to, love, and draw on when we make music. Second, it is a concept which we aspire to achieve with our music. We want to make high energy dance music that gets people moving but we want it to be in complete balance with creative integrity and making music that is fresh, exciting, and interesting. Dancethink is both a descriptor and something that we strive for.


3. The music on the Dancethink LP cycles through so many styles so quickly in so many songs. From jazz to electro, to neo-soul, to bluesy duets, was it your intention to make an album so diverse or did that happen more organically?


Well, it was certainly never discussed ahead of time that this would be such a diverse sounding album. I think it is so diverse simply because we make music that reflects our interests, and our interests have a lot of variety. I think that is one thing about My Dear Disco that stands out to me as different from a lot of the other bands we meet out on the road or on the internets or whatever: we really don’t try to have a single concise image or sound. Nothing is really out of the question stylistically for us, as long we all dig it. Each member of the band has a really strong musical personality and so whether we are trying to play soul or techno or pop or whatever we all express ourselves in that music, and I think that is why whatever we do will sound like us.


We write our material in a very collaborative way, we almost never actually write out the music (though we do a lot of little demo type recordings along the way), and so it takes a really long time, but it is a very organic process. I think that the Dancethink LP is a reflection of this aspect of the band. Some of the takes of certain instruments on the final record were recorded almost two years before the album was put out, and so the record itself and its recording and production kind of came together in an organic way. Also, the way that we work is based a lot around doing most of our production and mixing, and a little bit of tracking, in a home studio environment so time and flexibility were things we had at our disposal so the whole record just kind of “grew up” over several months.


4. On the Dancethink LP you guys worked with Mark Saunders whose studio is responsible for the sound of Shiny Toy Guns’ “We Are Pilots”,” David Byrne’s. “Feelings”, and The Cure’s “Wish.” Can you talk about his contribution to the album?


It is worth saying first that it was a really amazing experience for us to get to work with Mark on some of the tracks on this record. He has an incredible sound that seems to compliment anything he chooses to work on. It was the shiny toy guns record that really put him on our radar, though at that time it was more like, “Could you ever imagine if we ever got to work with Mark Saunders?” He made that record sound so huge, but also focused — an extremely difficult balance to achieve, and an ability was extremely desirable for us since we were working on 100-120 track sessions. We originally just called his project manager hoping to work with a side-business he runs called “RE-EQ,” an affordable way to have your mix stem mastered (using separated tracks of select audio: usually kick, snare, vox, bass, and band) by one of his assistants, which he listens to at the end and gives a quick once over.


When we started sending our tracks over, the project manager (an amazing guy named Ollie Hammett) told us he really loved the music and thought it might be something mark would want to work on personally. He dug it, and we worked out an arrangement to have him do 3 tracks: White Lies, For Your Love, and All I Do.

The beginning was all over the phone (many cumbersome cell phone conference calls . . . not recommended), picking the tunes, talking about directions to take, references to use, arrangement changes, etc. Then we toured to New York and stayed an extra week to work with him in the studio. Mark is extremely honest and to the point. He’ll tell you if he loves something and he’ll tell you if he thinks something is shit — right away. It was challenging at first for us to say goodbye to certain sections or parts we had grown attached to. But, after giving a mix a few days, we started really hearing the incredible improvements and appreciating that critical ability. He’s also extremely open, so if we happened to disagree (which did happen more than once), we’d have amazingly productive conversations that would always lead to an ever better result.


At the end of the day, I can honestly say that working with Mark changed the way I will ever make music again. I’m always excited to put our disc any peoples hands because i know every single detail has been attended to with the highest level of attention and consideration, from the tom feel in the 4th measure to the 119th track of those 120 track sessions.


5. You guys have a bus that runs on bio diesel as well as regular diesel; can you talk about how and why you came into possession of such a vehicle?


It all started when a band from Kansas City called Bent Left stayed at our house in Ann Arbor a couple of years ago. They were running a veggie oil powered bus, and they kind of got us hip to the idea. Maybe a year later we were gearing up to start doing some serious touring, we had all graduated and were basically going full time with the band thing and so we decided we needed to get a touring vehicle. We debated for a long time about whether or not we should get a gasoline or diesel vehicle, with the intention of converting it to run on veg if we got a diesel. We eventually found this lumbering, awkward beauty of a short bus on ebay, located somewhere in Massachusetts. The price was right and we had done enough homework on the Veggie Fuel front to feel comfortable doing it so we went for it.


We got in touch with a company in Oberlin, OH called Full Circle Fuels (http://www.fullcirclefuels.com/) and they did the conversion for us. But it is really an interesting thing to do because there is a lot of education involved in doing it right, because there are not mechanics everywhere that you can take the system too to fix it, so you really have to have a good understanding of what is going. We have learned a lot about the process and about the system since we started running it. BTW, anyone considering this option should understand: you are collecting and using 100′s of gallons of liquid garbage. It has its ups and its downs, as I am sure you can imagine, but at the end of the day were glad we do it.



6. I read that you had not named your bus anything, have you since bestowed your beloved bus with a name?


We do have an unabridged book of bus names, and we have it narrowed down to 175 ear marked pages, but you can imagine how hard it is to make a decision like this in a seven person band, so our beloved veggie bus is still nameless. Believe me though, we’re trying to get it sorted out ASAP.


Some nicknames we throw around: “The Batmobus, “The Vicky Vooten Veggie Vagon,” and, “Big Shorty.”


7. What are you guys listening to on the bus during long drives?


Lately: the Supremes, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson’s Bad, The Talking Heads, the White Album. It is kind of funny though because our bus doesn’t have a CD player or anything like that built into the bus, so we bring a boombox on the road with us to listen to while we drive. Since it is just some ordinary boombox though, it doesn’t have anything like skip protection, so CD’s basically won’t work so we only listen to cassette tapes while we are on tour. When we got the bus a bunch of people contributed and donated cassette collections to us, so we have a lot but it is all kind of dated. Funny enough, we currently have the legendary blues harmonica player Mad Cat Ruth’s tape collection from the 80′s on the bus . . . it’s a long story.


8. So far, what show have you enjoyed playing the most on your tour?


Well, we are kind of in a semi-constant kind of touring situation because when we aren’t out on the road on long runs, we do 3-4 day weekend runs out from Ann Arbor and back. This particular East Coast run, which is a little longer, we’re out for a whole week on this one, is just getting started, and we play our first show tonight in Buffalo, NY.


That having been said, I will share with you a little bit about a recent gig that we played on Halloween at an anime, music, movie and TV convention called Youmacon (pronounced YO-MAH-CON). It was basically one of the wildest and weirdest gigs we have ever played, but in a really awesome way. Youmacon is basically an opportunity for 6000 of the most fanatic kids and adults to get together, dress like video game, movie, and television characters and completely take over and transform the Dearborn Hyatt in Dearborn, MI. It is a little bit like a festival (think Bonaroo or Rothbury) that happens inside a hotel, and you are surround by massive multiplayer online gaming, dance dance revolution contests, rockband contests, voice acting workshops, anime music video dance parties, raves, and what have you. It gets pretty insane and it goes on for 3 days straight. Non-Stop. It is mind altering in and of itself. We got asked to perform two sets, one of which occurred at this massive rave-style event. People just went crazy; there were glowsticks galore, people dressed in elaborate outfits like a giant domokun suit that was 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. People just raged. It was awesome. There are number of wonderful youtube videos to document it that you can find here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=18AC27FEC4AE3DC0

or here: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=My+dear+disco+youmacon&search_type=&aq=f


9. What show are you most looking forward to in the remainder of your tour?


Well both NYC and Boston have been really great to us the last several times we have been out. I expect there to be some good vibes at those shows and lots of friendly faces, which we always love. But honestly, I am really excited about all of the upcoming shows on the tour! We are playing some new towns like Buffalo, Ithaca, and Philly, and I can’t wait to see what the crowds are like there! Being out on the road is amazingly fun. The band is really like a big family, and I love being with all the band members, and we see so many old friends and make so many new friends every time we go out. It is great!


10. Have you ever thought about performing in the costumes you wear in the album art?

Ha. Not really. The main reason for that is that the costumes were so cumbersome and were really difficult to wear even while standing still. The album art and pictures obviously don’t reflect that, but we had to readjust and reset between almost every photo. We could barely stand, and the thought of trying to play an instrument in those costumes is painfully hilarious. We do have outfits that are based on that concept which we wear at shows, and are currently in the process of designing a new set that incorporate EL wire (glowing threads!). We’re taping for a TV show called Fearless Music on Fox which we’re hoping to have those outfits ready by. We’ll see . . . we could always dress up as the 7 dwarves too.


Thanks for doing this interview and best of luck on the remainder of your tour!


For more with My Dear Disco check out this interview with Bob, Tyler and Joey from the group as girls from Hobart and William Smith College showed up in a limo. For Real.

AZLTRON – Interview With My Dear Disco

My Dear Disco – White Lies

My Dear Disco Myspace

Official My Dear Disco Website

November 26, 2008

My Dear Disco Invites you to Dancethink!

My Dear Disco is a band out of Anne Arbor Michigan being hailed by many as that area’s new “it” band. They may not be far off. The band pumps out funk-tastic electro that dabbles in r&b and swirly island rhythms with full on soulful vocals. What are they putting in the water in Michigan?

My Dear Disco – White Lies

My Dear Disco Myspace

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