Okay, so we'll admit, we missed Mixel Pixel's set last night. But check them out - we've heard great things.
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Okay, so we'll admit, we missed Mixel Pixel's set last night. But check them out - we've heard great things.
When we first heard Of Montreal, the song was "Mr. Edminton" and the effect was immediate. We fell for this band because the absurd lyrics and frantic half-pop, half-I-don't-know-what music sounds new, and that's a rare thing in music these days. Like a less trustworthy Beatles narrative, their songs swing violently from the simple, low-fi musings we have come to know and love from so many Elephant 6 bands, to densely produced and dangerously complex explosions.