Micachu And The Shapes Pucker Up


I first heard “Lips,” by the British act Micachu and the Shapes, on the fine blog MBV last month, and in the weeks since its 80-second length has kicked around my head over and over. It’s a jagged little slice of Brit-punk, with Micachu chanting over some instruments that sound like they’re barely plugged in so the strumming and banging on them achieves the maximum percussive effect, and the way it ends so abruptly only makes me want to listen to the whole thing one more time. [YouTube / MySpace]

 
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  1. katesilver  |   Posted on Feb 19th, 2009

    I like it, reminds me of the opening of an Ex tune before they go manic.

  2. Dick Laurent is dead.  |   Posted on Feb 19th, 2009

    Wow…ah, I quite liked that.

  3. MayhemintheHood  |   Posted on Feb 19th, 2009

    It looks like the guitar player has a card/piece of paper in the strings, over the first couple frets. That might explain the cool, percussive sound.

  4. Maura Johnston  |   Posted on Feb 20th, 2009

    @owenmeany: i really really would love for you to guest blogfor us one day.

  5. Anonymous  |   Posted on Feb 20th, 2009

    Nothing good about this – next!

  6. Anonymous  |   Posted on Feb 20th, 2009

    owenmeany is hereby expunged of all credibility, in this life and any other

  7. D.R. Mosby  |   Posted on Feb 23rd, 2009

    Nice find! Great mix of pop hooks and unconventional instrumentation.

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