this morning, I played MDR's "Brother John" right when I woke up because I was dreaming about the new Hornby book, Juliet, Naked (having finished it the night before). there is a character called "Farmer John" in it...it would take too long to explain how weird my mind is and the random musical connections it always makes, so without further ado, here is the song
they have a lot of energy, great sync and colourful guitar bits only fitting for lead singer Stephen Kilroy's voice which, like Donald of The Virgins, skirts around high pitched falsettos during chorus parts, otherwise an excellent deepish tenor.
anyhow, you can snag their latest single, The Unbeliever, for FREE, as always, on RCRD LBL
watch the play doh version of "the unbeliever" below
I really really like Middle Distance Runner. I stumbled upon their stuff a few months ago on the blogosphere and am just hooked. SPIN has compared them to The Strokes (which is a positive thing, people). their music is ridiculously catchy and I am bitter that they don't have any tour dates in my area as of late. they'll be at SXSW.
Mar 15 SXSW INTERACTIVE -- Social Media Club Party (Buffalo Billiards) Austin, Texas Mar 18 SXSW "DC Does TX" Day Party (Friends Bar) Austin, Texas Mar 21 A Blog and A Band SXSW Day Party (Club Primos) Austin, Texas Mar 22 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa Mar 23 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota Mar 24 UR CHICAGO presents @ Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois Mar 25 Magic Bag Ferndale, Michigan Mar 26 Aquarius Dayton, Ohio Mar 27 Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mar 28 IOTA Club & Cafe Arlington, Virginia Mar 29 Pasta Primavera presents... @ Metro Gallery Baltimore, Maryland Apr 10 The Abbey Bar @ Appalachian Brewing Company Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Apr 11 Y ROCK ON XPN AND VGP PRESENTS... @ The Fire Philadelphia Apr 16 CLUB NME PRESENTS: MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER @ THE ANNEX NYC Apr 18 John & Peter’s New Hope, Pennsylvania
