New Black Moth Super Rainbow - "Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise"
Pennsylvania psychedelics Black Moth Super Rainbow, now expanded to a sextet, are following up 2007 breakthrough Dandelion Gum with their forthcoming fourth album Eating Us. The fixation on mouths and mastication (see, also, Tobacco) is fitting for a band composing such sweet, poppy, immediately consumable sound trips: See Eating's lead track "Born On A Day The Didn't Rise," which pairs that familiar vocoder spillage with hazy lush, stardusted instrumentation, and bouncy '60s drum beats. It's easy to make a Flaming Lips comparison or two; the fact that Dave Fridmann handled production makes it easier.
Black Moth Super Rainbow - "Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise" (MP3)
The "Born On A Day" 7" is out 4/18 via Graveface. Eating Us is out 5/26, also via Graveface. You can hear another track from it, "Twin Of Myself," at MySpace. And you can see them live:
04/25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Mellon University (Spring Carnival)
05/19 - Lexington, KY @ Red Mile Round Barn
05/20 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
05/21 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
05/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
05/25 - Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
05/26 - Portland, OR @ Holocene *
05/28 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
05/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
05/30 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
05/31 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room *
06/02 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
06/03 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's *
06/04 - Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz *
06/05 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
06/06 - Columbus, OH @ Skullys *
07/24 - New York, NY @ South Street Seaport
* w/ School of Seven Bells
[Photo by Jae Ruberto]
Posted at 12:53 PM by brandon in MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: Black Moth Super Rainbow | Dave Fridmann
Heard the whole album a few times.
Not as brightly dark as Gum...
The new production hurts their vibe...
And they seem to be in a rut as far as the songs go...
It's all nice...and stuff...
But doesn't really go anyhwere new....
Score = -3
this new production is taking it where i hoped it would go. fuck yes.
songwriting rut????
Score = 0
They continued to evolve up until Dandelion Gum, but aside from the production there's no real progression from that record.
This band is awesome, but this record is a little underwhelming.
Score = 2
i have no reason to believe that Dave Fridmann couldn't improve every band on the planet.
Score = 1
remember Longwave?
Score = 4
I thought the added production elements ADDED to their sound. Some backing strings never hurt anyone. The album is good guys, that's me keepin it real.
Score = 1
Have heard the whole album several times over and I think it's stunning - their best yet.
Score = 0
Sounds a lot more like Air, but I am diggin it.
Score = 0