The Mary Onettes Visit NYC
Kyle Dean Reinford
Sweden's the Mary Onettes are '80s radio playlists raiders of the highest order. On the best tracks from their second LP Islands, the band finds a wistful sweet spot between synthetic swell (everyone from New Order to a-ha) and new romantic swoon (the Cure, or even Echo & The Bunnymen). Last week, they came through NYC for their second time, to support this second album, playing three public shows -- at Union Hall (11/4), the Studio @ Webster Hall (11/6), and Mercury Lounge (11/8) -- and one private one at their label offices. Along the way they even did normal human things like riding subways, bar hopping in the East Village, selling CDs on street corners, returning lost wallets to NYC students, and ample etcs. Photographer Kyle Dean Reinford spent a few nights shadowing the band in their various guises and delivers this caption-filled photo essay for a peek at how much fun it is to visit the city when you're in a band that everybody is into. Click through for the gallery, and click below for a couple of MP3s and the video for the excellent Islands standout "Puzzles."
The Mary Onettes - "Puzzles" (MP3)
The Mary Onettes - "Dare" (MP3)
The Mary Onettes' Islands is out via Labrador.
Posted at 5:46 PM by amrit in MP3, Photo, Video
Tags: The Mary Onettes
love this band so much! i hope they get huge.
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Yeah, they have nice '80s electro-pop new-wave kind of songs. Their latest album has 5-6 very good songs. For those who loved that era and genre, The May Onettes are one of a kind in this day and age.
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