LISTEN + DOWNLOAD - My Gold Mask "Battles"
At the crossroads of underground and over the top, zoned in and plugged out, raw and riotous, lives Chicago's My Gold Mask. The band's exotic spells and murderous ballads have built a unique wall of sound that some have likened to a metallic symphony - pretty impressive when you consider My Gold Mask has, until recently, been a duo.
Lead vocalist and percussionist Gretta Rochelle first met guitarist Jack Armondo at a rooftop party; their first words to each other were about music, and ever since the conversation between the two principal songwriters of MGM has stayed there, resulting in two well-received EPs in 2010: AThousand Voices and A Million Miles (From Where We Were Last) , as well as a self-titled debut LP and the band's latest: 2013's Leave Me Midnight.
Part of My Gold Mask's success is that they have always been a band of versatility. From the beginning, the duo was synced by Rochelle's expressive, genre-hopping vocals and and Armondo's reverb-soaked guitar riffs. But that hasn't stopped the pair from evolving around those core staple elements. In both tone and structure, they've managed to transcend their earliest influences into modern atmospheric components from styles and nuances you can't exactly pinpoint.
When they needed percussion, Rochelle taught herself how to play; when they wanted to fill out the textured nuances of their sound, they commissioned drummer James Andrew (now a full-fledged member of the band). Andrew brings forth both traditional and electronic drums - triggering synth pads and basslines - for much denser arrangements and synthetic layers, that compliment the band's core songwriting."My Gold Mask has always been a vehicle for our ever evolving artistic impulses," says Armondo on the band's evolution. "From day one we established that the very identity of the band could change at our whims, hence the name".
In the summer of 2013, My Gold Mask returned to the forefront with a new Daytrotter session, a first-ever national headlining tour and joined Metric at Red Bull Sound Select's inaugural concert, building on their roster of supporting acts like Twin Shadow, The New Pornographers, Blonde Redhead, and Waaves.
In 2014, the trio will continue to create new material, having just released digital-only singles of "Dangerous" followed by "Severed," the hauntingly beautiful ballad Spin.com premiered saying the band is "already looking to push their sound further." With the brand new release of the bouncy synth hit, "Battles," and a forthcoming remix by electro Goth artist Mr. Kitty, MGM is proving them right
"Battles is about struggle and duality," says Rochelle of the new single's motivation. "Lyrically, I was inspired by the conflict of society vs nature."
In the summer of 2013, My Gold Mask returned to the forefront with a new Daytrotter session, a first-ever national headlining tour and joined Metric at Red Bull Sound Select's inaugural concert, building on their roster of supporting acts like Twin Shadow, The New Pornographers, Blonde Redhead, and Waaves.
In 2014, the trio will continue to create new material, having just released digital-only singles of "Dangerous" followed by "Severed," the hauntingly beautiful ballad Spin.com premiered saying the band is "already looking to push their sound further." With the brand new release of the bouncy synth hit, "Battles," and a forthcoming remix by electro Goth artist Mr. Kitty, MGM is proving them right
"Battles is about struggle and duality," says Rochelle of the new single's motivation. "Lyrically, I was inspired by the conflict of society vs nature."
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2/7/14 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL w/ GEMS
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