I had the pleasure of reviewing an EP from Buffalo-based rockers Bryan Johnson and Family back in 2011. Their self-titled EP was small-budget and rough around the edges, but showed great potential from a band that was still in the process of figuring out who they were. A year or so later I caught them live at a charity event, and was very impressed with the apparent growth of the band. Bryan Johnson and Family are currently working on a new EP which should be out sometime in 2014.
In the mean time, Bryan Johnson has embarked on an ambitious and fun project. Throughout the month of February he is trying to release one cover song per day on Ukulele as part of the Buffalo Fun-A-Day project. The process of learning one new cover per day on Ukulele is difficult enough, but getting to a point where you're willing to put it out on YouTube takes some serious work.
Johnson is a talented artist, and Bryan Johnson and Family is just one example of the many great bands in the Buffalo music scene. Check out the cover of Katy Perry's "Roar"! Links to other videos in the series are below!
Check out these covers from the Fun-A-Day series.
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Lorde - Royals
Ke$ha - Die Young
Capital Cities - Safe and Sound
Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
And be sure to check out Bryan Johnson and Family on:
Bandcamp
Facebook
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Review: MFMB - MFMB
MFMB - MFMB
2009, La Bulle Sonore Records
Hailing from Bollnas, Sweden, MFMB mixes acoustic and electronic elements to create a sound that runs somewhere between Daft Punk, Spiritualized, My Bloody Valentine and The Cure. Their debut EP, MFMB culls elements of each and crafts them into a dynamic if somewhat wandering musical experience.
MFMB opens with Anthill Man; a lyrically confuddling but ultimately danceable bit of electro-rock that sounds a bit like something that Dieter might dance to on the old Saturday Night Live sketch Sprockets. It's a pleasant tune; just don't expect a lot of sense on the lyrical side. Control gets a bit more electric guitar involved in the mix, blending hard rock and house styles quite well, actually. The song does get repetitive in both structure and lyrics, but is very listenable and highly danceable. The Fine Detail I had a hard time getting into, but MFMB stormed right back with Tune On, a jaunty bit of EuroPop dance music that will likely have some real legs on the club scene. I Would Give It To Anyone is a languorous pop tune that is certain to inspire somnolence in listeners, but MFMB rebounds once again on the closing track, Heat Like This, with a Pop/Dance tune that seems inspired by the work of The Cure.
MFMB strikes me as a band whose output is generally aimed at the Club scene. The sound is probably more generally marketable in Europe than in Middle America, but MFMB should be able to make big inroads in places like New York and L.A. There's a distinct melancholia that hangs over MFMB, creating a bit of cognitive dissonance with the trend of moderate tempo dance tunes, but MFMB generally makes it work. Not a bad start.
Rating: 3 Stars (Out of 5)
You can learn more about MFMB at http://www.thisismfmb.com/ or www.myspace.com/thisismfmb, where you can purchase a copy of MFMB directly from the band.
2009, La Bulle Sonore Records
Hailing from Bollnas, Sweden, MFMB mixes acoustic and electronic elements to create a sound that runs somewhere between Daft Punk, Spiritualized, My Bloody Valentine and The Cure. Their debut EP, MFMB culls elements of each and crafts them into a dynamic if somewhat wandering musical experience.
MFMB opens with Anthill Man; a lyrically confuddling but ultimately danceable bit of electro-rock that sounds a bit like something that Dieter might dance to on the old Saturday Night Live sketch Sprockets. It's a pleasant tune; just don't expect a lot of sense on the lyrical side. Control gets a bit more electric guitar involved in the mix, blending hard rock and house styles quite well, actually. The song does get repetitive in both structure and lyrics, but is very listenable and highly danceable. The Fine Detail I had a hard time getting into, but MFMB stormed right back with Tune On, a jaunty bit of EuroPop dance music that will likely have some real legs on the club scene. I Would Give It To Anyone is a languorous pop tune that is certain to inspire somnolence in listeners, but MFMB rebounds once again on the closing track, Heat Like This, with a Pop/Dance tune that seems inspired by the work of The Cure.
MFMB strikes me as a band whose output is generally aimed at the Club scene. The sound is probably more generally marketable in Europe than in Middle America, but MFMB should be able to make big inroads in places like New York and L.A. There's a distinct melancholia that hangs over MFMB, creating a bit of cognitive dissonance with the trend of moderate tempo dance tunes, but MFMB generally makes it work. Not a bad start.
Rating: 3 Stars (Out of 5)
You can learn more about MFMB at http://www.thisismfmb.com/ or www.myspace.com/thisismfmb, where you can purchase a copy of MFMB directly from the band.
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