“Thrashing, sciatica-shock assault on noise rock” Drowned in Sound
“Face-meltingly intense” NME
“Coming out of Bergen, TMT throw up a Sonic Youth–esque wall of guitars. Bring your earplugs” Andy Inglis
The Megaphonic Thrift are a Norwegian indie-supergroup of sorts, consisting of Richard Myklebust of Stereo21 and Young Dreams, Linn Frøkedal and Njål Clementsen of Low Frequency In Stereo and Fredrik Vogsborg of Casiokids and Young Dreams. They make catchy melodies and then drench them guitarnoise, best described as noisepop with shoegaze elements. Their premier references are acts like Sonic Youth, Built To Spill, Dinosaur Jr., Guided By Voices and My Bloody Valentine.
They broke onto the international scene with their debut EP “A Thousand Years Of Construction” early in 2010. They toured relentlessly both in Europe and North America throughout the year, together with A Place To Bury Strangers and The Depreciation Guild, among others. Hailed as a sensational live act, they won over crowds at EuroSonic, Popkomm, The Great Escape, Berlin Festival, ILMC, Reeperbahn and Øya festivals among others. As RCRDLBL put it: “I stood near the front with a huge smile, the wash of music making me feel like my face was being blown back. It was definitely the loudest and one of the most exciting things I’d seen”.
2011 saw the release of their debut album “Decay Decoy” on legendary ClubAC30 to rave reviews. Their profile was upped as Band Of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. handpicked them for support shows, and Jay-Z featured them in his magazine “Life and Times”. Whilst touring Europe and North America they wrote their second, self titled, album, which will be released on the 6th of February.
The first track from this album, Tune Your Mind, has seen the band gain new fans and cement their relationship with established fans. It was accompanied by an incredible film noir style video, and led to Clash saying: “Sounding more powerful, confident than before The Megaphonic Thrift are ready to push forwards without losing their identity.
Ready to get back on the road armed with new material, the band play two shows in London at the end of January, before embarking on a European wide tour in March.
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