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black midi, the enigmatic London-based four-piece that “are less interested in proving themselves the future of indie rock than in imagining indie rock from the future” (Pitchfork), today present new single, ‘Talking Heads’.
‘Talking Heads’ is a calculated intensity, driven by frenzied percussion, bright, vivacious guitar, and fitful vocals. “We’ve always tried to make it heavy but danceable, melodic but good rhythms,” says vocalist and guitarist, Geordie Greep. “It is accessible music, there are experimental aspects that we’ve taken from when we went crazy at the beginning, we’ve just reigned it in to make something that is pop music.”
Alongside the band’s recently shared single, ‘Crow’s Perch,’ ‘Talking Heads’ will be released as a double A-side 12” on 17th May via Rough Trade.
black midi is comprised of Geordie Greep (vocals/guitar), Cameron Picton (bass/vocals), Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin (guitar/vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums). The repartee between the quartet is quiet but quick and laconic. It’s a connection reflected in the intensely focused and driven live shows with which black midi have made their name, drawing comparisons to American groups like Shellac, but that’s only half the story to this deeply uncategorisable music. They bonded over shared musical enthusiasms, or “liking messed up things” as Kwasniewski-Kelvin puts it, including an appreciation for rapper Danny Brown, Death Grips, Deerhoof, Miles Davis and Talking Heads.
black midi Website | Rough Trade
