Muzz have announced Muzz – Live in Kingston, NY the band’s first-ever live-stream show, playing songs from their self-titled debut album, out now on Matador Records.
The livestream event will take place December 4th at 9pm GMT, and will commence with a live Q&A with the band. The performance will then be available on-demand for 48 hours. Tickets are available HERE. A limited edition T-shirt created by the band will be available to ticket buyers.
Filmed at Reade’s Old Kingston Theater in New York, Muzz – Live in Kingston will see the three-piece of Paul Banks (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Josh Kaufman (guitar, keyboard) and Matt Barrick (drums, percussion) joined by musicians Annie Nero (bass, backing vocals), and Stuart Bogie (saxophone, flute, harmonica, clarinet, keyboard) for a full-fledged, never-before-seen rendition of the expansive sound found on the album.
Born out of longstanding friendship and collaboration, Muzz is written, arranged and performed by Banks, Kaufman and Barrick, a dark and gorgeous, expansive and soulful album imbued with an effortless cosmic charge.
Barrick describes the dynamics: “Everybody’s pretty hilarious and good people. Josh is an incredible musician all around and super creative and fun to work with – he’s always thinking of ways to make a song better. It’s a good combo because Josh is more trained as a musician in music theory and Paul comes from a different perspective where he’s playing things that just sound good. Lyrically and melody-wise, you never know how he’s gonna approach a song. It’s always unusual and cool and unexpected.”
Banks adds: “I don’t ever write with the intention of giving records an overarching theme, as that feels very limiting. But looking back, I think the through line for me is meditations on mental health, and the quest for happiness and the way in which the mind can play tricks on us. But, ultimately, the music speaks for itself. We have a genuine, organic artistic chemistry together. It’s partly a shared musical taste from youth, as with me and Josh, but then it’s also the souls of my friends that resonate with me when expressed through music. I think it’s cosmic.”
Praise for Muzz
“A bold and classy debut” – NME ****
“a wise and charming record” – DIY ****
“The trio’s self-titled debut album sounds like the first airing of lost classic rock record” – Clash 9/10
“Absolutely exquisite” – The Line Of Best Fit 8/10
“Why does this spin-off sound so fresh?” – Guardian Guide
