Micahu & The Shapes - Good Sad Happy BadMicachu & The Shapes return, three years after the release of their last record Never, is almost an accident: the trio of friends decided to rehearse in an East London studio, and found themselves immersed into an hours long jam. Drummer Marc Pell had an Edirol field recorder in hand, and unbeknownst to his bandmates, recorded the whole session; Pell, Mica Levi, and Raisa Khan were so enamored of those off the cuff audio experiments that they became

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and Danny O'Brien on trumpet

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warped pop sensibility

their songwriting and playing has become more focused and slightly more accessible than on their earlier releases (1999's self titled debut and 2000's 'De Stijl')

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moving far too fast and looping into eternity

tightly wound post-hardcore like their debut's anthem 'Waiting Room' will be astonished by the stylistic breadth of 'Instrument'

creeping cyclical chords chugging and jangling melding into a summer of love guitar freakout

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