Anything that starts with a bass like that – gritty, flat yet patterned – grabs my attention. It's the maintaining that gets to be hard, but producer Peter Wade and vocalist Amanda Palmer, a.k.a. MNDR, make it look so easy. You will learn the lyrics to "Cut Me Out" in only a few listenings, I promise, with her use of rhyming structure and playful oh's. Hear "Cut Me Out" above and snag below.
Their debut is dropping sometime this year via Green Label Sound. In the meantime, they're touring with Chromeo, so in case you missed the tour news, here's the deets on dates:
01.21 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
01.22 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
02.03 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
02.04 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
02.05 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
02.10 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
02.12 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
02.17 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
02.18 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
02.19 Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
(via PMA)