Jul 23 2006
Macaca Mulatta
One of the founding members of Macaca Mulatta is Chris Chinchilla, one of the original guitarists in Art Brut, one of my favourite bands, so this was obviously going to be a project that I’d be interested in. Chinchilla hooked up with Jim Rhesus of punk band ‘Rhesus’ after that band imploded. Macaca Mulatta are still developing their sound, but their current demos have a great sound to them: simple, fun guitar rock that bluntly talks about the trials of life and the music industry without ever becoming overly miserable.
‘Dancing On A Weeknight’ is a scathing attack on the state of the music industry and the way that bands are presented to us, while managing to take a swipe at hipsters at the same time. All of this comes in the kind of upbeat, witty way that it’s hard to disagree with anything that the band is saying. ‘Defeated’ is a little less cheerful, but does come with a nice refrain of not letting life get you down too much, no matter how awful it becomes. Both songs are still quite clearly in a demo stage, but with a little production they, and the band, could go on to be something special.
MP3 Macaca Mulatta - Dancing On A Weeknight
MP3 Macaca Mulatta - Defeated
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