MS MR’s New Single “Painted” Is As Fantastic As Promised: Listen To The Full Song

Bradley Stern | April 6, 2015 7:57 am
MS MR Second Album Material Stolen
After their laptop was stolen while on the road, the duo lost all material for their new LP.

Last week, MS MR Instagrammed a very promising teaser of their upcoming single, “Painted.” And…well, what did you think would happen? It’s just as fantastic as hoped.

The jittery song is a thrilling new taste from the duo’s anticipated follow-up to their 2013 debut LP Secondhand Rapture, which is expected to be released in July. The heavily layered, uniquely shape-shifting piano-tinged track alternates rapidly between tempos, frequently punctuated by one line on repeat from Lizzy Plapinger: “What did you think would happen?

The troupe, which suffered a devastating laptop theft that cost them all of their recorded material last year, is soldiering ahead with their new album, and recently touched down in SXSW to debut new material.

What do you think of “Painted”? Sound off in the comments, and check out the tour dates down below:

4/27 – Toronto, ON – Drake Hotel
4/29 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
5/4 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
5/5 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
5/7 – San Francisco, CA – Popscene/Rickshaw Stop
6/3 – Mendig, Germany – Rock am Ring 2015
6/5 – Nuremberg, Germany – Rock im Park 2015
6/10 – London, UK – Victoria
7/31-8/2 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
7/31-8/2 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga
9/12-13 – Berlin, Germany – Lollapalooza

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