Micachu & The Shapes

What Would Be On Your “2009 Awesomeness” Playlist Right Now?

noah | July 17, 2009 6:00 pm
noah | July 17, 2009 6:00 pm

joyformidablecradleAs promised: The state of my “2009 awesomeness” playlist, in which I collect the songs that catch my ear as the year progresses in order to not make my best-of list a last-minute-of-December clusterfuck sort of thing. (It inevitably winds up being like that, but you know, I have noble intentions.) It’s after the jump, and has some contextual links added in. Feel free to make your own and share it here! More »


Micachu And The Shapes Reluctantly Get Choreographed

noah | June 1, 2009 10:30 am
noah | June 1, 2009 10:30 am


Mica Levi’s musical alter ego Micachu has produced one of my favorite albums of the year, Jewellery, and “Golden Phone” exemplifies why: On the surface, it’s a slightly off-kilter pop song, but dive a little deeper and you’ll pick out small details–warped synthesizers, hand claps, rudimentary attempts at beatboxing. The video’s a pretty lo-fi affair as well, with Micachu and her two bandmates in the Shapes playing with the notion of “professionalism” and having an even more fast-and-loose attitude toward the notion of coordinated dance moves. [Pitchfork via MBV] More »


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