My Disco - Paradise

Presenter

Gemma Pike

Published

Wednesday 5th March

There is no denying the incredible force that is My Disco. With humble beginnings, an iron clad DIY mentality, and the desire to tour forever, My Disco have become one of those cult bands that everyone wants to emulate. Which is funny, because when listening to their records, you can’t seem to shake the comparisons of bands such as Shellac that perhaps they want to emulate themselves. We were first introduced to them through the 2003 release “Collapse of an Erratic Lung”, and then their 2004 EP “Language of Numbers”, both of which harboured equal measure of post-punk and math-rock sensibilities. With their first full length, 2006’s “Cancer”, hearts stopped. Thanks to these Melbourne lads we had an exquisite piece of metallic math minimalism that shook right through our bones. Then, with “Paradise”, they took off to the U.S. to record with the man himself, Steve Albini, and master with his right hand man Bob Weston, before presenting us with the stripped back and repetitious release.

There is no denying this record is good. It’s damn good. But it’s what you would expect from the band. They’ve mastered those guitar and bass tones to perfection. The timing is spot on. The emptiness outweighs the noise and the guitar feedback is played meticulously. Perhaps it is the fact nothing surprises on this record that makes it pale in comparison to previous work.

Four stars, but their other releases are Fives.