Way, way back...early noughties I think it was...I
came across a new-ish band from Birmingham playing at The Flapper one night. I
can’t recall who the chuff they were supporting but what I do remember is falling instantly
head over heels madly in lurrrrrrve with them – so much so in fact that I ended up buying
two copies of their debut homemade album that night. They, Misty's Big Adventure, sounded – and still
do for that matter – like no one else around, fusing ska, loungecore, pop, punk
and a dozen other genres that probably only exist in the mind of their gloriously
dishevelled looking leader, Grandmaster Gareth. They’ve flirted with fame ever
since, landing some decent support tours, getting some airplay on the cooler
radio stations and inspiring devotion amongst their small but perfectly
informed fan base. I’m ashamed to say I’ve not seen them live for a while,
something I fully intend to rectify this year, but in the meantime they’ve just
released yet another classic track, Aggression, a kind of freaky assed Ghost Town for the 21st
Century...which is timely as we’re now not so much living in a ‘ghost town’ as
a ‘ghost country’, but that’s far too depressing to contemplate today eh? Both the
video and song embrace familiar Misty’s themes, notably a feeling of detachment
from 98% of ‘society’ which is something I can certainly relate to. There’s
such a jolly ska beat behind the track and a delightfully sick sense of humour
in the video that you somehow find yourself dancing through the tears though.
Genius.
PS: As if a new Misty’s track wasn’t enough
Grandmaster Gareth has slipped out a rather splendid new one as well...busy chap.
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