Rock NYC buddy, producer Kevin McMahon, has a knack for getting hard punk rock bands to sound exactly the way they should want to. You can hear it on his somewhat underrated work with Titus Andronicus (though a listen to Feats Of Strength should amplify just how McMahon concentrates their power when he records em) and now, with My Other Friend, a Brooklyn sorta art-rock trio whose first album Burning Bright Tonight is to be released in July, there is a scalding power to these songs zoom lens approach to arrangement and recording.
According to their press kit My Other Friend are comparable to Angels of Light (who?), Sunset Rubdown (who?), and David Lynch movies (which?). I usually don’t get press kits so let me see if I can steal some more quotes: “My Other Friend plays dark, well-crafted pop songs with layers of textural melody. Comprised of many movements, their tension-driven music is a unique juxtaposition of atmospheric sounds, anthemic beats and sudden dynamic explosions”
Many movements? Okay. But try this on for size. Imagine Television without Verlaine’s guitar… not a bad idea, eh?
My Other Friend are releasing Burning Bright Tonight themselves and it is pretty damn good so buy it and support your local rock group.