NEW CITY CHICAGO wrote:
"“Cows and football. That's what usually comes to mind at the
mention of Columbus, Ohio. But the largest city in Ohio has
also become home to an insular indie scene whose inventive-
ness has been hidden by geographical isolation. At the
forefront of that scene sits Melty Melty, a band that mixes
electronic blips with laidback guitar lines (a la Pinback) and
"found sound," various sound bites including radio addresses
and vocoded weather forecasts (a la Bound Stems). Singer
Sean Gardner's clarion enunciation of desperate lyrics
pierces the background, turning each song into a tender
ballad that has less to do with healing broken relationships
and more with ruminating on desolate landscapes. This is
contemplative Midwestern shoegaze.”
melty melty write pop songs infused with oscillating guitars, analog synths, samples, and vibraphones. the vocals are crisp and sincere. the melodies as hook riddled as can be. they tour as often as life permits and are currently finishing work on their first record.
they've played with these amazing bands this year alone:
XIU XIU, THE DOUBLE, MAZARIN, SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN, MARIA TAYLOR, GET HIM EAT HIM, PATTERN IS MOVEMENT, METAL HEARTS, CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY, SOUTHEAST ENGINE, SIX PARTS SEVEN, RICHARD BUCKNER, THE CHANGES, DAVE FISCHOFF. THE BIG SLEEP, THE CINEMATICS, THE HEADLIGHTS, VHS or BETA.
we here at the lost revival are playing a show this tuesday night (9/29at skully's with jupiter one (currently on tour w/ regina spektor) and andy shaw band. good time guaranteed.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for mailing us a Melty Melty CD 'Rise of the Birdmen'! Back on the fence again about moving to Portland... House may come through after all. No matter what happens, we now have your guys disc to keep us great company wherever we travel!!! If we do stay, please come play with us on October 17th at the Empty Glass Cafe with Universes joining us again. If you cannot make it, we will miss you! And it's my birthday! Sean, Kevin and Antonio (and all you other Melty players) Thanks for the music!
Hello Sean, Kevin, and Antonio! Thanks for coming down and playing two amazing shows this past weekend! Got to say I really enjoyed the 'unplugged' set at Taylor Books Cafe. The Empty Glass set was also incredible, but the surprise element of hearing your songs in a quiet presentation was really cool! Any chance you would be interested in coming back down to play as a band again in October??? I've already booked October 17th, the day before my birthday! What do you think??? Let me know...Take care guys!
the time has come, please help me get the word out
Tickets are on sale now for Matt Munhall Trio and Friends JULY 18th @ newly restored Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. When
you come to the Lincoln Theatre, you’ll see Munhall at a Steinway grand
leading his trio, and an accomplished ensemble of musicians, including
a string quartet and horn section. They will be performing the entirety
of Three as well as selections from his two previous releases.
wanted to let you know about two great shows coming up with me and my trio. the first is this friday (5/1) at dicks den located at 2417 north high street. we will be playing 10-2. great band plus cheap drinks, defiantly a do not miss. the second is saturday may 16th at skullys. we will be splitting the night with the floorwalkers and jared mahone. both of these bands are amazing so put it on your calender now. hope to see you out friday and on the 16th.
just wanted to let you know the matt munhall trio is at the thirsty ear 9-1 thursday april 16th. 5$ at the door. tell your friends and come on out. also, if you haven't checked out my new video you can see it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEHEs1p2eu4 hope to see you out.
Can't begin to put into words how excited we are you will come and play Charleston this summer! That freaking rules! By the way, your tour dairy blog has some really cool moments documented! Great read!
hey just wanted to let you know that i will be playing at dick den this friday feb. 6th with my trio (matt paetsch and jack knuetilla) 10-2. it should be a great show and it will be our last in town for a while so come on out and bring a friend.
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