They've played around the country with bands such as The Ting Tings, Metronomy, Who Made Who, The Hot Puppies, Dragonette, The Holloways, The Whip, Friendly Fires, Ratatat, Clarky Cat, The KBC, Daggers, Alec Empire, Yelle, Disco Drive, Metal on Metal, Trash Fashion and many more.
Modernaire have been played on the radio by people such as Bethan Elfyn, Huw Stephens, Kissy Sellout (all Radio 1), Dave Haslam (Xfm Manchester), John Kennedy (Xfm) and Jon Hillcock (Xfm), amongst others.
Modernaire have remixed Metronomy, Who Made Who, The Hot Puppies, Empire of the Sun, The Holloways and several others.
PRESS:
The Guardian
"Heavy-edged electro popsters"
The Independent
"Refreshingly original"
Rob Da Bank (Radio 1)
“Very good stuff...love the music”
NME
"Intriguing dancefloor stalkers"
John Hillcock (Xfm London)
"Manchester's naughty little secret…this band annoy me, because as soon as I heard Faites Tes Jeux on last year's ace High Voltage compilation I knew it had to go on my podcast, yet John Kennedy has just played another song of theirs on Xfm X-posure which I possibly love even more. I'm just being a moany sod. This band make great pop music."
Time Out
"Glacial Gameboy pop"
Dave Haslam (Xfm Manchester)
"One of my top tips"
Drowned in Sound
"Fun boy/girl electronic rock…an interesting departure from the archetypal Mancunian fare"
Kruger Magazine
"Crazy, quirky, quality."
Amelia’s Magazine
“Unbelievably catchy…choir-like slashy vocals belied dark lyrics.”
To contact Modernaire: OSCARWILDSTYLE@HOTMAIL.COM
Send us a message if you'd like to buy our cd for £5 (£1 postage). Paypal accepted:
i really dig your sound, and your lyrics are great! looked for you on itunes, alas, no returns. do you have an album out? and if so where can i purchase it? and if not, why not?
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