THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT - THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT (LP)

The Megaphonic Thrift The Megaphonic Thrift on LP

The Megaphonic Thrift is a Norwegian indie-supergroup of sorts consisting of Richard Myklebust of Stereo21 and Young Dreams, Linn Frøkedal and Njål Clementsen of Low Frequency In Stereo and Fredrik Vogsborg of Casiokids and Young Dreams. They make catchy melodies and then drench them in guitar noise, best described as noise-pop with shoegaze elements. Their premier influences are acts like Sonic Youth, Built To Spill, Dinosaur Jr, Guided By Voices and My Bloody Valentine.

The band broke onto the international scene with their debut EP, A Thousand Years Of Construction early in 2010. They toured relentlessly both in Europe and North America throughout the year, together with bands such as A Place To Bury Strangers and The Depreciation Guild. Hailed as a sensational live act, they won over crowds at the EuroSonic, Popkomm, The Great Escape, Berlin Festival, ILMC, Reeperbahn and Øya festivals among others. 2011 saw the release of their debut Decay Decoy album on ClubAC30 in Europe and Sonic Unyon in North America to rave reviews. Their profile has been upped as Band Of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. have handpicked them for supporting shows, and Jay-Z featured them in his magazine Life and Times.

Now The Megaphonic Thrift return with their second eponymous album. Entering their rehearsal space in Bergen with only a handful of riffs and a desire to experiment, the tracks that make up the album came about through a process of all members writing towards a unified record, disregarding any template and looking to move on from the marker set down by Decay Decoy. The result is an album that pushes at the edges of their previous noise assault at times but also reveals a softer and more delicate side to their songwriting.

The Megaphonic Thrift The Megaphonic Thrift Track Listing:

1.  Tune Your Mind
2.  Raising Flags
3.  Fire Walk With Everyone
4.  Broken Glass/Yellow Fingers
5.  Moonstruck
6.  I Wanted To Know
7.  Kill, Breathe and Frown
8.  The Guillotine
9.  Over the Mountain, Down
In  A Teaspoon
10. Swan Song
11. Space Out