Black Moth Super Rainbow
Eating Us
Released May 26th on Graveface Records
“I’ve always felt like these ideas shouldn’t outstay their welcome. Three or four records is enough, because I get really bored, and I like to keep these bands and ideas as pure as I can, in their places in time, until it seems like I’ve finally gotten it right.” – Tobacco, FMLY interview
Not much is known about the members of the band Black Moth Super Rainbow, as they like to remain an enigma. The members have all taken on various monikers, like Tobacco (real name Tom Fec, main songwriter, plays the vocoder), The Seven Fields of Aphelion (female, plays keys and monosynth), d. kyler (drums), Father Hummingbird (assuming a male, plays keys and polysynth) and Ryan Graveface (guitars). Power Pill Fist (male, bass) left the band in August 2009.
They formed in Pittsburgh in 2002, formerly going by the names Allegheny White Fish (abstract, noisy music) and satanstompingcaterpillars (more melodic and serious music). The current status of the band is that they are known for their distinctive electro/experimental/psychedelic folk pop sound, using analog instruments like the vocoder, Rhodes piano, Novatron and a Moog Prodigy.
BMSR has a catalog featuring four studio albums and four EP’s. 2003’s Falling Through A Field and 2004’s Start A People feature songs from the satanstompingcaterpillars days, while 2007’s Dandelion Gum and 2009’s Eating Us do not.
Their latest effort is their shortest yet, and features singles like “Don’t You Want To Be In A Cult?” and “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise.” This album has been described as hallucinogenic easy listening, so I can only imagine what that would be like. Distorted and dreamy vocals and catchy hypnotic beats that will take you to a faraway place.
Other Artists I’d Recommend: MGMT, Stereolab
it’s good, but disappointing when compared to dandelion gum.