Ticket giveaway: see MS MR live at Wrongbar

Quip Magazine — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:25:12 +0000

MS MR, a Brooklyn duo famous for their debut single “Hurricane”, are back with a new album Secondhand Rapture, out May 14th. Lizzy Plapinger (MS) and Max Hershenow (MR) have not made a ton of music in the 2 years they’ve been around but that which saw the light of day (and night) has been noted to be a blend of nostalgic, atmospheric pop, epic one song at a time. And since MS MR live shows are equally compelling we want you to experience it first hand.

How to win: Tell @QuipMag via Twitter that you want to see MS MR @Wrongbar and mention “@msmrsounds @livenationon #MSMRTO” in your tweet. Don’t forget to also follow @QuipMag.

If you are not on Twitter simply comment on this post telling us that you’d like to see the show – make sure to use your real email address so we can find you if you are the lucky winner.

We will pick one random winner from all submissions and contact them in an appropriate manner.

Other important stuff: Contest is running starting Sunday, May 12 at 10am and ending on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10pm ET. Winners will need to be able to show photo ID at will call to pick up their tickets. One entry per person. The contest is open to all residents of Canada excluding Quebec, please read full Rules and Regulations. Must be 19 years of age or older at the time of entry.

Show details:
Wrongbar
1279 Queen St W Toronto, ON M6K 1L4
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 07:00 PM

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Album Review: MS MR “Secondhand Rapture”

Laura Eley — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:20:54 +0000

Garnering buzz through the release of their EP Candy Bar Creep Show, New York-based MS MR has kept the electricity flowing through their debut album that is a dream pop manifesto to love and darkness. Set for release on May 14, Secondhand Rapture is a 12-track exploration of MS Lizzy Plapinger’s hauntingly crisp vocals, akin to Florence Welch, and MR Max Hershenow’s synthesizing that stretches between mechanical and fantasy. A perfect fit, as it also turned out, for hit series Game of Thrones to use in their official third season trailer. Does it get more mystical than Daenerys Targaryen?

Entering the electro pop genre in 2012 as MS MR, the pair of Brooklyn natives has shared a relatively explosive rise into mainstream exposure. The album features “Bones,” “Hurricane,” “Dark Doo Wop,” and “Ash Tree Lane” — all songs that were included on Candy Bar Creep Show, and speak to the group’s cohesively melancholic sound. Unhurried in execution of looping chords and vocals, the songs are both calm and moving, similar to their music videos that heavily piece together pre-recorded clips and obscure stories.

Themes of yearning and unrequited romance run rampant throughout the record and create a steampunk quality with lyrics like “Dig up her bones but leave the soul alone” and “Life slips away and the ghosts come to play.” Plapinger’s voice works beautifully within this slightly gothic realm, climbing effortlessly amongst percussion, trumpets, and synthesized beats that are thoughtfully brash. While remaining similar in song structure and tone, Secondhand Rapture is still repeatedly listenable and distinctive enough to sustain independence as an album, as opposed to as a select few songs picked off iTunes.

Catch these two while you still can at smaller venues, not only for their music, but also for an esoteric experience.

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Ticket giveaway: see MS MR live at Wrongbar

Album Review: MS MR “Secondhand Rapture”