MS MR

Overview

In May 2012, enigmatic Brooklyn-based duo MS MR seduced Tumblr disciples with their debut EP, Candy Bar Creep Show. Featuring more nostalgic Americana, sex and death than even Lana Del Rey could pack into three-and-a-half minutes, the video to the second track, ‘Hurricane’, went viral. Sony signed MS MR within weeks. Tours with Marina and the Diamonds and Grouplove soon followed.

Given that self-produced music is erupting from the underground at a speed with which listeners can’t keep pace, what has propelled MS MR into the spotlight? A hypnotic intermingling of simmering beats, psychologically explorative lyrics and familiar-sounding hooks. ‘Welcome to the inner workings of my mind/So dark and foul I can’t disguise’ confesses vocalist Lizzy Plapinger in ‘Hurricane’, lamenting the destruction of a relationship through fear and self-doubt. Her clear, authentic vocal stylings have inspired comparisons to Florence Welch and Natasha Khan.

MS MR will debut in Australia at the 2013 Laneway Festival. Satellite shows in Sydney and Melbourne will feature Brisbane-based YesYou as support act.