Megaphonic Thrift are returning to London to play two shows at the end of the month to celebrate the release of their upcoming album Raising Flags.
The Megaphonic Thrift are a Norwegian indie-super group 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 noisepop with shoegaze elements. Their premier references are acts like Sonic Youth, Built To Spill, Dinosaur Jr, Guided By Voices and My Bloody Valentine.
2011 saw the release of their debut album “Decay Decoy” on legendary ClubAC30 to rave reviews. Their profile has been upped as Band Of Horses and Dinosaur Jr have handpicked them for support shows, and Jay-Z featured them in his magazine “Life and Times”. Whilst touring Europe and North America they’ve written their second album Raising Flag which will be released in February.
UK shows:
Thursday 31 January – The Lexington, London
Wednesday 1 February - Old Blue Last, London