Mϋg are a four piece punk band who are from London. They
have been together since 2010 and have already put out two EPs and one full
length album. Their most recent effort, the EP World Of Weridos came out in April.
It’s extremely clear where Mϋg’s influences lie, 90’s skate
punk such as NOFX, Bad Religion, Descendents or pretty much anything on Epitaph
or Fat Wreck. The first song, title track World Of Weirdos follows in the
footsteps of those legendary bands put Mϋg manage to put their own spin on the
genre. Musically the song gets off to a ferocious start before vocalist Mat’s
voice carries the melody of the song. World Of Weirdos is a catchy song about
embracing who you are and not conforming to what society thinks is wrong or
right.
Track two is fingers crossed. It starts of quite restrained
and is a much more controlled sound compared to World Of Weirdos. The
Descendents influence is huge on this song about wondering if anyone has your
back during difficult times. The closing lyrics of save us from ourselves” will
be something many punk kids can relate to having found safe haven from self
destructing by going to punk shows.
The final song on World Of Weirdos is named Signs Of Life. A
mid-tempo track where the guitar takes the lead with some interesting riffs
played throughout. This pop punk offering ticks all of the boxes you want to
make a great song, smart and catchy lyrics, brilliant harmonies and it’s
fantastically played.
World Of Weirdos is a very solid release from Mϋg. The three
songs are varied and interesting; every time I have listened to each song I
have heard something new that I like. It’s very well produced by the band
themselves, to my uneducated ears the songs sound like they have been produced
in a way to give them a live feel which I love. Mϋg are one of the finest bands
in London.
Stream and buy World Of Weirdos here: https://mugrocks.bandcamp.com/
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