Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Apparently these Seattle-ites are so adept at engineering hype that they managed to get 'Band To Watch' props from Stereogum before they'd even played a show - and when they did finally get around to making their live debut they crammed 500 fans into a headlining gig. The Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is built on foundations laid by brothers Benjamin and Marshall Verdoes, channelling typical anthemic US indie rock acts of old whilst bringing a certain jerky proggishness to some of their more angular interludes. The waltzing 'Masquerade' brings to mind Beirut with its harmonised vocals and vaguely Eastern European melodies, while another standout 'Anchors Dropped' is reminiscent of Born Ruffians and Vampire Weekend in its peppy, preppy stops and starts. As something of a bonus to all these on-trend indie-isms, over the course of various songs you'll hear guitars mounding up in harmony often resulting in tongue-in-cheek Iron Maiden moments such as the intro to 'En Fuego'. Bonus.
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Apparently these Seattle-ites are so adept at engineering hype that they managed to get 'Band To Watch' props from Stereogum before they'd even played a show - and when they did finally get around to making their live debut they crammed 500 fans into a headlining gig. The Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is built on foundations laid by brothers Benjamin and Marshall Verdoes, channelling typical anthemic US indie rock acts of old whilst bringing a certain jerky proggishness to some of their more angular interludes. The waltzing 'Masquerade' brings to mind Beirut with its harmonised vocals and vaguely Eastern European melodies, while another standout 'Anchors Dropped' is reminiscent of Born Ruffians and Vampire Weekend in its peppy, preppy stops and starts. As something of a bonus to all these on-trend indie-isms, over the course of various songs you'll hear guitars mounding up in harmony often resulting in tongue-in-cheek Iron Maiden moments such as the intro to 'En Fuego'. Bonus.
Apparently these Seattle-ites are so adept at engineering hype that they managed to get 'Band To Watch' props from Stereogum before they'd even played a show - and when they did finally get around to making their live debut they crammed 500 fans into a headlining gig. The Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is built on foundations laid by brothers Benjamin and Marshall Verdoes, channelling typical anthemic US indie rock acts of old whilst bringing a certain jerky proggishness to some of their more angular interludes. The waltzing 'Masquerade' brings to mind Beirut with its harmonised vocals and vaguely Eastern European melodies, while another standout 'Anchors Dropped' is reminiscent of Born Ruffians and Vampire Weekend in its peppy, preppy stops and starts. As something of a bonus to all these on-trend indie-isms, over the course of various songs you'll hear guitars mounding up in harmony often resulting in tongue-in-cheek Iron Maiden moments such as the intro to 'En Fuego'. Bonus.
Apparently these Seattle-ites are so adept at engineering hype that they managed to get 'Band To Watch' props from Stereogum before they'd even played a show - and when they did finally get around to making their live debut they crammed 500 fans into a headlining gig. The Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is built on foundations laid by brothers Benjamin and Marshall Verdoes, channelling typical anthemic US indie rock acts of old whilst bringing a certain jerky proggishness to some of their more angular interludes. The waltzing 'Masquerade' brings to mind Beirut with its harmonised vocals and vaguely Eastern European melodies, while another standout 'Anchors Dropped' is reminiscent of Born Ruffians and Vampire Weekend in its peppy, preppy stops and starts. As something of a bonus to all these on-trend indie-isms, over the course of various songs you'll hear guitars mounding up in harmony often resulting in tongue-in-cheek Iron Maiden moments such as the intro to 'En Fuego'. Bonus.