I never really payed much attention to Brooklyn’s Mahogany when I would see them listed in the area for shows. It wasn’t until I read Music Snobbery’s review of them opening for Voxtrot the other week that I sat down and gave their Myspace page a listen. Yay! I was mightily impressed with what I heard, so I had to rush out and get a copy of their recent double CD release Connectivity! on Darla Records.
It pretty much hasn’t stopped playing on the ole’ Ipod, one of my favorite releases this year. I don’t know much about them but we need to get them to play our Friction (get in touch Mahogany). What can you say about a collective like Belle & Sebastian? I found this quote: “Mahogany are an 8 piece from Brooklyn, NY that play an original and imaginative blend of dreampop. Inspired by retro-futurism, architecture, space and city planning”. True. Fans of Stereolab and Broadcast will totally be into their sound. I also hear a few elements of Low and shoe-gaze. This is the kind of stuff that Justin would describe their sound as “lush”. ‘My Bed is My Castle’ is my song. Go get yourself a copy. Their shows look festively fun with the trippy light show.
Mahogany - My Bed is My Castle
Mahogany - Supervitesse
Mahogany - Springtime, Save Our Country