Mister Heavenly: Out of Love – review

(Sub Pop)A supergroup of sorts consisting of Island/Unicorns guitarist Nick Thornburn, Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer and Man Man piano-thumper Ryan Kattner, Mister Heavenly are trumpeting "doom-wop": a blend of indie and doo-wop. It's an intriguing idea, although several songs here sound like standard spiky, new wave pop: the zippy Charlyne, for instance, could fit happily on a Strokes album. With the nasal Thornburn and raucous Kattner trading vocals and occasionally dark lyrics, some songs ...

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