MIcachu is 21-year-old Mica Levy and her band is the Shapes. So named because they have geometric figures on their shirts maybe, but maybe more for the fractured blocks of pop-tics turned inside out and flush against each other in their music's skewed minimalism. The British trio turned in our favorite set by a newcomer at this year's SXSW; they've also turned in one of 2009's best debut albums in Jewellery. It's all good enough that I went to see them again at the tiny Williamsburg listening ro...
Stereogum — MIcachu is 21-year-old Mica Levy and her band is the Shapes. So named because they have geometric figures on their shirts maybe, but maybe more for the fractured blocks o... more info
My Old Kentucky — Skills like St. Vincent, but with the pluck of Lily Allen...that's what initially attracted MOKB to Mica Levy and her band aka Micachu & The Shapes. Since we last covere... more info