New band of the day – Mister Heavenly (No 1,051)

In keeping with the current mood for retromania, today's lot drag doo wop out of history's bin and give it a modern indie spinHometown: Philadelphia, Montreal, Portland Oregon.The lineup: Nick Thorburn, Ryan Kattner, Joe Plummer, Michael Cera.The background: Maybe it's synchronicity, or just a sign of the preponderance of retromaniacs, but on Tuesday night at Heaven in London we saw Destroyer perform their loving homage to, or ironic pastiche of – we still can't tell – 80s sonic luxury, and ...

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