(One-Four-Seven)Though they never broke up, North Carolina's powerpop-punk charmers went quiet for much of the last decade, while frontman Mac McCaughan and bassist Laura Ballance set about turning their Merge record label into one of the US's classiest indie powerhouses (Arcade Fire, Spoon etc). A trickle of new singles in recent times suggested a return to their speedy, fuzzy mid-90s form, but few could have dared hope Majesty Shredding would be this good – Digging for Something, Slow Drip, ...
Guardian Music — (One-Four-Seven)Though they never broke up, North Carolina's powerpop-punk charmers went quiet for much of the last decade, while frontman Mac McCaughan and bassist Laura... more info