The Middle East - 'Blood'
I feel like Arcade Fire comparisons have been overused in music
reviews over the past whenever, so I’m going to do my best to not
compare The Middle East to Montreal’s finest.
It’s tough though, because this Townsville (QLD) collective do fit
the criteria, at least initially - a large collection of musicians (at
least 6, possibly 7) who create dramatic and climactic folk-ish
anthems. Plus, if the Arcade Fire released this song, it would’ve got a
whole lot more attention than it has so far, because it’s really
fucking amazing.
‘Blood’ was released as part of Spunk Records’ ‘Singles Club’, a
succession of ten seven inches from unsigned bands released weekly from
November to January. They’ve all been pretty great, and should be
available together on a compilation sometime in Feb.
www.myspace.com/visitthemiddleeast
Tom McMullan