08:39 AM - Mason Proper

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At last year's CMJ Music Marathon I was lucky enough to stop by the Dovecote Records showcase long enough to catch Tim Williams (and subsequently become a big enough fan to invite him to play my own show not long after) but all I heard later was how I missed out by not sticking around for Mason Proper's set at that same show.

The name is misleading - I had wrongly assumed at first that this group was a solo act with a quirky name. When I finally got around to checking out their record There Is A Moth In Your Chest (and it's incredible packaging/artwork courtesy of the genuises at Little Jacket) what I found was refreshing. What I heard first was a lot of Blur and Flaming Lips (who they'll be playing with at Monolith) coming through all the spastic fuzz pop and synths - a potential catastrophic mix of vocal oddities for any band but the gentle touch (with piano and multi-part vocal harmonies!) is even reminiscent of Self at times - a sure bet to get my attention.

Dig into this record for a bit and you'll eventually get past the immediately fetching first few tracks (amazing as they are) and by the time the last 4 come around you're likely to be pretty worn out, so it's appropriate that things start to cool off at that point (and a likely Radiohead influence becomes apparent).

These boys from Michigan don't come through NYC often enough, so make sure to take advantage of it when they do. They'll be at Mercury Lounge this Thursday, July 19th. Can't make it? Luckily they'll be back in September (though at Pianos that time around.) Full tour dates after 'more.'

Mason Proper - "My My (Bad Fruit)" / Video <--- it's amazing!
Mason Proper official site.
Dovecote Records.

Jul 19 @ The Mercury Lounge w/Jason Isbell / New York, New York
Jul 24 @ The Grog Shop w/Ra Ra Riot / Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 25 @ Decibel Lounge w/Ra Ra Riot /Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 26 @ The Beat Kitchen w/Ra Ra Riot / Chicago, Illinois
Jul 27 @ Melody Inn / Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 28 @ Tidballs w/Cage the Elephant / Bowling Green, Kentucky
Aug 24 @ The Magic Stick w/Thunderbirds Are Now! / Detroit, Michigan
Sep 6 @ The Horseshoe Tavern w/The Coast / Toronto, Ontario
Sep 7 @ The Blind Pig w/The Coast (ALL AGES) / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sep 14 @ Monolith Music Festival @ Red Rocks / Morrison, Colorado
Sep 21 @ Piano's NYC w/Jukebox the Ghost /New York, New York

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