One of the bands on my must-see list for SXSW list this year especially after hearing their debut today for the first time is The Morning Benders. Big Echo sounds exactly how you’d expect an album from a Grizzly Bear producer to sound. ‘Excuses’ is their big pop moment of course but there’s plenty here to suggest much more. I look forward to delving deeper. Big Echo is out next week on Rough Trade. Listen to it by pressing the more button.
MP3: The Morning Benders – Excuses
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
