The Morning After Girls: Interview with Sasha Lucashenko (vocals/guitar) // New Disc Out Jan. 11th

DOWNLOAD: The Morning After Girls - Interview with vocalist/guitarist Sasha Lucashenko (Dec. 10)

Right before Christmas, I had the chance to catch up with vocalist / guitarist Sasha Lucashenko from the psych-rock band The Morning After Girls. We talked about the band new disc, Alone, which is coming out next month on Xemu Records (Dead Meadow, Spindrift), the postponed NYC CD release show (which was due to visa issues) and the band's plans for 2011.

The Morning After Girls' forthcoming disc, Alone, marks the first new album from the group since their self titled album in 2005 and the vinyl and cd versions drop on 1/11/11. Recorded in a revamped Church turned recording studio in Australia, this recording takes melodic and shimmering music and captures it in cavernous reverb. Band co-founder Martin B. Sleeman described the recording as "It was in a refurbished church that our friends made into a studio. they kept the basic internal design, the main drum room is in the highest part of the chuch which got this huge echo. there was two ambient room mics hanging from the highest beam of the church which captured this natural cavernous effect. we used them on everything, there’s no digital effects on the album at all.”

“In the world today there are so many distractions that there are no chances to be alone, truly alone. Not in a lonely place but to experience things purely without a filter. This is the headspace we were in when we wrote the record” says vocalist/guitarist Sacha Lucashenko. Martin B Sleeman says “people have a tendency to say something is irrelevant if it’s been experienced before, like a style of music, or the human experience itself, once the popular eye has moved on from it. we feel very passionate about focusing on the human experience with the story of this album. we feel that this album is a story from the past and the present, as it’s initial beauty is there and can be admired in whatever time you sit with it. it’s like ‘feel this album with us and experience what we are experiencing alone’.”

Links:
The Morning After Girls

(SHOW POSTPONED) The Morning After Girls Play Le Poisson Rouge on Jan. 13th

UPDATE: Show postponed due to Visa issues

After what seems to have been a long silence, Australia-to-New York transplants The Morning After Girls will be playing their first show of 2011 at Le Poisson Rouge on January 13th.

The band released their latest two discs in 2009 where they continued to evolve their Jesus and Mary Chain meets The Dandy Warhols sound. "The General Public" EP was released early in 2009 and this disc was produced Alan Moulder (producer/engineer for Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, etc.). Continuing to work with Molder, The Morning After Girls followed this EP with a digital-only full-length release, Alone, which is now coming out in a physical format next month (Xemu Records).

Tickets for the show at Le Poisson Rouge are $10 in advance and $12 DOS. Doors are at 8PM and the show starts at 9PM.



Links:
The Morning After Girls

The Morning After Girls Play Mercury Lounge on May 27th

Australia-to-New York transplants The Morning After Girls will be playing their first full-band show of 2010 at Mercury Lounge on May 27th.

The band posted the following message to their MySpace profile:

Hello dear friends.
As you may have heard, the morning after girls will be playing their first full-band show of the year, at The Mercury Lounge, on Thursday, 27th May. This show has special significance for Sacha and Martin, because their journies over the past 6 months have endured many Visa constraints and Immigration troubles, so playing again in our favourite city makes this a a very special occasion. After such journies, it is somewhat of a reuinion with our beloved band, and also with you, our beloved friends and sharers of the greatest music today. In addition, don't miss your chance to receive special give-aways of limited rare releases!

We will be joined by our friends, Soren Well and DJ-Cockfosters, making this a night that you simply do not want to miss. The night begins at 9 pm so be sure to come early and share a drink with us, as we've missed you. After all, you are the greatest lovers of music we could hope for.

The band released their latest EP "The General Public" last year and they continue to evolve their Jesus and Mary Chain meets The Dandy Warhols sound. This disc was produced Alan Moulder (producer/engineer for Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, etc.) and has all of the ambiance of these early Creation Records bands.

Tickets for the show at Mercury Lounge at $10 and The Morning After Girls are playing with Brooklyn's Soren Well.



Links:
The Morning After Girls

The Morning After Girls Announce 'Alone' Release Show at Mercury Lounge + July/August Tour With The Warlocks

The Morning After Girls new disc Alone will be released on iTunes (note: only in the US) on July 7th and the band is playing a release party show at Mercury Lounge on July 16th. Brooklyn bands Hopewell and Cruel Black Dove are opening for TMAG and ticket are $10.

Starting at the end of July, The Morning After Girls are off on a cross-country tour with The Warlock. Local tour stops are The Bowery Ballroom on August 14th and Maxwell's on August 15th.

Here is the complete list of tour dates:
July 30, 2009 -- Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, California
August 01, 2009 -- Chop Suey, Seattle, Washington
August 02, 2009 -- Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, Oregon
August 05, 2009 -- 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
August 06, 2009 -- Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
August 07, 2009 -- Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois
August 08, 2009 -- Grog Shop, Cleveland, Ohio
August 11, 2009 -- Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 12, 2009 -- Great Scott, Boston, Massachusetts
August 14, 2009 -- Bowery Ballroom, New York, New York
August 15, 2009 -- Maxwell’s, Hoboken, New Jersey
August 17, 2009 -- Local 506, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
August 18, 2009 -- The Earl, Atlanta, Georgia
August 19, 2009 -- Bottletree Cafe, Birmingham, Alabama
August 20, 2009 -- One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 21, 2009 -- The Parish, Austin, Texas
August 22, 2009 -- Walter’s On Washington, Houston, Texas
August 26, 2009 -- Club Congress, Tucson, Arizona
August 27, 2009 -- Casbah, San Diego, California
August 28, 2009 -- Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA, California
August 29, 2009 -- Spaceland, Los Angeles, California (The Warlocks WITHOUT The Morning After Girls)

Links:
The Morning After Girls' MySpace Profile

The Morning After Girls - The General Public CD EP Review

The Morning After Girls relocated from Melbourne to NYC about a year ago and they have been generating some considerable buzz with their Jesus and Mary Chain meets The Dandy Warhols sound. The band is readying their follow-up, Alone, to 2005's The Morning After Girls: Prelude EPs 1 & 2 which will be out later this year. As a 'teaser' for the upcoming full-length, the band released a 5-track maxi-single "The General Public" on iTunes last month.

"The General Public" was produced Alan Moulder (producer/engineer for Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, etc.) and this disc has all of the ambiance of these early Creation Records bands. The disc clocks in at 25 minutes and contains three new songs and two remixes of "The General Public". The original version of "The General Public" opens with a wash of feedback and starts right in with the soaring guitars. What separates The Morning After Girls from many of its psychedelic contemporaries are Sacha Lucashenko's clear vocals and the vocals harmonies shared between Sacha and guitarist Martin B. Sleeman. There is real soul and emotion in these vocals and none of the disdain or bored detachment of some of the 80's psych/shoe-gazer bands.

The second tune, "Turn Away", comes across like one of the classics from The Zombies with its echo-drenched vocal harmonies. "Tomorrow's Time" is the most sparse track on the disc and it features a lonesome guitar twang that holds and twists each note and Sasha's breathy, world-weary vocals. The two remixes are interesting and the more compelling of the two is the "Stealth Club Remix" which add pulsing drum beats, keys, air-raid sirens and electronic squiggles for that BIG dance floor sound.

"The General Public" is available for $1.99 from iTunes.

Links:
The Morning After Girls' Website

The Morning After Girls Play Santos Party House on April 16th / New 5 Song EP "The General Public" Due Out April 21st

DOWNLOAD: The Morning After Girls - "Shadows Evolve" (MP3)

This show is going to sell out - I'd recommend getting tickets quickly.

Australia-to-New York transplants The Morning After Girls are playing a special one-off show at Santos Party House to celebrate the release of their new single "The General Public". The title track from this five-song EP is also the first single from the band's forthcoming debut CD Alone.

The band has been getting some great reviews for their recent live performances and here is a video from the band's sold-out show at the Mercury Lounge in January.


The Morning After Girls - "Chasing Us Under"



Tickets for Thursday's show at Santos Party House are $10 and The Morning After Girls are sharing the bill with Paul Dillon's (x-Mercury Rev) new project Silver Rockets and DJ Cock Fosters.

Links:
The Morning After Girls' MySpace Profile