MOZES & THE FIRSTBORN – SINGLE REVIEW

Mozes & the Firstborn – Blow Up 
Mozes & the Firstborn - Blow Up

Release Date: Out Now

I have been to Eindhoven, home of Mozes & the Firstborn, but all I can remember is being terrified by the shop assistant in a toy shop asking me (in Dutch) if I wanted a carrier bag. I was a child of nine. Anyway, that is irrelevant to this unless I can find a link between that experience and this slice of slacker indie-pop from the Netherlands based quartet. ‘Blow Up’ rolls in to view with a winning smile and the kind of hair that you only normally see in LA riding on a wave of rolling basslines and louche drums. Energy wise, this is somewhere between Vampire Weekend, the Lemonheads and the Stone Roses with the baggiest vibes and gang vocals in the chorus that are just too sweet to resist. So don’t.


Live Dates:

23rd January – Soda Bar, San Diego
24th January – The Wayfarer, Costa Mesa
25th January – Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles
28th January – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland
30th January – The Bartlett, Spokane
1st February – Kilby Court, Salt Lake City
4th February – The Riot Room, Kansas City
5th February – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, Davenport
6th February – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis
7th February – Cactus Club, Milwaukee
8th February – The Ready Room, St Louis
9th February – Schubas Tavern, Chicago
12th February – Middle East, Cambridge
13th February – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia
14th February – DC9 Nightclub, Washington
15th February – Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn
16th February – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
19th February – The Hi-Tone Café, Memphis
20th February – Gasa Gasa, New Orleans
21st February – White Oak Music Hall, Houston
22nd February – Regal Room, Dallas
23rd February – Hotel Vegas, Austin
25th February – Valley Bar, Phoenix
7th March – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
11th March – Supersonic, Paris

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