12” Vinyl with deluxe gatefold sleeve. Release date 25 January 2023
‘You’ is the debut album from Irish band Meltybrains?. It has been years in the making - an exploration of the journey of five young men, trying to get from one end of their 20s to the other. Much like the making of the album, this journey was trickier than any of them thought it would be.
This record is for you, from you and of you. It’s an absolute beginner’s guide to the microcosm, the macrocosm and everything in between.
It’s also a bit of fun and a pretty good record, combining influences from footwork, drone and j-pop with krautrock, psychedelia and prog.
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12” Vinyl special edition with Mirror Card outer sleeve & deluxe gatefold sleeve. Release date 25 January 2023
‘You’ is the debut album from Irish band Meltybrains?. It has been years in the making - an exploration of the journey of five young men, trying to get from one end of their 20s to the other. Much like the making of the album, this journey was trickier than any of them thought it would be.
This record is for you, from you and of you. It’s an absolute beginner’s guide to the microcosm, the macrocosm and everything in between.
It’s also a bit of fun and a pretty good record, combining influences from footwork, drone and j-pop with krautrock, psychedelia and prog.
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Meltybrains? announce their brand new single ‘Worth’ on Thursday, 27th October. The single is taken from their highly anticipated new album ‘You’ released on 25th January via ‘Strange Brew’.
‘Worth’ follows the single ‘Journey To/From The Meltyworld’
Speaking about the new single ‘Worth’ the band say: “In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde stated that “the cynic knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing”. Worth is a song about value. About the financial value of material things and how that value differs, according to your situation. Ultimately it is a song about what is worthwhile in the contemporary world of money and material goods. It’s also a song about self-worth, which is something that no price tag can be put on. The song’s arrangement has been influenced by artists as diverse as Kanye West, Hudson Mohawke, and Hans Zimmer, it features other-worldly vocals and synths, lulling the listener into a false sense of security before the drums, bass, and strings attempt to pummel the listener into submission.”
‘You’ is an exploration of what it means to be a young man in Ireland in the 21st century, an exploration of what it means to be a person in the modern world and an exploration of what it means to be. It signifies an internal journey to (hopefully) some kind of peace of mind. It’s a trip through the cosmos, to the centre of the universe and the centre of the self, and to an understanding that the two may not be that different.
‘You’ tells a story that’s been told over and over again, the same story that everyone knows- the universality of the individual. In an era of individuality and solipsism, the ultimate message of the album is that everyone has a similar journey to go on. And much like the album itself, you just do it in your own way. The record is about the band, exploring their own lives, but ultimately the record wasn’t made for them - it was for you.
About Meltybrains?
Meltybrains? are a group of friends who get together to play music, make art and be a positive influence in each other’s lives. They are five young Irish men who started a band with the intention of making great music and putting on great live shows. They did just that for a number of years, creating incredibly imaginative electronic soundscapes, as well as performing highly theatrical live shows with an infectious and incendiary energy. Past releases received great responses from a number of sources, with singles Donegal, IV and The Vine featuring on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist as well as getting featured on blogs such as Clash, Q Magazine and Boiler Room. The band also gained a notorious reputation for outrageous live shows and have played in festivals and venues such as SXSW, Iceland Airwaves and London’s St. Pancras Church, in the past.
After years of constant gigging and writing, the band slowed down over the last few years, as they got older and the realities of life caught up with them. As Meltybrains? took a backseat, various members of the group used the opportunity to work with other Irish artists, including Dermot Kennedy, Gilla Band, Denise Chaila, Loah, Lilla Vargen & Talos. Despite a number of setbacks, they stayed together to support each other in hard times and after a challenging number of years, Meltybrains? are returning with their debut album - You.
Join Meltybrains? Live at The Button Factory, 17th December 2022
I can’t speak highly enough of this album and performer. Lyrically brilliant, musically original and vocally wonderful and unique. Not a bad combination, eh? I love it. Enough said. radiomartin
Her voice is a beautiful instrument, listen you'll see what I'm taking about Great beats, melodies. Not just a great Rap/ Hip Hop album, great album period. BetoR
An esoteric and eerie live performance from multi-instrumentalist J.P. Shilo conjures up haunting images with a multitude of dark tones. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2021
Dustin Wong returns with another album of brain-melting electronic music that is equal parts dizzying and hallucinatory. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2018
