Starflyer 59 - Mic The Mic mp3

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The new sf59 album My Island hits the streets one week from today (9-12-06) and probably the only people who know it are the indie rocksters in the band's small but ferociously loyal fanbase.

"Mic The Mic" is a hot new track from what could be another great record from this prolific band. The truth is, no matter how good the record is it will not likely win over any new fans. Tooth and Nail records does an absolutely awful job of promoting sf59. Instead, T&N seems like it would rather promote "the next big thing" resulting in a label full of mediocre bands that all sound the same. Conversely, no matter how lousy the record is, sf59 will likely sell the same amount of units as normal because every one of these loyal fans would probably still buy it.

I am not one of the privileged few who get an advance copy of My Island, so I cannot say whether the record is good, bad, or just ugly. I can tell you that the 2 tracks I have heard are fabulous - and noticeably more upbeat than most sf59 albums. Jason Martin always talks about how the Brit-pop bands of the 1980s have influenced his songwriting, but I think "Mic The Mic" is the most 1980s-sounding song sf59 has created.