Comprised of siblings Ivan (age 13) and Ada
(age 11) the pre-teen punk duo have been tearing it up in the
UK with two sold-out singles, rave reviews plus BBC and XFM airplay.
Their spring UK tour saw them playing to packed houses and magazines
from Newsweek (who called their "brief, bratty"
songs "remarkable") to Artrocker (who put them
on the cover and proclaimed them "the future of rock and
roll.") to The Guardian, the NME and a
host of others have written about the siblings while none other
than David Bowie declared their first single
“Genius.”
Tiny
Masters Of Today's debut album Bang Bang
Boom Cake, features 13 songs including their new
Mute Irregulars single Radio Riot. The album was recorded in New
York with production duties handled by legendary Jon Spencer
Blues Explosion drummer Russell Simins
and the Elegant Too. Simins, who frequently serves as the band's
live drummer, plays on most of the album and there are a number
of surprise cameos and collaborations brought out of the diverse
New York music community Tiny Masters Of Today
are growing up in. Kimya Dawson (Moldy Peaches),
Fred Schneider (the B-52s), Gibby Haynes (the
Butthole Surfers) and Karen O and Nick
Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) amongst others all lend their
unique talents to tracks.
With
Bang Bang Boom Cake, Tiny Masters
of Today have delivered on the promise of their previous
singles, bringing an outrageous punk pastiche that touches on
everything from hip-hop to techno to good old-fashioned garage
rock. Lyrically, they still skewer politicians and adults and
phonies, but somehow manage to avoid wallowing in grown-up cynicism.
While there is a serious undercurrent, it is equally matched with
enough hilarity to create something that is both serious and fun.
Serious fun.
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