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On Repeat: Midnight Juggernauts: "Into the Galaxy" [Stream/Video]

How fitting: Justice's favorite new band has a drummer named Thunderfist. The rest of Melbourne-based trio Midnight Juggernauts, whom the French house duo touted in a recent Pitchfork Guest List, have taken Ramones-like stage surnames: Vincent and Andy Juggernaut, at your service. We'd introduce them to Gareth and Aleksandra Campesino!, but we'd hate to start a family feud.

On an "essential mix" two months ago, Justice situated Midnight Juggernauts' "Into the Galaxy" between the quirky new wave of the Buggles' "Elstree" and the staticky house of Auto Repeat's "Auto Disco (Soundhack remix)". They're making our jobs way too easy. The propulsive robot-pop of this single from Midnight Juggernauts' debut album Dystopia, just released in Australia, really does fit between those two poles, though with its falsetto and symphonic synths we'd also cite the extravagant rock-disco fusions of Electric Light Orchestra. If you like dry ice and mirror images, there's a video, too.

As for ol' Thunderfist, let's just hope he doesn't meet Lightning Bolt.

 
[from Dystopia; out now on Shiny]
 

Posted by Marc Hogan on Wed: 08-08-07: 01:45 PM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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