MS MR Debut Album & European Tour Announced

Noir-Pop New Yorkers MS MR release their debut album ‘SECONDHAND RAPTURE’ on May 13th. The album has been written and produced by the band, which comprises of London-born Lizzy and Idaho native Max, with additional production and mixing by Tom Elmhirst (Back To Black, 21).

MS MR have been making waves after releasing their music through tumblr, exciting everyone from NME (2013 One to Watch) & Pitchfork to Jay-Z, Tom Ford and Grimmy. The band have come to attention with a unique and thrilling mix of limited edition EP’s, arresting videos, gifs and still imagery, some superlative live shows in the US and Europe and tumblr where the band have quickly become stars within their community using gifs, images and quotes to embed and express themselves.

The Village Voice voted their live show one of the Top 6 shows of Summer in NYC, meanwhile Tom Ford personally chose ‘Hurricane’ for his Spring Summer presentations in September Fashion Week and Jay-Z blogged the video on his Life & Times site with the attendant words ‘empire state of mind’.

MS MR will also be embarking upon a European tour this July:

2nd – Paris – La Maroquinerie
3rd – Amsterdam – Bitterzoet
4th – Berlin – Berghain
5th – Hamburg – Uebel & Gefaehrlich
7th – Zurich – Plaza
8th – Munich – Ampere
9th – Cologne – Gebauede 9
11th – Brighton – The Haunt
15th – Manchester – Academy 3
16th – Birmingham – Institute Temple
17th – London – Electric Ballroom

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