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October 9, 2006 New Music Posted by: Jonno Seidler     4 Comments

Midnight Juggernauts

Midnight Juggernauts – ‘45 and Rising’

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“Dude, this crowd is so scene…”

A phrase often overheard at Midnight Juggernauts‘ gigs, where old highschool buddies Andy and Vincent proceed to blow indie kids’ minds, especially in their hometown of Melbourne. Though they have only just released their EP Secrets Of The Universe, the boys have supported with some rock’s premier acts. Wolfmother, DFA 1979 and songstress/DJ Annie are all quick to praise the duo, currently labelled as the “hardest working touring act” in Australia. And the gigs just keep on coming, as the Juggernauts hit the road with Canadian wunderkind MSTRKRFT.

Their sound is truly inventive, mashing up pretty much every electro subgenre of the past few decades, leaning heavily towards the moody synth-club sound which echoes New Order and to a lesser extent, Daft Punk. First single ‘Shadows’ showcases this sort of zombie-flick-vs-neon-disco concept which has catapaulted the Juggernauts to stardom. They’ve got an album in the pipeline, a headlining tour in the next month, followed by a slot at the prestigious Homebake Festival in December, the lauded, annual all-Aussie festival which takes place in the heart of Sydney. These guys don’t even need the promo; friends like Cut Copy, The Presets and Chromeo speak for themselves.

http://www.midnightjuggernauts.com
http://www.myspace.com/midnightjuggernauts

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Currently there are "4 comments" on this Article:

  1. Absolutely awesome band. Saw them on Saturday at MSTRKRFT, they killed it!
    They’re off to London now – I think they’ll be our newest export

  2. Rob says:

    Great blog! I’ve added a link to your blog on Blog of the Day under the category of Music. To view the feature of your blog, please visit http://blogoftheday.org/page/112587

  3. jesse says:

    these guys are amazing. saw them last saturday night and was very impressed. i liked em better than mstrkrft.

    good site. you should also cover riot in belgium.

  4. [...] Crunking party machine DJ Tranterco treats us to one of his signature crowd pleasing mashes combining Spank Rock’s ‘Bump’ with Midnight Juggernaut’s ‘Shadows’. I see dancefloors get bent everytime he drops this one off so download it for your next party mix right now. Tranterco is a regular at the Streetparty nights in Melbourne each week but you can also catch him at the Girl Talk and Uffie shows in December. [...]


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