“It’s trancy and brilliant and gives me hope for the future of this planet — all during the first song.”
– The Ann Arbor Observer

 

Dancethink Music: What started as a concept for My Dear Disco is quickly becoming a full-fledged movement surrounding them.  Hailed as, “. . . one of the must see acts in Detroit and Ann Arbor,” (The Detroit Fashion Pages), their high-energy blast of funky, soul-healing electro-rock is stirring up a buzz that leaves critics saying, ” My Dear Disco is the next act from Michigan to have a big commercial breakthrough.” (The Detroit Free Press).

 

Just a year out of college, the band has already put over 35,000 miles on their veggie vehicle, including a tour of Alaska, three showcases at SXSW (Austin, TX) and prime slotting at national summer festivals including Wakarusa, 10,000 Lakes Fesitval, Moe.down, Hookahville, Bella Madre, Kentuckiana Pride, and The Alaska State Fair.  Lately, even the folks in Television have caught on offering the band a featured performance on Fox Network’s Fearless Music Television, and placement of their track “My Dear Disco” in a Melrose Place promotional commercial.

 

Their savvy in the studio is as strong as it is on-stage.  Although largely self-produced, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producer Mark Saunders took their debut album, the Dancethink LP, under his wing for the finishing touches; giving it the same magic touch he was responsible for on The Cure’s Wish, Shiny Toy Guns’ We Are Pilots, Tricky’s Maxinquaye, David Byrne’s Feelings.

 

The group has also finished a number of high-profile remixes of artists such as Kanye West, Fraz Ferdinand, Boy Crisis, That 1 Guy, and Hearts of Palm UK.  Of their remix work arjanwrites.com tell us, “”Personally, I think this My Dear Disco remix blows all the other ones out of the water. It’s that good. It’s blazing hot.” (Regarding My Dear Disco’s remix of Kanye West’s, Love Lockdown.)

 

The collective buzz from their performances and recordings, was loud enough to attract the interest of internationally renowned booking agency, Fleming Artists (Ani Difranco, Martin Sexton, The Verve Pipe).  Shortly after signing with Fleming Artists, My Dear Disco signed a publicity deal with Fanatic Promotions – the same group of people who blew up the Chemical Brothers, My Morning Jacket, Sigur Ros, Deerhoof, and many more.

 

More Featured Quotes:

“. . . dangerously catchy electro-pop songs.”

- Recoil Magazine

“My Dear Disco is an out-of-body experience.”

- Urb Magazine

” . . . music that plays as well on the dance floor as it does over

headphones.”

- Metromix

“Dancethink LP, MDD’s latest, delivers modern dance-floor anthems . . .”

- The Onion

“It’s trancy and brilliant and gives me hope for the future of this planet — all during the first song,”

- The Ann Arbor Observer

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