Today we’re excited to feature this soulful dark record from MXMS, we really can’t get enough of this song ‘What’s My Name’. The vocals are beautiful, soulful and charming, the melody and the production style is something that really grabbed our attention, it’s fresh, it’s exciting, it’s a wonderful release and it’s got us excited to hear more.
Comprised of singer, Ariel Levitan, and multi-instrumentalist, Jeremy Dawson, MXMS has created a truly captivating new genre – Funeral Pop – by fusing classic melodic songwriting with dark, unfiltered chaos. Moreover, Levitan and Dawson offer hope through honesty, pouring their deeply personal stories into almost every song. Perhaps that’s why they’ve chosen today to release their newest song ‘What’s My Name.’
ABOUT THE DUO:
War-torn from past and present battles of mental illness and addiction, the monsters are very real and the abyss is a current state of reality for MXMS, short for “Me and My Shadow.” Comprised of singer Ariel Levitan and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Dawson, the self-produced duo from New York City and small-town Oklahoma creates their own musical genre “Funeral Pop” fusing classic melodic songwriting with dark unfiltered chaos driven by a thousand forms of fear.
Previous singles from Me and My Shadow focused on the minimalism of a raw piano and voice; drawing from Jeremy’s classical piano background complimenting Ariel’s heart-piercing tenor vocals. The new recordings reflect their sonic progression to an expansive pallet of dark instrumentation, pulsing analog synthesizers and a crushing rhythm section layered around Ariel’s haunting delivery. Focusing on movements of emotional trauma and taboo metaphoric expression, the brutal honesty of MXMS leaves an open invitation for listeners’ own stories rise to the surface.
