MXMS exceeded all our expectations with their last release, and to be honest, it’s one of their catchiest songs to date. Titled “Death Row”. Everything from the melody to the rhythm is unique and each element of the song really bring out MXMS infectiously catchy writing style. “Death Row” is about a crazy young female drug addict who is completely fearless of death, and runs wild and free in the madness of her self-created delusional world. MXMS style is really amazing.
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.
