{"id":33703,"date":"2020-03-16T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33703"},"modified":"2020-03-12T08:33:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T12:33:39","slug":"thee-mvps-share-new-single-ship-episode-planet-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33703","title":{"rendered":"Thee MVPs share new single &#8216;Ship Episode\/Planet Episode&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leeds\u2019 Thee MVPs have returned with their new single <em>Ship Episode\/Planet Episode<\/em>. The single is lifted from their debut LP \u2018Science Fiction\u2019, which is due out\u00a0May\u00a029th via Eeasy Records. Listen to <em>Ship Episode\/Planet Episode<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NSLneBHh-e8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thee MVPs are an incredibly focused, close knit group of friends who have found a sound that is completely their own whilst operating on their own terms. After years of nearly relentless touring that took them to the other side of the world and back, the band has fully articulated that sound with \u2018Science Fiction\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>within days of the band moving from London to Leeds and mastered in Chicago with Shellac\u2019s Bob Weston, \u2018Science Fiction\u2019 features 10-tracks of deceptively infectious riff-driven motorik grooves and beat heavy, high energy blowouts that demand movement. Each delivered with a sardonic smirk, these new tracks demonstrate the veteran quartet willingness and ability to renew themselves and the kraut\/punk\/garage\/whatever-rock genre within which they operate, to expand on a sound that is hook heavy whilst also remaining challenging and innovative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the themes behind the new album, the band say\u00a0<em>\u201cthe album ties in references and homages to Sci Fi with the modern millennial difficulties all of us face as we move away from our youth. Some themes include always having\u00a0your crew to\u00a0<strong>c<\/strong>ount on in the face of any dire straits, how being contactable\u00a024\/7\u00a0probably isn&#8217;t best for any of us and how really we&#8217;re not any more different\/cooler\/better\/worse\/charming\/narcissistic than anyone else because we\u2019re in a band.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i2.cmail19.com\/ei\/j\/14\/D3A\/E0D\/043420\/csfinal\/EZ001ALBUMCOVERfront-77a29c09191c1f6e.png\" alt=\"Thee MVPs Science Fiction cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong>Science Fiction\u2019 tracklisting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.\u00a0Ship Episode\/Planet Episode<br>2. Causality<br>3. A Song For Councillor<br>4. You Ain&#8217;t It<br>5. HAL<br>6. SESH<br>7. Super Contactable<br>8. A Pining Replicant<br>9. Funeral I And Iii<br>10.\u00a0US Airways (Final Flight)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Science Fiction\u2019 is due out May\u00a029th via Eeasy Records \u2013 Pre-order\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qliauy-ejlihlkhu-t\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiercely independent and known for their remarkably hard working ethics, the band have already played over 350 shows internationally touring across the US, playing on sold out UK tours (one supporting Flat Worms), performing at a ridiculous 17 SXSW shows\u00a0in 6 days\u00a0including Desert Daze and Levitation, and supporting the likes of Surfbort, METZ, Twin Peaks, Ty Segall, Meatbodies, Dead Meadow, CFM, Night Beats, ORB and more. 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