{"id":34398,"date":"2020-05-30T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34398"},"modified":"2020-05-30T06:38:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T10:38:54","slug":"thee-mvps-release-debut-album-science-fiction-share-single-you-aint-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34398","title":{"rendered":"Thee MVPs release debut album &#8216;Science Fiction&#8217; + share single &#8216;You Ain&#8217;t It&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leeds\u2019 Thee MVPs have shared their new single <em>You Ain&#8217;t It<\/em>. The track is the third and final single lifted from their much anticipated debut LP \u2018Science Fiction\u2019, which is out now via Eeasy Records.<br><br>Speaking about the new single, the band says, &#8220;<em>You may think at first &#8216;you ain&#8217;t it&#8217; might be a diss track to you the listener but quite frankly it isn&#8217;t, it&#8217;s more meant for the dudes that think they&#8217;re the hottest shit for playing a bit of music, art really is for the people so stop making them feel like they haven&#8217;t got enough cool points to redeem a license to make it. It celebrates the mundanity of the day job you do to make this work, how hype doesn&#8217;t equal cash\u00a0money, making and flogging your own shirts, paying for rehearsals, the stark crash back to reality after a tour and the extended olive branch to the person who thinks they may not be able to play music and get around on it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>D Boon said &#8220;Our Band Could be Your Life&#8221;, we most definitely took that too literally, and you should too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And to misquote the Stranglers &#8220;the money is no good and we do have a grip on ourselves&#8221; (RIP Dave Greenfield)&#8221;<\/em><br><br>Listen to <em>You Ain&#8217;t It<\/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\/apsGjHKa7-k?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>\u2018Science Fiction\u2019 is out now via Eeasy Records \u2013 Order\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qirlda-ejlihlkhu-i\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\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 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>The band describe the new album as part-concept. Speaking about the themes behind the LP, they 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<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. The band plan to tour relentlessly later in the year, but this time off the back of their best material yet.<\/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\/D3\/A66\/ACF\/204415\/csfinal\/EZ001ALBUMCOVERfront-77a29c09191c1f6e.png\" alt=\"There MVPs Science Fiction Cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2019Science Fiction\u2019 track listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.\u00a0Ship Episode\/Planet Episode<br>2. Causality<br>3.\u00a0A Song For Councillor<br>4.\u00a0You 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Leeds\u2019 Thee MVPs have shared their new single You Ain&#8217;t It. 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