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This time around I was able to hear “Are You Ready For The Heartache Cause Here It Comes” and it has left me pretty impressed. Called as a mix of influences such as the Magnetic Fields, Pavement, Television and Buddy Holly, I could only vouch about Buddy Holly and the Magnetic Fields as artists I’ve listened to previously.

Putting on my own spin, I definitely agree with the Magnetic Fields comparison. Like Stephen Merritt, Jeremy Coleman has that sort of deep singing voice while utilizing a seemingly “untrained” voice. I would say they are the National of pop rock as the lyrics seems to me emphasized much more due to Jeremy’s outspoken voice. This makes Murder Mystery stand out from other pop rock acts as it’s not over the top poppy so it doesn’t feel like a guilty pleasure to like Murder Mystery.

When listening to AYRFTHCHIT I found that at first I had about 3 tracks that I instantly got addicted to, “Love Astronaut”, “What My Baby Said” and “Honey Come Home”. Thankfully other tracks have followed suit and I enjoy the album greatly.

Album rating wise, I guess I would give it a 4.25 out of 5. But I’d like to highlight that Murder Mystery kicks off a national tour and playing one show in Canada (Vancouver) which is presented by HeroHill a great Canadian music blog. They are also playing with The Hermit who I’ve discussed before….if I were anywhere close to Vancity I would probably see it. Check out their myspace to see if they’re playing a show near you!
They aren’t a big band by any means so do your best to help support them by
buying Are You Ready For The Heartache Cause Here It Comes @ Insound if you like these tracks:

Love Astronaut by Murder Mystery


What My Baby Said by Murder Mystery