A Rare Look Ahead, by Mythical Motors

A Rare Look Ahead

by Mythical Motors

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"Years of June” sports what might be Addison’s finest hook yet, and “Crashing Waves of Fascination” roars to give the song a bit of a full-band bite... A Rare Look Ahead never lets go of its pop convictions."
- Rosy Overdrive

A RARE LOOK AHEAD

In 2020, Mythical Motors released two albums: Leviathan Messiah and Sleepwalking On Main Street. Leviathan Messiah was a bit of a departure, as it focused more on heavy psychedelic songs as well as atmospheric acoustic pieces. Though it also contained some jangly pop, it was ultimately a darker album. For the follow-up, Sleepwalking On Main Street, they chose to make a more accessible and pop-oriented album.

"When it came time to choose the songs for A Rare Look Ahead, I decided to make an album with a more comprehensive range," Mythical Motors' Matt Addison explains.

"Years Of June," one of the singles from the album, is a driving jangle pop tune written from the perspective of a wandering spirit.

The dreamy soundscape of "Inescapable Midnight," stands in stark contrast with the jagged post-punk barrage of "Crashing Waves Of Fascination."

"Fix The Circulation," a New Wave-influenced track, flows... more
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releases October 29, 2021

All of the songs on A Rare Look Ahead were written & performed by Matt Addison with the exception of "Crashing Waves Of Fascination" & "The No Name Followers," which were recorded in pre-pandemic 2020 with:

Mike Brown - Bass on 6 & 20.
Brad Smith - Drums on 6 & 20.
Johnny Wingo - Guitar on 6 & 20

Mastered by: Todd Tobias
Album art by Matt Addison
Cassette j-card layout by Dave Cupp

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1.	A Rare Look Ahead 03:15	buy track
2.	For A Cure 01:36	buy track
3.	Years Of June 01:52	buy track
4.	Carnival Machine Man 02:05	buy track
5.	A New Champion 01:47	buy track
6.	Crashing Waves Of Fascination (Full Band Version) 02:23	buy track
7.	Crushed By Dreams 01:46	buy track
8.	Rain Painting 01:40	buy track
9.	Inescapable Midnight 02:47	buy track
10.	In The Afterimage 02:39	buy track
11.	Fix The Circulation 01:17	buy track
12.	The Flower Disappears Without You 01:08	buy track
13.	Will I Still Be Waiting 01:48	buy track
14.	The Placement Of Things 01:23	buy track
15.	Vanishing In Grey 02:28	buy track
16.	That's Why I Conjured You 02:02	buy track
17.	It Rings True 01:39	buy track
18.	Holy Midnight 01:16	buy track
19.	Vivian Of The Unseen Sun 02:46	buy track
20.	The No Name Followers 03:23	buy track

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released October 29, 2021

"Years of June” sports what might be Addison’s finest hook yet, and “Crashing Waves of Fascination” roars to give the song a bit of a full-band bite... A Rare Look Ahead never lets go of its pop convictions."
- Rosy Overdrive

"Mythical Motors don't have to join the wave of new pretenders to the genre, they've always been Lo-Fi. However, in Matt Addison they have one of the great songwriters. Highly Recommended!"
-I Don't Hear A Single

"...the songs on A Rare Look Ahead harbor many influences, including The Clean, Wire, R.E.M, Superchunk, and the C-86 scene. The songs are short, and filled with hooks and poppy melodies."
-Add To Want List

"The opening title track is among the band’s best songs while the next two, “For a Cure” and “Years of June” take the hands of acoustic guitars and electric guitars and join them in holy matrimony. “A New Champion” adds a bit of psychedelia to the proceedings while “Rain Painting” had a splendid little jangly bit to it."
-Dagger Zine

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"With crashing power chords worthy of Pete Townshend, insidious melodies that you’d expect to find on a Clean album, and an offhand energy that’d make Robert Pollard green with energy, there’s nothing mythical going on here: It’s vivid, purposeful, and NOW.

Give Mythical Motors some love right now, so they don’t have to wait a few decades to get their due."
- FRED MILLS, BLURT MAGAZINE ... more

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