Canadian alt-pop band Hotel Mira smashed their UK gigs this May performing five packed shows at the Great Escape Festival alongside several other dates in London. The band releases their new an EP ‘I Am Not Much Help’ via Light Organ Records on 19th July. The band also performed shows at SXSW and will play at the Canada House showcase at Reeperbahn on September 19th.
The EP features four tracks ‘Oh, Sunshine’, ‘Verona’, “Waste Away’ and ‘The View From the Barstool’. The band’s first UK single ‘Waste Away’ had a plethora of incredible reviews this Spring and the new single ‘The View From The Barstool’ came out last week.
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“These are truly simple songs about the confusion and frustration in matters of the heart. Maybe there is a more head-y line here or there but I think mostly you are getting a collection of songs that feel like a book of essays or short stories. Based more in characters and situations than concepts or hypotheses. Because human beings like a good comparison or categorization than: If “I Am Not Myself” is layered, meta, challenging arthouse cinema then “I Am Not Much Help” feels more like 4 good episodes of a sitcom. We all sincerely hope you enjoy them as much as we do and you play them loud.”
Live Charlie performs in a way that feels uniquely part Iggy Pop, part go-go dancer, and part fourth wall breaking experimental theatre. He tells a story to the crowd through his masterful lyrics, hip-swaying melodies, and attentiveness to his audience that makes each person in the venue feel special. Mike, Cole and Clark provide a sweeping soundscape that makes it impossible not to be swept away in the melodrama and passion of each song they play.
The band has supported many acts including Billy Talent, Fizzy Blood, The Beaches and Frank Lero (My Chemical Romance), and carried out multiple headlining tours of their own.
While building off the sharp, indie pop hooks, Hotel Mira are exploring their widest set of sounds yet, vaulting from neon-trashy garage rock to festival-sized pop hooks and glam-bop balladry.
Stream 'I Am Not Much Help' in full here:
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