The Myrmidons
28 August 2006 :: posted by Travis
If you’ve read Greek myths or literature, you might know that the Mymidons were a race of people who were blindly and faithfuly loyal to their leader Achilles. I’m not much of a reader of Greek myths or literature though. I am an avid reader of Wikipedia… in all its infinite un-knowledge.
But all that aside, I am going to guess that the band The Myrmidons took their name from the Shangri-Las’ Myrmidons of Melodrama. Can we talk about the genius of that album title? The Shangri-Las are like basically saying they are loyal followers of melodrama. That is just one reason why The Shangri-Las are the best girl group of all time. Period.
So why do I have this wild theory that The Myrmidons’ chose their name after The Shangri-Las’ album title? Because The Myrmidons are dripping in a 60’s pop sound that would have Phil Spector jealous. You can’t help but notice that vocalist Lori Lindsay sounds a bit like Ronnie Spector. It is like a totally obvious connection.
Don’t worry though… The Myrmidons are not trekking into The Pipettes’ territory. Because unlike The Pipettes, The Myrmidons are not a one trick pony. I imagine The Myrmidons sound how The Ronettes or The Shangri-Las would sound now… like some thick vocals on top of some total pop with dirty guitar and faint hints of shallow electro.
Their fantastic track “Clap (See the Stars)” is about as good as it gets. Until a busier music blogger comes along, you’ll have to either stream it on their Myspace or buy it from iTunes.
Oh. And it should be mentioned: The Myrmidons include Lauren and Ted Ottaviano of 80’s group Book Of Love. Uh huh.
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