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Mirabel and the Hikikomori
Released 2008
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"Philly's Conservative Man Has My Vote!I love me some power-pop, especially as the weather gets warmer. But what's this Conservative Man? You want to soak it in psychedelic-shoegazy goodness? Yes, I'll take some of that and go the non-conservative route, by having seconds!There were two tracks by this Philly/New Hampshire project-adventure-band that caught my ear instantaneously. The dark and blissful "Mayday" soothes the head while it pumps Novocaine into your jaw. "We Want a Reception," is full-steam-ahead rock and roll with acid-tipped spikes. Both songs reflect a healthy amalgam of influences, from The Move to The Stone Roses, but never surrender themselves completely to the past.When it comes to politics, I am a staunch liberal, but when it comes to good, layered psychedelic pop, Conservative Man has my vote."
-The Walrus Music Blog
"It’s a sunny day in purgatory, a hopeful walk through T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” while impish shadows tug at your conscience. It’s funeral music for grounded transients and energetic fuck-ups, for upbeat nihilists and manic loners; and it all revolves around Ian McCarthy’s meticulously constructed conflict with isolation. The New Hampshire-based multi-instrumentalist writhes poetically through 14 tracks, wavering between unabashed disdain and buoyant acceptance of loneliness all within a cinematic soundscape of lush atmospherics and dream-soaked melodies. The combination leaves you in a satisfying state of disorientation—especially in the delirious, electronic punchiness of “A Place Unknown,” the languid, ambient drones of “Backseat of an Empty Bus,” and the Radiohead-esque closer “Morning Sickness,” with it’s ominous lyrical coda, “You should all be ashamed of yourselves.” Conservative Man’s brand of solitude is the kind you lust after, the kind that leaves you surprisingly fulfilled when everyone else is gone." (Self-released/Sonicbids) –Lauren Ciraulo
-Sentimentalist Magazine
"Very catchy indie rock. The first song was really good as it reminded me of a Jay Ferguson-penned SLOAN song. Cassandra also thought she heard comparisons to APPLES IN STEREO."
-CJAM Music Review
Conservative Man originaire de Philadelphie, est formé de Ian le chanteur et de trois autres membres. Tout part d'un projet solo de Ian, qui va conduire par la suite à la formation d'un véritable groupe. Deux albums ont déjà été composé, un en 2006 et un l'an passé. Avec des influences indie/pop, la formation américaine a trouvé la recette parfaite avec "Mirabel and the Hikikomori" et nous livre donc un magnifique deuxième opus Leur musique se démarque par l'excellent "Mayday" qui n'est rien d'autre que la meilleure réussite du groupe. Entre rythmes de la batterie, sons électriques, et voix synthétisée, on peut reconnaitre une part de l'ambiance menée par Empire Of The Sun qui ne cesse de se faire connaître. Conservative Man a les moyens d'en faire autant. "Room Call" s'allie musicalement avec le précédent morceau. On en redemande !! "A Place Unknow" et "I,Hikikomori" sont deux très bons titres, la légèreté a tendance à reprendre le dessus, on apprécie l'atmosphère indie dégagée, on voit que le groupe a vraiment travaillé sur le fond des chansons, parfois on assiste à des chœurs mélangés à cet univers électrique. Belle prouesse musicale pour cet album. Mais ce dernier n'a pas fini de nous surprendre. "We Want A Reception" est l'un des morceaux phares de l'album. Plus mélodieuses et plus calmes, les chansons telles "Joshi Is a Buddhist" "Up The Coast" ou encore le très bon "Afterhought" sonnent les dernières notes de cet excellent album. Pas encore reconnu, le groupe a tout de même quelques concerts de prévus et en particulier au festival Provincetow Rocks! fin juillet 2009.
-http://rockindie.skyrock.com/
Mirabel and the hikikomori Rubrique: Album | 16 fév 2009 | Auteur: BlondelleConservative Man originaire de Philadelphie, est formé de Ian le chanteur et de trois autres membres. Tout part d’un projet solo de Ian, qui va conduire par la suite à la formation d’un véritable groupe. Deux albums ont déjà été composé, un en 2006 et un l’an passé. Avec des influences indie/pop, la formation américaine a trouvé la recette parfaite avec “Mirabel and the Hikikomori” et nous livre donc un magnifique deuxième opus Leur musique se démarque par l’excellent “Mayday” qui n’est rien d’autre que la meilleure réussite du groupe. Entre rythmes de la batterie, sons électriques, et voix synthétisée, on peut reconnaitre une part de l’ambiance menée par Empire Of The Sun qui ne cesse de grimper.l_61aec60b2ee380309c0c69aec8b63606 Conservative Man a les moyens d’en faire autant. “Room Call” s’allie musicalement avec le précédent morceau. On en redemande !! “A Place Unknow” et “I,Hikikomori” sont deux très bons titres, la légèreté a tendance à reprendre le dessus, on apprécie l’atmosphère indie dégagée, on voit que le groupe a vraiment travaillé sur le fond des chansons, parfois on assiste à des chœurs mélangés à cet univers électrique. Belle prouesse musicale pour cet album. Mais ce dernier n’a pas fini de nous surprendre. “We Want A Reception” est l’un des morceaux phares de l’album. Plus mélodieuses et plus calmes, les chansons telles “Joshi Is a Buddhist” “Up The Coast” ou encore le très bon “Afterhought” sonnent les dernières notes de cet excellent album. Pas encore reconnu, le groupe a tout de même quelques concerts de prévus et en particulier au festival Provincetow Rocks! fin juillet 2009. -The Wall Music Magazine
Conservative Man is an indie rock band from Nashua, NH and Philadelphia, PA. The band consists of Ian McCarthy (vox, bass, guitar, synth, drum programming, songwriting), Justin Sokol (drums), and Darren Hyest (keyboards, synthesizers).Conservative Man originally began as the solo project of frontman/songwriter Ian McCarthy. Having independently released 2 albums (2006’s Communique and 2008’s Mirabel and the Hikikomori), Conservative Man has been transitioning from a one man studio project to a live act during 2008.Following the underground success of 2008's "Mirabel and the Hikikomori" which reached over 115 college radio stations nation wide, in addition to XM Satellite Radio, a couple East Coast mini-tours and numerous positive reviews; Conservative Man is poised to strike once more in 2009, with the spring release of "Imaginary Forces."

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Member Since: 7/7/2005
Band Members: Ian McCarthy- Vox, Bass, Guitars, Spite, Synth, Drum Programming, Bad Production, Non-Conversationalist, Songwriting, etc, etc.

Darren Hyest- Keys, Synth

Justin Sokol- Drums

Influences: the beatles, u2, bowie, the smiths, beck, blur, interpol, new order, joy division, doves, the la’s, echo and the bunnymen, the pretenders, bloc party, the sundays, the cure, zero 7, snow patrol, modern english, the cars, todd rundgren, prince, elliot smith, jon brion, toad the wet sprocket, gin blossoms, nirvana, the cardigans, soundgarden, keane, alice in chains, rilo kiley, black rebel motorcycle club, gang of four, nine inch nails, steely dan, peter gabriel, the police, massive attack, tom petty, american music club, asobi seksu, the clash, radiohead, coldplay, kate bush, joni mitchell, the misfits, vonnegut, the shins, jamiroquai, the channels, pat metheny, death cab for cutie, the postal service, junior senior, the cult, she wants revenge, led zeppelin, r.e.m, the church, the jesus lizard, longwave, stevie wonder, nada surf, ok go, the arctic monkeys, sly and the family stone, the national, the ramones, james brown, the yeah yeah yeahs, kurt rosenwinkle, the psychedelic furs, minipop, belle and sebastian, kara thrace and her special destiny, the sex pistols, travis, tears for fears, depeche mode, joss whedon, spiritualized, thurston moore, the stone roses, chameleons UK, peter bjorn and john, bob marley, stephen marley, michel gondry, richard braughtigan, the caesars, the beach boys, quantum tunneling, pictures of pretty girls, temporal displacement, shame, back to the future, and the dictionary.
Sounds Like: "choirs mixed with the electrical industry"
Record Label: Dead Hero Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Deli says:

Paint the Town Red Tonight March 22 with Conservative Man at M-Room .. ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:53:00 GMT

New sites!

trying out some new things here in CM land...first up: we are now on Sellaband.com, which is a very interesting sitewhere fans can fund a bands' next record by 'believing' in it. i likethis.http://www...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:47:00 GMT

Interview with Platform-1

hey all-here's a recent interview i did on behalf of CM. hope you enjoy!-IanCMhttp://www.platform-1.com/weeklyfeatures/conserv ativeman.htmPlatform One Q&A - Conservative Man Opens UpNew England-based ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Invasion Yes.

hi there. just wanted to let you know how things are progressing here at Basecom. we are one of 10 artists selected to contribute to Platform-1's "Campus Invasion IV" compilation disc. which means: if...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:27:00 GMT

Cross Atlantic Love (updated translation!)

hey all, new review came in from across the pond, so to speak.many thanks to our friend Olivier from Blondelle for the kind words! if you understand Frech, then here's the original text:from RockIndie...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:29:00 GMT

Days to survive.

hey. got some shows this week. darren, justin, and myself will be @ The Fire in Philly on thursday. we'll be bringing you the synth noise. it'll be a fun time. then next tues. i'll be playing a solo s...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:40:00 GMT

Etymology

There's a nice article written by DJ Wynn of BreakThru Radio on the origins of the name Conservative Man. You can read it here:http://breakthruradio.wordpress.com/http://breakthrurad io.wordpress.com/2...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:36:00 GMT

Aw, its okay The Noise, Ill still love you...

CONSERVATIVE MAN Mirabel and the Hikikomor 14-song CD This album has one sound and it isn't to my taste but I'm going to try to remain "for" the '80s synth pop/rock sound. Oops, I gave it away. Imagin...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:32:00 GMT

We are all entitled. However...

I keep a relatively active profile here. I accept any and all friend requests, for the most part. From time to time, i search out folks who i think may enjoy some of the material here. I understand ho...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Sentimentalist Review of Mirabel and the Hikikomori

Conservative Man - 'Mirabel and the Hikikomori' Published on July 8, 2008 in CD Reviews ...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:28:00 GMT