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The Modern Temper

About Me


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ONLINE LOVE
PITCHFORK REVIEW OF "STARTED A FIRE" -
"Here's a good example of a band -- in this case, Chicago's Modern Temper -- displaying an influence without sounding anything like it. They're taking clear cues from the Dismemberment Plan, but making the source their own: the drums' pauses and gaps inject air into the track, which is dense with incandescent synth but never feels crowded, and the guitar chimes in to answer Joel Ebner's clear-eyed tenor vocal (full disclosure: Ebner is a former P-fork staffer). The arson committed by the song's protagonist amounts to the literal destruction of a faltering relationship's physical vestiges, a would-be cleansing blaze that only causes more pain. This all adds up to a relaxed, mechanized breeze of a pop song about arson that feels earthier than it probably should."
"Other local bands can get jealous starting...now."
-- Metro Chicago - Demo of the Week
"...chock-full of energetic tunes that appeal to even a pop junkie like myself."
-- You Ain't No Picasso
"Mais il y a un petit côté &lt&lt pop qui sautille &gt&gt qui fait vraiment du bien! Pour des petits nouveaux, je leur tire mon chapeau."
-- Aujourd'hui plus qu'hier...
"Opener 'Send Help' is one of the best songs of last year, focusing the jittery drums and sporadic keys and guitar of the verses into a tambourine-laced chorus groove."
-- Chi-Town Daily News
"With [the] Modern Temper and Lying in States, I feel much more confident about the Chicago scene."
-- PunkNews.org

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/01/2005
Band Website: www.themoderntemper.com
Band Members: mike haywood | guitar
joel ebner | bass, vocals
steve lund | keyboard, guitar, programming
matt malloy | drums, programming
Influences: the dismemberment plan, the notwist, blur, jawbox, the police, björk, stereolab, the fire show, soul coughing, peter gabriel, radiohead, lcd soundsystem, hot chip, q and not u, brainiac, talking heads, death cab for cutie, david bowie, tv on the radio, wire, the sea and cake, brian eno, dntel, wilco, japan, mum, talk talk, xtc, new order, spoon
Sounds Like: guitars, drums, bass, synth, beats, sweat, glasses, collar stays
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New Band = City States

www.myspace.com/citystatesmusicDear Everyone:After many months of planning, writing, arranging, demoing, listening, considering, rewriting, rehearsing and designing, were finally here. In case you ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT

The Modern Temper Breaks Up

Friends: After three and-a-half years of rocking out, the Modern Temper have decided to call it quits. This was a mutually agreed upon decision, one that we are all content with and one that will ...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:43:00 GMT