The Mistons – World Of Convenience

Portland duo The Mistons are set to release their new album, World Of Convenience, on the 21st May, the accompanying press release with their, what I presume is their debut full length, is one of the beautifully written summaries that you find on the liner notes on albums. However, what it doesn’t do is tell you much about what to expect, so I’m going in pretty much blind into the world of these two proud Oregonians who simultaneously embrace the outsider culture and the history of their home state.

The Mistons describe their sound as “old timey” music for the new millenium, a description that makes me feel very old as what you get on the first taste of World Of Convenience, the album’s title track, is a blend of punk rock, and garage rock, but as you progress into the album other influences start to emerge. Post punk, the abrasive side of indie, rock ‘ roll and pretty much anything else you’d care to name seem to be thrown almost randomly into the mix. This is raw, scuzzy and unique, whilst the roots of the The Mistons are proudly on display, both musically and culturally, their sound is formed from a familiar combinations, but it is delivered via their own skewed perspective.

The further you get into World Of Convenience the more the reference to “old timey” music makes sense, there’s 4/4 rock ‘n roll and tumbledown Beatles endings that are intertwined with a plethora of influences, everything from The Stooges to The Dead Boys and even early Radiohead and Nick Cave are assimilated into one sprawling package. This is a dark journey into rock ‘n roll’s underbelly that lurches almost alarmingly between influences, always unpredictable, at times jarring, at others exhilarating. Welcome to the world of The Mistons.

You an stream three tracks and pre-order World Of Convenience via Bandcamp