The Mirror Trap
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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Rabble rousing indie rockers The Mirror Trap unite the political passion of Billy Bragg with the angular chops of Franz Ferdinand to create razor sharp, soapbox post-punk - Q Magazine
Slowly building a national profile, the groups live show - intense, dark, brooding - is now being matched to a growing confidence in the studio. New EP "Silent Men" is due to accompany a full tour supporting Placebo, and it's an apt match.
Clash is able to premiere 'Little Ease' and it's a literate, artful return from the Scottish group.
Check it out now. - Clash Music
Energetic Dundee noisesters, The Mirror Trap stake their claim, with synth and guitars aimed skyward over splintery grooves. - Kerrang printed version - in review of Placebo gig at Hammersmith London
The first and only support act on tonight’s bill is The Mirror Trap, an indie five piece from Dundee. The band burst onto the stage with bucket loads of energy, performing tracks from their recent EP Stay Young. As vocalist Gary Moore bounds around the stage, we can’t help but notice the sheer effort and dedication these guys put into the quality of their song writing. Reminiscent of Morrissey, only a happier version… Moore and crew perform their most recent single Killing Time, a pure rock and roll anthem with an awesome chorus that you can dance to. The Mirror Trap ooze a charisma that we haven’t seen since bands like The Killers first started out. Currently unsigned, it will be really interesting to see where they are in a year’s time. - www.bringthenoiseuk.com
Discography
- February 2015 - Silent Men EP
- February 2014 - Stay Young Album featuring singles American Dreams, Bell Street and Killing Time
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“We've
become dispensable, a generation lost, pack your bags we're moving out,
there's not a place for us.” It’s a rallying call from a band with a voice,
born and bred in Dundee, Scotland. Five musicians, collectively known as The
Mirror Trap, whose self-produced EP, The Silent Men was released in March 15 on A Happy Death Recordings.
Fronted by the tall and very charismatic Gary Moore, this is a band stepping up to the mark and answering the call. They first graced London playing the iTunes Festival in September 2014 and as a result TMT's style of 'rock with hooks all over the place' was heard by thousands more as they hit the road supporting Placebo on all 20 dates of their UK tour in Feb March 2015, ending with two nights at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. This was followed by their own UK club tour and European festivals over the summer, including Southside and Hurricane in Germany, St Gallen in Switzerland, Zottegem in Belgium and supporting Placebo again in Gorky Park, Moscow.
The band are genuine rock n roll romantics and their new material has been going down a storm in the live shows. TMT have recorded all the tracks for their new album in Karma studios in Thailand in September 2015 with the first single to be released later this year and full album release in Spring 2016.
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