Micachu and The Shapes
Listen to Mica Levi's surprise-released new album 'Ruff Dog'
While best known as a film composer these days, Mica Levi hasn’t given up on indie rock.
19 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Homeboy Sandman/Quelle Chris, Soul Glo, Dear Nora, Night Shop (ft. Waxahatchee), Yellow Days ft. Mac DeMarco, Polyphonic Spree (covers EP), Good Sad Happy Bad (fka Micachu & the Shapes), and more.
Mica Levi (Micachu) scored upcoming Jacqueline Kennedy biopic starring Natalie Portman (listen to a track)
Mica Levi, of Micachu and the Shapes, has scored a new film, her second outing as a composer following her stunning work on Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin back in 2014. The movie in question is Jackie, a biopic of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis…
Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2015
The new issue of UK music mag Uncut is out now, and it includes their Top 75 Albums of 2015 list. Like fellow UK mags MOJO and Q, they’ve got a lot of love for Julia Hol…
SXSW announces first round of 2016 artists
CMJ is just barely behind us, and now it’s time to start thinking about SXSW who have just announced their first round of showcasing artists…
Micachu & the Shapes celebrated new LP w/ three NYC shows (pics from Le Poisson Rouge w/ Blues Control)
London’s Micachu & the Shapes began their short North American tour over the weekend with a few NYC shows, playing a surprise Fashion Week afterparty at Elvis Guesthouse on Thursday (9/10), and then shows at Alphaville in Friday (9/11) and Le Poisson Rouge on Saturday (9/12). Th…
Arcade Fire doc 'The Reflektor Tapes' premiering at 2015 Pop Montreal before North American release ++ fest's full lineup
The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal is coming up in less than a month (September 16 – 20) and festival organizers have recently made a few additions to the already robust lineup…
Micachu and the Shapes share "Sad" from new LP (listen)
Micachu & The Shapes have shared a second song off their forthcoming album, Good Sad Happy Bad. “Sad” is the opening cut on the LP, and is little more than drums and Mica Levi’s treated vocals, and definitely feels like the lead-in to something…
Pop Montreal announces second round of 2015 artists; early bird passes on sale now
Pop Montreal has just announced its second round of artists added to the festival’s 2015 lineup. That includes Viet Cong, The Orb, Micachu & the Shapes, The Besnard Lakes, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Lee Ranaldo, Albert Hammond Jr, Empress Of and more…
Micachu and the Shapes announce new LP, share "Oh Baby," playing NYC, Philadelphia & Montreal in September
Micachu and the Shapes will release their new album Good Sad Happy Bad on September 11 via Rough Trade. The record was born out of an unrehearsed jam session that was secretly taped by drummer Marc Pell on his field recorder…
