I have noticed there are no posts about My Architects. This makes me sad and as it appears I am not going to do any work today at work, why not take the time to remedy this situation? Fabulous!
Um....where to begin? Well...here's a quick bio from their website:
MY ARCHITECTS are five intense young men from Warrington, England. They consist of Aid Burrows (vocals / acoustic guitar), Rich Robinson (electric guitar), Matt McWilliams (bass), Dave Cheetham (drums) and Mike 'Fibes' Phillips (keyboards / synths / samplers / backing vocals). They formed in 2004 and have been stealthily honing their sound in the North-West over the past year.
'Grand Designs' is the quintet's first album. It was recorded in Warrington and France in the company of James Sanger (U2, Keane) and then mixed by Ian Grimble (Manics, Travis). It is by any standards a lovingly crafted debut.
Blame it on their home town: Warrington is just off the M62, smack bang between Liverpool and Manchester, and MY ARCHITECTS wisely (and gently) filch from both cities' musical legacy. So theirs is an upbeat vibe with a downbeat twist; intelligent, complex music with a commercial everyman appeal; heroically understated songs for lonely twilight hours that you can also whistle while you work.
Don't blink or you'll miss Mr. Fibes! The boys are currently working on new songs (at least that's the rumor they're spreading, I still want some proof. I'm very demanding) but you can occasionally catch Fibes hanging out on their forum. (You can catch me there too. All the cool kids are doing it.) Also check their myspace page for new songs as well.
