NEWS 2020/09/30
Micko And The Mellotronics have confirmed they will release their debut album “½ Dove – ½ Pigeon” on the 27th November 2020 via Landline Records. Teasing the release, the band have revealed ‘Imelda’, a brand new cut from the record that’s inspired by the extraordinary story of Filipino politician Imelda Marcos. A longstanding favorite in the Mellotronics live set, ‘Imelda‘ is a feverish and frenzied thrillride of pinpoint polito-punk; a track that ricochets through it’s three-and-a-half minutes with a Buzzcocks-meets-XTC fury. Featuring Fripp-esque guitar flourishes courtesy of full-time Mellotronics axeman Jon Klein (Siouxsie And The Banshees) and guest vocalist Keiko Yamazaki also raises the pitch, and the lunacy, with a remarkable appearance on the ch...