‘a startlingly funny, brash mix of folk, house and psych-pop which – for all its eccentricity – has real purpose and heart’ – Alastair Shuttleworth, NME
Mermaid Chunky. It’s all in a name, sometimes. The danceable, costumed, curiosity rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin are as imaginative as they profess. Or, to get more to the point, as we all need them to be.
‘their music could expand your brain or rearrange all its compartments entirely’ – Emma Wilkes, NME
Freya and Moina are two visual artists and musicians from Stroud and South London, places where they importantly found communities (Stroud’s SVA and the capital’s Total Refreshment Centre) of like minded people just as willing to chase down an idea to its possibly illogical conclusion. And it is in the collective and the idea of participation that Mermaid Chunky really clicks. This is a party, a collective dance, made all the better with more: people, ideas, layers, kick drums, recorders, saxophones, frogs.
Mermaid Chunky were signed to DFA records after their song ‘friends’ caught James Murphy’s ear at a coffee shop, who then invited the band to open for LCD Soundsystem at the Brixton Academy, a show which adds to their illustrious gigography alongside; Glastonbury, the Mountain Stage at Green Man, and Grace Jones’ Meltdown. They have also played alongside The Comet Is Coming, Alabaster Deplume, and Audiobooks.
