A Civil War string band sent into outer space on a giant disco ball spaceship.
Miracles of Modern Science began life in 2004 as a sea-shanty-spouting string band at Princeton University, formed by orchestra dropouts and jazz band rejects. In 2005, they found a drummer and plugged their miniature orchestra into amps. Since then, their ecstatic live shows have been shaking hips with instruments grandma might have waltzed to.
The band pieced together their debut EP in dorm rooms and basements over the course of 2008. Its combination of post-rock explosions, anthemic pop vocals, and antique textures makes for a sound lost in time – this is how a Civil War string band might have imagined the music of the far-distant 1980s, or how Devo might have entertained at a Lincoln benefit. The EP, released as a free download, has garnered praise all over the blogosphere.
Since moving to Brooklyn in 2008, Miracles of Modern Science have shared the stage with Dan Deacon, Gang Gang Dance, Micachu & The Shapes, Ponytail, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, and Au Revoir Simone at packed venues ranging from Brooklyn DIY strongholds to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Buzz surrounding these performances earned Miracles of Modern Science the title of “Artist of the Month” at The Deli Magazine, Featured Artist at JezebelMusic.com, and most recently, one of Spin Magazine’s “25 Must-Hear Artists” at the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon.
This is no string tribute to rock. This is MOMS.
