Mirror Universe Tapes has risen from their six-month hibernation bright-eyed and brimming with proto-punk sincerity on the latest addition to their catalog: a cassingle released in tandem with the start of New Berlin’s Northeast-to-Great-Plains tour.
Despite their German handle, the trio hails from Texas and runs on late-70s British sentiment. Paired with a snot-nosed cover of The Ramones’ “California Sun”, “Roosevelts at 7” arrives reeking of a suburban garage’s exhaust fumes. Yawping lead guitar that recalls Television’s bluesier melodies trades places with Michael Flanagan’s charming surf-rock delivery. This is as warm and buttery as punk gets :*).
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Catch these fine fellas at one (or more) of the venues listed below. Grip their tape here.
6/2 Allentown,PA @ Consolidated Cardboard
6/3 Buffalo,NY @ Mohawk Place
6/4 Cleveland @ Now thats Class
6/5 Chicago @ The Empty Bottle
6/6 Minneapolis @ Seward Cafe
6/7 Kansas City @ Middle East
6/8 Tulsa,OK @ The Soundpony
6/9 DFW @ Shipping and Receiving
6/10 San Antonio,TX @ The Amp Room
6/12 Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlies
6/13 McAllen, TX @ Simon Sez