black midi by Yis Kid
black midi start a month-long tour of North America in Madison, WI tonight.
black midi are playing with expectations on their new covers EP Cavalcovers.
Whilst the inclusion of tracks by King Crimson and Captain Beefheart are not exactly out of left-field for the band, a take on Taylor Swift’s Love Story might seem more of a surprise even if it’s one already cherished by the more attentive elements of their fanbase.
The band will conclude their North American tour at Coachella in April as they take last year’s Cavalcade album State-side.
“But with time, eyes adjust and surroundings start to become clearer,” our review reads. “Almost gently, its cast of characters begin emerging from the smoke. On the at first soothing and later enthralling lounge-funk-to-Led Zep-blues-rock of Dethroned, on Patella and Slow’s seamless meld, and when star quality triumphs over any adversity on the bossa nova Marlene Dietrich.”
“True clarity arrives on Ascending Forth, a 10-minute stroll hand-in-hand, subtly but constantly marching towards a measured, expertly built crescendo. It may well be the best thing they’ve done to-date.”
