Mi Ami “Hard Up”
So, San Francisco’s post-noise-punk outfit Mi Ami is a duo now, and Daniel Martin-McCormick and […]
So, San Francisco’s post-noise-punk outfit Mi Ami is a duo now, and Daniel Martin-McCormick and Damon Palermo have also shed their guitars and drum kits, wielding synths, sequencers, and drum machines in their stead. The band’s first release with its new format is the forthcoming Dolphins EP, which will drop on March 15 via Thrill Jockey. The first sounds offered from that new record come in the form of “Hard Up.” On that opening cut, Mi Ami’s TR-909 and Juno-106 work out a psychedelic underground dance anthem with sporadic, Devo-esque vocal bits resonating over the top of it. And on the music video (check it out after the jump), directors Amanda Brown and Ben Shearn splice together fuzzy VHS footage of a lovely ’80s babe traipsing around what looks like Miami Beach and scenes of Martin-McCormick and Palermo rocking a house party with their pulsing jam. We don’t know about you, but we’re kind of falling in love with Mi Ami all over again.
