Menomena are an experimental rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Danny Seim on percussion; and Justin Harris on bass, guitar, and saxophone. Both members of the band share ...read more on Last.fm →
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Jason Grishkoff
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Oct 31, 2013
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Sometimes remixes improve on a melody. Other times they fortify a bassline or amplify percussion. Menomena's take on "Luck Now" does all of those things and so much more.The song comes as part of an upcoming EP titled Twin Rivers, to be released via ...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 20, 2012
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While most-often cited as an "experimental" band, Menomena's latest single "Heavy Is As Heavy Does" is actually pretty easy to listen to.The Portland-based band have been going at it since 2000, and will be releasi...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 12, 2010
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I've put up a Song of the Day by Menomena in the past. That song was "Evil Bee" and though it was trippy, it quite didn't prepare me for this album. With "Mines", Menomena took me by surprise in that a) the sound of their lead singer is so similar to...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 15, 2009
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Portland-based experimental rock band Menomena produces intricate, bizarre, very engaging modern prog. Their latest album, Friend and Foe, struck me as a pleasing cross between TV On The Radio and Morphine. Regardless of how I try (and fail) to pigeo...
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