Hooray | ms

These are anxious times. From unemployment and embattled governments to mysterious mass deaths of birds and fish, it's easy to wonder if 2012's apocalypse won't come a year early. It's heady fare for an indie rock record, but somehow the dense soundscapes from New York City's Hooray for Earth's True Loves find a way to float on thin air. "The record is really aggressive sounding, but soft in attitude," band leader Noel Heroux says. "It's a friendly record. I get more emotionally affected by extremes. I've really grabbed onto the positive, uplifting feelings in music that get me super psyched—but...

Hooray is one half of conceptual arts group "i could do better than that", with fellow conspirator iivix. Has previously recorded with Bill Drummond of KLF fame. Part time member of Brighton based Wrong Music collective. (Discogs) .