MisterWives

MisterWives
Background information
Origin New York City, New York
Genres
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels Photo Finish
Website misterwives.com
Members
  • Mandy Lee
  • William Hehir
  • Etienne Bowler
  • Marc Campbell
  • Jesse Blum
  • Mike Murphy

MisterWives is an American indie pop band based in New York City, consisting of lead singer Mandy Lee, percussionist Etienne Bowler, bass guitarist William Hehir, guitarist Marc Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Jesse Blum, and saxophonist Mike Murphy. MisterWives have opened for acts such as Twenty One Pilots, Half Moon Run, Bleachers, The Mowgli's, and American Authors. The band is currently signed to Photo Finish Records. The band's debut EP Reflections was released in January 2014.

History

Formation

The band was formed in late 2012, when lead singer Mandy Lee wanted an 80s cover band for her birthday party. She partnered with fellow musicians Etienne Bowler and William Hehir. Lee met Hehir through a mutual friend, and was introduced to Bowler a short time later.[4] At the time, the two had been working at restaurants just a block apart in Manhattan.[5] Eventually the band would expand to its current set-up of five members by bringing Bowler's friends Blum and Campbell (not including the band's saxophonist Mike Murphy), and play its first show as 'MisterWives' (A gender-flipped play on the term for the 19th-century Mormon practice of polygamy, Sister Wives[6]) on February 1, 2013 at the Canal Room in New York City.

Early career

The day after playing the Canal Room, the band was signed to Photo Finish Records. The band would spend the better part of that year touring and working on their first EP. The group began touring with Half Moon Run in October 2013 that ended with a performance at the 2013 CMJ Music Marathon. This would be shortly followed by a six week tour with American Authors and The Royal Concept.[7] All the while, the group had been preparing songs for their debut EP, Reflections.

On December 24, 2013, MisterWives released a trap & bass version of "Coffins" with the Pegboard Nerds under Monstercat.

Reflections EP

The band released Reflections on January 7, 2014. The EP included 6 songs, including the title track, which was iTunes' free Single of the Week for the week of January 6. Music Engineer Neal Avron was brought in to mix the EP while producer Frequency produced "Reflections".[8] The EP was met with rave reviews and has sold over 20,000 copies. Alter the Press' Victoria Mier gave the album a 5/5 saying "Simply put, MisterWives is quite incredible and certainly has both the capacity and the talent to take over the indie-pop world."[9] Nick Krenn of EarBuddy.net wrote "All listeners hunting for more depth from current pop music will want to hear Reflections."[10] The music blog Pigeons and Planes said about one of the tracks from the EP: "MisterWives has only been in existence since 2012, but you would never know that by listening to the expertly written and masterfully produced “Coffins.”[4] Reflections has sold over 6,000 copies since its initial release.[11]

In July 2014, "Vagabond" was made the opening theme of the MTV Teen Drama Finding Carter. Most recently, the band opened for Twenty One Pilots as part of the Quiet Is Violent world tour. The band has seen more notoriety in the media, being boasted by MTV Buzzworthy as the "next golden children of pop."[2] The band has also performed on VH1's Big Morning Buzz and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.[12][13]

Our Own House and Present

In January 2015, the group announced a February 24, 2015 release date for their debut album, Our Own House. The reveal coincided with the announcement of their 2015 tour of the same name.[14] In February of that year, the band was featured in Kia Motors' web series Rediscovered, as they covered the Hall & Oates song "Out of Touch" before John Oates made a surprise visit in the studio.[15] Misterwives performed at the 2015 edition of Boston Calling Music Festival,[16] as well as many other major music festivals including Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Hangout Fest, LouFest, and Austin City Limits. They then embarked on their "Scrapbook Tour," to critical acclaim, with one critic going as far as calling them the "best live band in America."[17]

Discography

Studio albums

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album Details Peak chart positions
US
[18]		 US
Alt.
[19]		 US
Rock
[20]
Our Own House 31 7 12

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[18]		 US
Alt.
[19]		 US
Rock
[20]
Reflections 84 24 30
Spotify Sessions — — —

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[22]		 US
Rock
[23]		 FRA
[24]
2014 "Reflections" 31 14 — Reflections / Our Own House
"Vagabond" — — —
2015 "Our Own House" 40 25 50 Our Own House
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "MisterWives 'Hurricane' Song Premiere: Listen To The Track From New Album". Billboard. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. 1 2 Rubenstein, Jenna. "MisterWives’ ‘Reflections’ Has Us Ready To Crown Them The Next Golden Children Of Pop". MTV Buzzworthy. Viacom International, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Reflections by MisterWives (EP, Indie Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  4. 1 2 "Introducing: MisterWives". Pigeons and Planes. Complex Media. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "MisterWives Keeping Busy On The Road Ahead Of Recording Debut Album". Billboard. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "MisterWives". Photo Finish Records. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20140922095018/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reflections-ep/id781952112. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Mier, Victoria. "ATP! Album Review: MisterWives – Reflections EP". Alter The Press. Alter The Press. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "MisterWives – Reflections EP (2014) | Review". Earbuddy. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  11. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "MisterWives Keeping Busy On The Road Ahead Of Recording Debut Album". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "MisterWives – Reflections". VH1. Viacom International, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "MisterWives performs "Reflections"". ABC. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Raymer, Miles. "MisterWives' 'Our Own House' is epic, emotional disco-pop – exclusive". EntertainmentWeekly.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rock and Roll legend Hall & Oates Rediscovered by MisterWives". Kia Motors. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  16. ↑ Buckle, Jenna. "Boston Calling Announces September 2015 Lineup". Sound of Boston. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  17. ↑ http://gapersblock.com/transmission/2015/10/31/misterwives_rocks_the_vic_may_be_the_best_live_band_in_america/
  18. 1 2 "MisterWives – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  19. 1 2 "MisterWives – Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  20. 1 2 "MisterWives – Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Listen to Misterwives' Spotify Session!". Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  22. ↑ "MisterWives – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  23. ↑ "MisterWives – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  24. ↑ "lescharts.com – Discographie MisterWives". Retrieved January 30, 2016.

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