Mouse Fire
Big Emotion
Lujo Records, 2010
mp3: Mouse Fire -- "True I May Have Lost It"
Where does Mouse Fire exist?
Do they exist in the soft malleable, danceable part of your heart, the place where you feel guilty for liking a Top 40 song, a pop song? That place where you are just starting to understand that everyone, even you, even them, even your heroes, wants love, recognition, a Top 40 song, a pop song, a truly memorable song that has feet & minds & hearts twirling, wandering, wondering?
Or Florida, in most instances. But I don't usually find them in the usual Florida circles (maybe I'm not looking hard enough).
First disc--Wooden Teeth on Lujo Records. A favorite record label.
Then almost nothing. Never really heard of them touring (i'm sure they did).
never heard people talking about them (i'm sure they were).
not sure what was going on.
What was going on was a massive writing project that has turned out to be Big Emotion. But, where does Mouse Fire exist?
Not on any cool indie lists, for the most part, somehow outside of that mainstream punk rock realm. No Vans or Osiris.
But here's music like Cursive, No Knife, Minus the Bear possibly.
"Desert Woman" explains it slowly.
"Don't Mess With A Texan" bleeds goodness.
"True I May Have Lost It" exudes smoothness.
"The Comedy Of" plays what the kids love.
"But It's Not What You Think," follows the rules by the end.
Not so much on "Silly Boy From Tampa Bay" and "Tic Toc."
You are where Mouse Fire exists (I'm sure now).
More after the jump...
mp3: Mouse Fire -- "True I May Have Lost It"
Florida band Mouse Fire is out of the gates on tour in promotion of their new album, Big Emotion, out June 8 from Lujo Records. Their new single, "True I May Have Lost It" is above.
Loose alt-rock, it really reminds me of this fav band. I love Mouse Fire, I love Big Emotion. You will love them too. I think Louisiana people love this band--2 dates in Shreveport!?!?
More Mouse Fire on Deckfight.
Dates below... 
5/21 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic
5/22 Pensacola, FL @ A House
5/24 Lafayette, LA @ Artmosphere
5/25 Shreveport, LA @ Dalzell House
5/26 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's
5/27 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
5/28 Oklahoma City, OK @ Sauced
5/29 Austin, TX @ The Ghost Room
5/30 San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven
6/2 El Paso, TX @ Percolator
6/3 Las Cruces, NM @ The Equinox
6/4 Tucson, AZ @ The Hut
6/5 Scottsdale, AZ @ Rogue
6/9 San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar
6/10 Santa Monica, CA @ Trip Lounge
6/11 Mountain View, CA @ Red Rock
6/14 San Francisco, CA @ Kimo's
6/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe
6/17 Denver, CO @ Lion's Lair
6/18 Wichita, KS @ Kirby's
6/23 Denton, TX @ Hailey's
6/24 Shreveport, LA @ The Collective 6/27 New Orleans, LA @ The Circle Bar 6/30 Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar 7/2 Marietta, GA @ The Local 7/3 Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
More after the jump...
mp3: "Don't Mess With A Texan"
Lakeland's Mouse Fire has set a date for their new album.
Big Emotion will hit June 8th courtesy of the ever awesome Lujo Records and it's about time. Three years since Wooden Teeth is just way too long.
Lead singer Joey Bruce left and lead guitarist Shane Schuch is now in that gap so I guess that's what they call a "transition."
They've already got me with "Don't Mess With A Texan" and "Silly Boy From Tampa Bay."
The "more dance, less prance" chants at the shows really paid off (I JUST MADE THAT UP!)
Album tracks and tour dates after the jump...(hopefully they add some more south dates...)
Tracklisting for Big Emotion:
1. Desert Woman
2. Don't Mess With A Texan
3. Half a World Away
4. True I May Have Lost It
5. A Silly Boy From Tampa Bay
6. The Comedy Of...
7. All My Friends
8. Tic Toc
9. But It's Not What You Think
10. The One That Goes Away
Mouse Fire Tour Dates:
04/01/10 Salt Lake City, UT@ Club Vegas
04/02/10 Sacramento, CA@ Old Ironsides
04/03/10 Oakland, CA@ Mama Buzz Cafe
04/05/10 San Diego, CA@ Tin Can Ale House
04/06/10 San Diego, CA@ X1FM
04/07/10 Scottsdale, AZ@ Rouge
04/08/10 Las Vegas, NV@ Dive Bar
04/09/10 Tuscon, AZ@ The Hagart
04/10/10 Las Cruces, NM@ Equinox
04/13/10 Austin, TX@ Plush
04/14/10 San Antonio, TX@ GIG On The Strip
04/16/10 Houston, TX@ Notsuoh
04/17/10 Lafayette, LA@ Pilots Pub
04/22/10 Pensacola, FL@ The Handelbar
04/28/10 Columbia, SC@ New Brooklyn Tavern
05/03/10 Brooklyn, NY@ Glasslands
05/29/10 Austin, NY@ The Ghost Room
06/03/10 Las Cruces, NM@ Equinox
More after the jump...
