93 Million Miles From the Sun

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) 93 Million Miles From the Sun (also somewhere pronounced as 93MillionMilesFromTheSun) is a shoegaze / noise rock three-piece band from Doncaster, United Kingdom. 2) a Swedish group fronted by Dennis Lyxzén from Refused and The (International) Noise Conspiracy and members of Refused and SaidIwas that “vow(ed) to never perform the same song twice.” 93 Million Miles From The Sun As stereotypical visions of people and places go, the good folks of Doncaster aren't exactly at the top of the list when thoughts turn to embracing new, experimental music. Indeed, having spent the occasional stag night in DN1 and its dens of iniquity also known as night clubs, the nearest anyone could expect to come to encountering new music would be the "Indie half hour" in Seventh Heaven, where Oasis, The Enemy and Ocean Colour Scene are the so-called alternative. Thank heavens for small mercies then, as 93 Million Miles From The Sun not only manage to dampen stereotypes, but their self-produced, self-titled debut long player could (whisper it) just be one of 2009's most exquisite offerings on the album front. Combining layered, textured guitars over an array of effects and choral vocals, 93 Million Miles From The Sun is one of those records that, while evoking memories of the likes of Slowdive in their heyday or even a more sonically enhanced Maps, stands tall and proud in its own right due to the dazzling range of variation across its thirteen tracks. Another key element of 93 Million Miles From The Sun's extensive make-up is that not only do they express a desire to take their sonic experimentation one step further, but they also never lose sight of the fact that beneath all the reverb and delay lay actual songs that would sound just as affecting stripped down. The original lineup: Nick Mainline - guitar / noise / vocal Rob Hogg - bass guitar / noise Jack Straker - drums / noise www.myspace.com/93millionmilesfromthesun Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.