Kids these days. God bless `em! These 20-somethings are hip, ultra-cool
and....listen to all the right bands. For The Moog, we`re talking The
Only
Ones, Buzzcocks and, on the more modern side, Jet. They`re Hungarian,
too!
The Moog takes their inspiration from sixties rock `n` roll bands (The
Beatles, Beach Boys, Kinks, Sonics) and late seventies punk (Ramones,
Blondie), as well as an assorted variety of rock groups (Nirvana, Muse,
Blur, Libertines). "I Like You"-the album`s first single-recalls the
classic
pop feel of early Lennon-McCartney songwriting with an
innocent-yet-direct
pop style, while "Survive" brings to mind The Passenger-era Iggy Pop with
its hypnotic melody and clipped guitar chords. The Moog is causing big
waves
on MySpace, where the band enjoys much adulation from their ever-growing
number of fans in both Europe and the US. Sold for Tomorrow is the first
musical statement from this young Hungarian rock band, and its music
promises it won`t be their last. Producer Jack Endino was brought in,
so it
has bite and clarity w/ the sounds as his work is consistently solid
and a
great match for a band like The Moog. "Grade: B+. Dude, Hungary
rocks!
The Moog started out in the relatively cloistered Rock scene of
Budapest as
Nirvana/Led Zep-obsessed teens (the band`s bassist couldn`t play an
instrument but was so inspired by their music that he learned in order
to be
involved) and eventually found each other to fulfill their destiny as the
first Hungarian Rock band to sign with a U.S. label for their jumpily
joyful
debut, Sold for Tomorrow. Rightly so, as the quintet incorporates the
hyper-caffeinated pulse of The Strokes, the gritty urban Punk bounce
of The
Libertines, the Garage-stained verve of Hot Hot Heat and charming
dashes of
`60s melodic Pop naiveté and `70s Punk/New Wave determination. The
beauty of
The Moog`s debut is that the band`s exuberance leaps out of the
speakers and
dances around the room on every track, from the rafter-rattling "Your
Sweet
Neck" and the breakneck carnival Punk of "I Don`t Want You Now" to the
Beatles-flecked simplicity of "I Like You," the Brian Wilson roaring
quietude of "Anyone" and the New Wave/Space Rock throb of the album`s
seven-minute closer, "Xanax Youth." The Moog delivers their goods on Sold
For Tomorrow without a lot of self-conscious influence peddling, just
plenty
of good old-fashioned Rock & Roll passion and unbridled energy." - Brian
Baker, City Pages.
 I Like You - mp3
Your Sweet Neck - mp3
Goodbye - mp3
Never Hide - mp3
Everybody Wants - mp3 | 
