Ursula Points - Light Up A Galaxy

Sparked by a bite into a flaming pepper, Ursula Points were realised after a hallucinatory-fuelled dream… a vision of both band name and album … The man responsible for these visualisations and founding member of Ursula Points is one Kevin McGinnis. “Light Up A Galaxy” (LUAG) was written by and largely performed by Kevin. Kevin has been a part of the New York music scene for over a decade and has brought his acclaimed songwriting and unique guitar workings to Ursula Points. Having previously honed his keen musical insight with former band New Rising Sons (Virgin Records USA), Kevin has also written for and performed with various other NYC acts including Dopo Yume, Lord God, Craig Wedren and the Memphis based Bloodthirsty Lovers. Alongside Kevin, the main contributor on LUAG is the sublimely powerful and gifted vocal talent of Lindsay Marcus. Lindsay’s brought her extensive and invaluable knowledge of music technology and studio savvy to the table and as she had spent the last four years engineering at NYC’s Shelter Island Sound Studio. Although Ursula Points recorded LUAG as a duo, the band continue to expand their ranks; current players include Kevin March, the veteran drummer whose résumé includes the great Guided By Voices & Shudder To Think and Andrew Haskell, former keyboardist for the awesome but sadly now defunct Ambulance Ltd. Ursula Points have been continuously playing live (predominantly in and around NYC) throughout 2007 and are hoping to visit the UK early 2008. Kevin et al have also been relentlessly busy writing and recording new material with engineer Carl Glanville (U2’s How To Dismantle…), for a new album due 2008. File alongside; My Bloody Valentine, Pale Saints, Mazzy Star, Red House Painters, Miles Davis, Jesus and Mary Chain… Quotes : CMJ.com “Maybe the only Brooklyn outfit unafraid to play with hearts on sleeve and acoustics in lap…”

 “Think the first Red House Painters record (the official first, not the second self-titled one), but more succinct and with breathy female vocals adding extra warmth into the mix.” CMJ New Music Monthly These Brooklyn neo-shoegazers (nugazers?) know every play in the My Bloody Valentine/ Slowdive book (male/ female vocals, blurry, bendy guitars), but they’re not doing retread or tribute. That’s partly because the dreamy duo lets their sound serve their songs rather than the other way around, but also because they get even better as they steer away from trad-shoegaze moves (see: The Aching, Red House Painters-ish “Oceans”). Both intimate and grand, LUAG nearly lives up to its title’s ambitious promise.

Be the first to review this record. Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!