Track Of The Day 23/8 – MMODE

'Waiting In The Desert'

Irish duo MMODE make pop in the classic sense.

In thrall to 60s legends – The Stones, The Beatles, The Beach Boys – the pair have a defiantly modern take on the counter-cultural template.

Pop that plays by its own rules, each song from MMODE has a twinkling, evil charm that is difficult to shrug off.

New single 'Waiting In The Desert' rides on a funky backbeat, a bright and immediately contagious rhythm that gets under your skin.

Belfast-based siblings Lucy and Thomas Gaffney construct a furiously infectious ear-worm, accompanied by some pleasingly home-made visuals.

MMODE explain: “The video was made using some old tape cameras. We took inspiration from our love of Saul Bass posters, David Bailey's photography and Tarantino movies.”

Tune in now.

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