June 22
Scoop Magazine and Europunk.net interview Chris from MiMi Soya!
See the it here!
http://www.europunk.net/interviews.php?id=184
"Alexandra aiming the questions to Chris from MiMi soya."
How did you all meet?
Mike, Joe and myself all come from the same town.
We all attended the same school and shared the same friends, so our lives would intertwine quite frequently whilst growing up.
Joe loved to take big greasy dumps in bushes and Mike loved to get paralytic, its hard to see why we wouldn't of got on.
Joe, I personally had met from an early age, his mum would run an afterschool kids scheme where parents would abandon their children after school and go enjoy theirselfs elsewhere.
I never forgave me parents for putting me through that.
Mike and I had met through the same friendship group, and not untill later in our lives, we actually made conversation.
We both played bass at that time and had simular haircuts, so we found each other a threat.
Mike and Joe both rehearsed at the same practice rooms and played gigs together in their previous bands, that is,from what I believe how they met!
I met Hero through online networking a few years ago,
we would chat every now and then, but it never became anything more.
When we had lost lucy ( our second singer) last year, I sent out bulletins saying we were in need of a new one, and were holding auditions in Brighton.
Hero jumped at the chance and turned up, and passed the audition!
Did you instantly know you were destined to form a band together?
Haha not at all!
The town we're from is very small, we knew what the other member played but we never chased it up.
It took us moving to Brighton to realize!
The band name is an interesting one. Who came up with it?
Our first original singer came up with it, she left shortly after..... haha
Why did you name the band Mimi Soya?
We felt it was original and had an eastern quality to it.
It also would represent our music well!
What bands inspire you?
Personally, most pop/rock/punk music, I do take elements from Sting, and also my favourtite classical composer Nobuo Uematsu.
But it would be safe to say most Pop/Punk music!
Is there any particular band who you would really like to tour with?
God, probably New Found Glory and Girls Aloud, purely for Cheryl Tweedy (not Cole) haha
You have very catchy lyrics. How do you manage to come up with them?
All lyrics written between myself, Lucy and Hero were all genuine experiences, such as "A Memoir" which was written about Reading Festival, and You didn't let me finish being about a teenager and your friction with your parents.
We keep them as sounds as possible!
Tell me about yourselves.
I'm pretty skinny, Hero can lick her elbow, Joe loves to dance with a sock on his cock and Mike, when drunk, can steal car matts out the back of taxis........we all love streaking to.
What is your main goal about being in a punk band?Anything else you would like to say?
We love what we're doing and we want it to stay that way!
Please don't hesitate to ask where the next naked run will be, we'll get back to you asap. :)
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April 5
E.P Review by Punktastic.com
"Brighton's music scene is currently dominated by two distinct groups. If you're in a band in the South's premier city, you're either a metal band (see Ghost of a Thousand, HTBM, Centurion et al), or a pretentious nu-rave indie band (Klaxons, anyone?) It's always good then, to see a band breaking their local mould and do something a little different from their contemporaries. MiMi Soya has done just this, by creating a beautiful melodic pop-punk sound on their first collection of tracks to see the light of day.
With a sound that mixes a touch of Paramore with the most nostalgic feel of Josie and the Pussycats, opening track 'Crazy' is a perfectly polished piece of aural pleasure. Vocals are provided by ex-front-woman Lucy, and the young lass has quite a set of lungs on her which provide a smooth lead to the track.
'You didn't let me finish' with vocals being taken care of by a new, and somewhat appropriately named 'Hero', but has an altogether more summery, Cartel-infused feel to it. Top that off with a guitar-tapping solo somewhere around the three-minute mark, and you've got quite the little finger snapper available here. Closing track 'A Memoir' proves to be the strongest offering here, sung by ex-vocalist Lucy once again. With a guitar line that has a Caribbean ska feel to it, it's smile-on-your-face music that is almost impossible not to fall in love with.
With the recent resurgence of a popularity in pop-punk due to the success of Fall Out Boy, Panic!, Cartel et al, it's possible MiMi Soya could be the perfect British equivalent to America's Heavyweights. Hit them up on Myspace now, because MiMi Soya are seriously worthy of your time."
4/5 Star Rating
Reviewed by Andy from Www.Punktastic.com
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kirsty
why get rid of crazy but you guys rock my sox
posted Sep 12
+S-h-o-r-t-y-s-h-r-i-m-p-88+
You are really good, sounds along the lines of Paramore
posted Oct 24