Distortion Mirrors
| Distortion Mirrors | |
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| Origin | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie, art rock |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | suRRism Phonoethics |
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Distortion Mirrors is an English alternative rock band, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and who was formed in 2011.
Classically trained pianist Luke Worle is the primary songwriter, and the band began as an arty Dream-Pop bedroom project called "Starry Eyed Wonder" but quickly changed gears. They recorded their debut EP with producer Sylvia Massy, who has produced records for such bands as Tool, System of a Down, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers and others. The resulting EP, "Circle of Wolves", was released in the summer of 2011 by the experimental German label Surrism-Phonoethics. In late 2011, the band relocated to Los Angeles and played a series of shows in Hollywood including The Whiskey A Go Go, broadening their appeal and shaping their sound from industrial noise to the 90's alternative rock of Smashing Pumpkins and My Bloody Valentine.
In 2012, Distortion Mirrors finished recording their second EP in Los Angeles. The first single from the "Zeros and Kings" EP, "Death by Love" was released by Under the Radar (magazine) to enthusiastic buzz with the band favorably compared to Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails. Impose Magazine praised the track, writing "Luke Worle and Josiah Brooks further live up to their moniker reflective fuzziness as they prepare their follow up to 2011's suRRism Phonoethics release, Circle of Wolves with precision guided dissonance applied to the infectious vernacular." Shortly thereafter Beats Per Minute (website) premiered the second single, "Streets of Fire, Heart of Ice" to glowing praise, with writer Joshua Pickard saying "Bands like The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer lay battered alongside the wayside as the duo rushes through their collective influences at a marathon pace.". The press has favorably compared the duo, consisting of Worle on synthesizers and lead vocals and Brooks on guitar, to the edgier and grittier alternative rock movement of the 1990s.
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