Majjin Boo punch and swing on the alternative rock driven "Mom's Marines"

AP Track Review

The track Mom's Marines by Richmond, Virginia's Majjin Boo, a 6 piece alternative rock band who proggily swing and punch through singer-songwriter Frank Roberts' demons and angels and everything in between. The sound on Mom's Marines is dynamic and emotional. I love the tight knit bass, drums and guitar with the hooky dissonant notes pulling us in. Robert's vocal performance feels tender, indie rock, 90's college radio wrought with a faint tinge of emo tones. Oddly enough (or maybe not) I thought of Brandon Boyd (Incubus) and Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) a wee bit while listening. Cool. Really cool. 

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Robb Donker





THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:

Majjin Boo is a six-piece rock band from Richmond, VA that formed around the songs and voice of Frank Roberts. When Roberts met lead guitarist Zavi Harman through a mutual friend in 2015, they started a three-piece band that experimented with layering overdriven sounds, unorthodox tempos and dreamy soundscapes. These songs described an impossible longing, an alienation from the world and an almost inconsolable feeling of loneliness. Both knew right away that these themes would only be amplified and developed with Harman’s keen ear for guitar layering, composition and focus on dynamics.

Shortly thereafter, Megan Paul, a musician and friend of Harman’s from high school joined the group. Her impassioned harmonies and singer/songwriter roots complement and cut through Roberts’ raw, untethered vocals, and weave in a key addictive pop element. In 2017, the band met drummer Jesse Marcus, who soon became a core group member by virtue of his skillful playing and visceral energy on stage and in the studio. On bass, Jono Stewart embodies the dependable, structural backbone for each song. Finally in 2018, the band connected with Hicham Benhallam whose keyboard and synthesizer parts unify and distinguish the Majjin Boo sound.

The band’s first recorded album, “Go Between,” conscientiously traces the development of Roberts’ and Harman’s interests and progress as musicians and writers. This compilation of tracks draws from a wide spectrum of influences including Manchester Orchestra, Tera Melos, Toe, Phoebe Bridgers, Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse. “Go Between” is a synthesis of the work that impacted and inspired both Roberts and Harman, and a desire to break new ground in the indie rock world. With vivid lyrics and compelling instrumentals, “Go Between,” is a genre-defying record that creates an obscure yet eerily nostalgic musical experience, like tuning in to the faint transmissions of past lives.