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TM IS TAKING A BREAK...

Hallo Timmy girls!
I was killing time and found this on a social network called pikore.com.
It's about Phil Renna, who previously collaborated with Mt Desolation. On his account, he posted a new pic with the guys. You can check it out in the original website clicking here or you can see it below.

MT DESOLATION ON INSTAGRAM

Yes!!! The boys have an official account. Follow them here.

TIMMY GIRL IS BACK!!!!!!

Someone: Hey Tim!!! We have something serious and surprising to tell YOU!
Tim: Excuse me, is Tom releasing his solo album?

Someone: NOOOOOO!!! A special person from the other side of the world... you know, that long-haired girl from Peru that waited for you at the hotel and that you hugged in the meet and greet...
Tim: *cuts his speech short* OH YES!!!!!!!! I have never forgotten about her... *sighs*

Someone: Well, she has decided to reopen the blog she dedicated to you and to keep it up-to-date

Tim: OMG!!!!!!! This deserves some piano dancing!!!! wohooooo!!!

YES, WORLD!!!! I AM READY TO SAY THE TIM FORCE AWAKENS!!!!
I know I have disappeared for a very long time... I am very sorry :( but what it really matters is the present. I have decided to start anew and be committed to the man that I used to dedicate all my life to... yes, it's Mr Rice-Oxley!!!
My motivation or I have to say my call to reflection was these pictures that have been published recently on Mt. Desolation's account on Facebook (I suppose you have already liked the page... if not click here)

Big in the game

Not dissimilar to Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

MTD IN NYC FILM!

From Mt.Desolation's website,

While Mt. Desolation were in New York in October, Sam Wrench made a little film about the trip. This is it:

MTD:MTD: WATCH 'LIVE AT THE CHERRY HOUSE' SESSIONS

From Mt.Desolation's website,

When Mt. Desolation were in America, they went along to the HQ of their label, Cherry Tree Records, to record a few songs. Click here to check out the session.

MTD: JESSE'S US TOUR PHOTOS

From Mt.Desolation's website,

I’m afraid I didn’t take very many for some reason. As you’ll see, most of them are from ‘Grandma’s House’, which was awesome.

MTD AT EXPLORE MUSIC: SESSION + INTERVIEW

From Mt.Desolation's website,

The folks from ExploreMusic.com invited Mt. Desolation into their studio to play some songs and have a natter. Watch the results below.





Departure



Bitter Pill



State Of Our Affairs

TIM INTERVIEW AT BLENDER

From Blender.com,

It started, as many ingenious ideas do: over a few, or maybe more than a few, drinks at a cozy bar—specifically, a Dublin pub. A little more than a year later, Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin, pianist and bassist respectively in Keane, had a new project, a new album, and a new tour on their hands.

Mt. Desolation take their name from the fictional mountain in Kerouac's The Dharma Bums, and the music reflects that nominal starting point, even if the American-style country it aims for often comes off (wonderfully) more Kinks than Cash—more Muswell Hillbilly than Virginia hillbilly. The self-titled album, made with members of Mumford and Sons, Noah and the Whale, and the Killers, is an understated gem, full of melody, brisk storytelling, and barely concealed excitement—no wonder Rice-Oxley was in such a pleasant mood when he spoke to Blender.

A couple of questions that I like from the interview...

What has the reaction to Mt. Desolation been from Tom [Chaplin] and Richard [Hughes] from Keane?

They've been lovely—really good, really encouraging. Jesse and I are very focused on Keane, and very excited about making the next Keane record. We've fit Mt. Desolation around Keane, so it's not like there's been a clash of schedules. And they love the music. Tom's been to quite a few Mt. Desolation gigs, even the first two tiny ones, just to support us, really. They've been brilliant about it; it hasn't caused any problems at all.

Both of those guys appreciate escaping from the Keane thing for a few weeks, getting back to normal life, which I think is very sensible, whereas Jesse and I are obsessives that need to be making music every moment that we're awake.

It might be too early to ask this, but what is the future of Mt. Desolation?

I don't know. We're very lucky that we don't feel the pressure to push it for all it's worth. Our plan is to do this tour and then go back to the UK and start making the next Keane album straight away... and I'm sure that will take up the next two years of our lives!

We have a very strong sense of wanting to continue Mt. Desolation, but it's hard to know yet when or how we will continue. But it's nice to put it aside while there's still a hunger to do more. We really enjoyed making the record, which is important. It's been so fun making it, so fun being on tour. We just did three weeks in the UK, and now we're living the dream bringing the tour to the States. It's been amazing, and I've learned so much from it. I would love to do it again, and I'm very excited to take everything I've learned back to writing for Keane. It's been a real education to me—a real eye-opener.

Click here to read the whole interview =)

MTD: WATCH THE BITTER PILL VIDEO + LYRICS

From Mt.Desolation's website,



In case you don't know the lyrics here they are...

BITTER PILL

It seemed so easy at the start
When I left my heart
Sitting on the roof of the car
And drove off

And I rushed to leave the past behind
Forgot that heart was mine
I didn't even know at the time
I had one

I put the pedal to the floor
Heading for the western shore
Thinking only of high times
I had there

Oh I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
But I never flew
Never left the ground at all

Greedy to get on the way
I made that old mistake
Of sneering at familiar streets
And faces

Did you marry someone good
From our neighbourhood
Or are you on the other side of the world
Still searching

Oh I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
But I never flew
Never left the ground at all, at all
So next time, time, time
I'll dream in days or on your mind
Look me up, 'cause I
Never left those days behind, behind

I've done some things I never should have done
Now I've come down, don't tell me that I'm out of time
Turn back your love upon a pie-eyed fool
Forget the things I did

When I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
'Cause I never flew
Never left the ground at all, at all
So next time, time, time
I'll dream in days or on your mind
Look me up, 'cause I
Never left those days behind, behind

MTD: ALBUM OUT NOW!

The wait is over – you can now buy Mt. Desolation’s self-titled debut album from all good music retailers. Click here to choose where you would like to get your copy.

MTD: THE BEST PUB EVER?

From Mt.Desolation's website,

I just found this photo from our UK tour. We stopped for lunch at a pub in the middle of nowhere in the highlands of Scotland. They had loads of instruments so we had a little play.

MTD: TOOOUUURRRR!!

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Here are some more photos from the UK tour.

Love, Jesse


Fimbo and Tim


Clever

MTD: STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS SESSION AND INTERVIEW

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Click right about here to head over to NME.com to see Tim and Jesse chat about State Of Our Affairs, and perform it acoustically.

Or watch it below :)

MTD: WATCH THE STATE OF OUR AFFAIRS VIDEO

From Mt.Desolation's website,



Directed by Joe Kane and produced by Mike Mooney.

My fav screencap

MTD: WATCH THE DEPARTURE VIDEO!

Check out the amazing new video for Departure, which was directed by Tom Palliser.


Some of my screencaps :) *sighs*

MTD: MORE HIGHLANDS PHOTOS

From Mt.Desolation's website,

In the dressing room at Loopallu festival.

Tim.

Tim.

Timothy.

Tim.

Soundcheck at the Watercolour Studio.

Tim and John-William

Tim.

MTD: BANDWIDTH SESSIONS

Bandwidth Sessions spent an afternoon navigating a maze in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin with Mt Desolation where they played 2 new tracks.

Camera/Edit: Will McConnell

creative commons - 2010 Bandwidth

bandwidthsessions.com

mtdesolation.com

"Departure"

BANDWIDTH / MT DESOLATION / "Departure" from Bandwidth on Vimeo.

"Bitter Pill"

BANDWIDTH / MT. DESOLATION / "Bitter Pill" from Bandwidth on Vimeo.

MTD: TOUR PHOTOS

From Mt.Desolation's website,


Tim.

Ladies love him, men want to be him, the police are after him, it’s Mr. Tim Rice-Oxley.

MTD: BITTER PILL OUT NOW IN USA / CANADA

From Mt.Desolation's website,

Ahead of Mt.D’s North American tour dates in October, the band have released a track from the album, Bitter Pill, as a single in the US and Canada. Click the links below to get your copy:

- US iTunes- US Amazon MP3
- Canada iTunes

You can also hear the track on Mt. Desolation’s MySpace profile. And the rather lovely artwork looks like this…

Bitter Pill (Live)