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| Indie-Rock-Pop |
| Israel - Los Angeles, Israel |
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| www.eganu.com/missFlag |
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In an age where money and who you know talks louder than talent and what you know, it's refreshing to find a band that still believes hard work and great songs should be the way forward. Israel's missFlag is one such band. Borne from the friendship of five individually talented musicians, missFlag has been steadily carving a niche for themselves since their inception in 2005.
This is in no small way thanks to the diverse musical influences that the five members of missFlag bring to the band – from jazz to classical, fusion to rock, the music of missFlag is testament to the musical education the members of the band went through before finding each other.
But perhaps it's not the musical range and diversity that finds missFlag on the verge of their international breakthrough – rather, it's the message of hope and self-belief that can be found throughout each song on their debut album 'To Infinity'. Reaching out to the world from Jerusalem and surrounded by everyday conflict that most other bands could never understand, missFlag refuse to be drawn into any political statements, and instead share their hope through music that we can all live as one.
From sublime anthems such as the beautiful 'Run', with its belief that even the poorest relationship can be saved, to the live favourite in waiting that is 'Let It Show', missFlag show they can stand beside such luminaries as Coldplay and Snow Patrol and not be overshadowed. For further proof of missFlag's place in the indie world, you only need to listen to 'Hidden Thieves', perhaps their signature song, and one that shows the range in song-writing strength the band possess.
With 'To Infinity' in their back pocket and North America in particular beginning to pick up on them, missFlag are now ready to step from out of the shadows and take their place amongst the established bands of the genre. It's been a long and often difficult road, but the end destination is finally in sight. |
| Within the last six months missFlag have toured the US extensively. The reaction of the press to missFlag and their performances has been very exciting:
L.A Times (second feature):"This pop band from Israel is starting to make waves with the catchy song "Hidden Thieves" getting airtime on KCRW and elsewhere. It's not hard to understand, as the group's urgent, heartfelt pop has the potential for reaching a large audience. Ohad Eilam's voice and Gil Assayas' piano are the essential stitches to a fabric that incorporates diverse chord changes and tempos, but always resolving into memorable choruses."
Boston Globe: "missFlag brings a beautifully shambling sensibility to the epic chord changes and winsome melodies." |
| The band has also been receiving extraordinarily positive feedback from the international music industry since they completed the recording of their debut album:
* Nic Harcourt, the renowned DJ from KCRW who is known for breaking new acts in the US such as Coldplay and Dido, has been playing missFlag's song 'Hidden Thieves' regularly on his radio show "Morning Become Eclectic" for over 3 months now, resulting in the song hitting KCRW's Top Charts. Furthermore, the band were invited for a live performance and interview on Harcourt's show - which they recently did on September 17th 2007.
After the show, missFlag's performance of "Hidden Thieves" was added to KCRW's MySpace player, alongside performances by Coldplay, Travis and Beck.
* missFlag are currently undergoing negotiations with EMI.
* Universal Records are showing a lot of interest in missFlag and have invited the band to LA for a private showcase. |
| www.myspace.com/missFlag |
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