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"Better Day" by Mayflow

Mayflow Electro Pop Duo from Italy

Mayflow

Formed during the Covid 19's lockdown in the end of 2020, Mayflow consists of talented producer Mayford Fox, who has already many years of electronic and techno releases under his belt, and the mysterious multi-instrumentalist and vocalist LowKey, who actually seems to have appeared out of nowhere. The name is a mix of their names: MAYFord Fox and LOWkey. 

Mayford Fox - Producer, 
LowKey - Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist

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Better Day

Zwar wurde der Track bereits vor einigen Wochen veröffentlicht, darauf gestoßen sind wir per Zufall aber erst jetzt. Die Italiener Mayflow liefern mit "Better Day" einen Electro Pop Song der eher ungewöhnlichen Art. Es ist einerseits die geschickte Auswahl der Sounds und dessen Arrangement, alles deutet, geht quasi Richtung Art Pop, andererseits bestücken sie den Track jedoch gekonnt mit Pop Elementen, vor allem die "Vocal Parts" bestreiten diesen "commercial" Weg, und erzeugen dadurch eine gelungene Spannung aus Electro meets Art Pop. 

Dazu servieren sie Lyrics welche die Suche nach einer besseren Zukunft behandeln. Das Erkennen und das Akzeptieren von Schwächen, sowie das Risiko dadurch verletzlich zu werden.

"Better Day" von Mayflow ist definitiv ein gelungener Alternative Pop Streich welcher neugierig macht, sprich die Neugier auf neues Material der Band weckt. Für den Moment gilt jedoch "Check this track out!".



Q&A

Who inspired you to make music in general ...and especially to the song "Better Day"?

We have many and various inspirations: Apparat, Moderat, Flying Lotus, Brockhampton , Kanye West, Kaytranada, Flume, Radiohead and the list goes on...


The track creates an amazing Art Pop meets Experimental atmosphere, especially the rhythm sounds extraordinary, how much time did you spend on it?

The first version of Better Day was produced three years ago, and we worked on it together 8-9 months intermittently before having the final product.


What is your creative process like?

The creative process it's pretty peculiar for every song, actually we think that the best part of it it's that it always feels different. Sometimes we start from an old idea, sometimes it's a new sound, sometimes it'a vocal melody that pops up in our heads.


When do you decide that a song is ready for a release?

We decide a song is ready when it sounds ready. If after repeated listens it feels like it has the right mix of sounds, like it expresses the message we wanted to express, then it's time to release it.


What's your most useful talent besides music?

-LowKey: Empathy, creativity, joking, listening, negotiating skills.
-Mayford Fox: Acting, quick to make friends, creativity, high energy guy.
We also recently discovered that we're both good at videomaking.


What was the first ever Pop/Rock/Electro ... song you listened to or remember on?

-LowKey: Heroes - David Bowie
-Mayford Fox: Bad - Michael Jackson


What do you prefer, a live gig or a studio session?

We're absoultely live gig guys, even though the chances to play live are so rare nowadays.


What’s next for you?

Our next goal is try to get out there as much as we can, maybe contact some labels.






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