{"id":19420,"date":"2013-06-06T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=19420"},"modified":"2017-03-01T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T13:30:38","slug":"new-noise-mmx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2013\/06\/06\/new-noise-mmx\/","title":{"rendered":"New Noise: MMX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet the Oxford band causing a stir with their debut album, Child.<\/p>\n

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\"MMX\"<\/a><\/p>\n

MMX<\/a> lads keeps it short and bittersweet for Wonderland, just like the melancholy songs from their widely successful recent debut album Child. Despite the hazy, vulnerable quality of this Oxford-based band\u2019s sound, don\u2019t be fooled. In this interview, MMX prove that they aren’t afraid to be compared with Coldplay, or to reveal the autobiographical inspiration behind their lyrics, and that, yes – they all still listen to Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n

Your band’s sound has often been compared to, er, Coldplay, who are also from Oxford. How do you distinguish yourselves from them, or is there a homegrown music scene you both belong to?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think in this day and age you will always be likened to someone. We enjoy hearing how different people interpret our music. Sometimes you can be too close to something to comprehend it, but we’ve never felt the need to distinguish ourselves from anyone else – I think a good song can do that for itself.<\/p>\n

Dream collaborators?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ve been listening to a lot of Jessie Ware recently. Her album is great. I think she would be interesting to work with.<\/p>\n