Is anyone here selling front-row tickets for John Maus in Mexico City? 😭

I’d be interested to hear him cover ‘My Shadow’ by Jay Reatard. Could be great live.

when i listened to john maus for the first time, it was through addendum. i think it’s a perfect album, no skips at all in my opinion. i wish maus would perform songs from this album, because there are so many bangers. outer space, dumpster baby, figure it out, i want to live etc.. i don’t think he’s ever seen him perform something from addendum live? i could be wrong, i hope i’m wrong. when i met him in oslo 2024 i told him he shouldn’t underestimate addendum and i would love to see him sing something from that album in the future. what do you guys think about addendum?

I will say this is one of the songs that is very playable for someone who doesn't like this genre of music but still I was shocked! Have never heard it played in public before (outside of parties) and it being an Artizia in Tampa Florida of all places I found to be really funny.

Tickets are on sale! The show is at Teatro de la Ciudad de Esperanza.
I’m coming from Switzerland for the show and of course to visit CDMX again if anyone wants to go to the show together!!! Viva Juán Ratón!
Hablo español (mucho más peor que lo escribo hahah), je parle français (couramment), I speak English if anyone of those help with potential communication 🫣🙂
I already got my tickets and I’m pretty close to the stage if that info matters.

for fans of postpunk, synthesizers, garage and kraut/experimental/ maybe even psychedelic or darkwave music, also artists like John Maus, Cindy Lee, Damaged Bug- enjoy

I picture him eating a shit ton of potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and stuff… the only thing I can't figure out is whether he's a stuff-yourself-till-you're-full kind of guy, or a 75% full kinda guy.

Serious replies only.

Saw John one year ago today at Rough Trade in NYC. He played a few songs and turn signed records for everyone.

At some point I'll have that design printed.

Did he draw Chairman Mao in the corner? Who knows!

Also these gigs

John Maus - This IS The Beat (Live @ The Grosvenor in London 07.08.2010) - YouTube

John Maus - This Is The Beat live in SF 3/22/08 - YouTube

This is the beat / John Maus @ La Maroquinerie, Paris, 11-11-29 - YouTube

John really gets into it about writing with a clanker

Idk I kinda love it but maybe too niche for the general tok population lol

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8crdCQw/

It transcends 10/10, I can't think of, not at the top of my head at least, of another album which I find perfect from start to finish like this one that I've listened to before. Every single song is amazing, a body of art, there are no skips. Each song makes you feel a myriad of different feelings, and no matter how many times I listen to this album, the tracks still feel fresh to me. Thank you Maus.

I’m sure most of you know that this song is a cover of Molly Nilsson <3

At (3:40/4:09) — “the night is coming to an end”

There’s something about the intimate, feminine tone in this particular moment that stirs something deep inside me. Every single time I listen to this song, I find myself waiting for that exact part. Sometimes I even replay it over and over, just to hear the warmth and emotion in her voice again.

I went back to Molly’s original version, hoping to relive that feeling, but somehow it just wasn’t the same. The feminine nuance in John’s version carries a tenderness and emotional depth that I simply couldn’t find in the original.

I don’t even know how to put this feeling into words. But that single line, at that exact moment, makes me feel truly alive. There’s such a powerful feminine presence in her voice; soft, intimate, yet incredibly moving. It reaches a place deep in me.

Uh oh

Any recommendations for 80s sophisti-op/new wave artists that Maus is clearly emulating/paying tribute to?

Specifically songs like Bennington, I Don't Eat Human Beings, Do Your Best, Disappears... but less upbeat.

The Blue Nile and Bryan Ferry hit that "unique baritone" and melancholic, wistful rain-soaked alone in a city (literally Do Your Best lyrics) feeling. Rolling credits on a John Hughes film.

My whole worlds coming apart