Mightyfew “Cinema” CD

To this day I know almost nothing about Australia's Mightyfew, but they were a painfully underrated, overlooked, and just plain wronged band that had so much talent and so much potential but never achieved the proper level of appreciation. Recorded in 2000 and released by the now defunct UK label Rage of Achilles (I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think it actually hit the streets until 2002), "Cinema" was Mightyfew's sophomore EP, and I remember being unexpectedly impressed by the material when I originally reviewed the disc on the old version of the site. Having never heard of the band before I had no idea what to expect, but their interesting fusion of "alternative rock" and post-hardcore stands the test of time fairly well. I'm sure there are a good number of people who'd nitpick it to death and find aspects to complain about—admittedly the singing can be a bit of a weak link when compared to the fierce screaming and the overall force of the music—but when all is said and done it's hard to deny the quality of their riffs or the emotional tone of their songwriting. From roving basslines and dissonant guitar textures interspersed with darker melodic undercurrents and subtly sludgy rhythms, there's actually a little bit of a Deftones-ish thing going on to some degree, but whatever you want to call it, it's pretty solid work. Here's an initial taste of Mightyfew at their best:

Mightyfew "Both Shoulders"

And since as far as I can tell this one's out of print, here's the entire EP for your perusal (and hopefully your enjoyment, as well):

[DOWNLOAD] Mightyfew "Cinema" (@ Mediafire)

It was when digging around to research for this post that I discovered the band had broken up in early-2007, but not before releasing one last EP called "Of Course You Do, Everybody Does", which they were apparently giving away for free via their MySpace page at one point (How's that for underappreciated, eh?). Since they haven't even logged in since last summer, I'm guessing chances are slim that I'll be able to get my hands on a copy from them, so... if there's any chance that someone out there could hook me up with high-quality mp3's of those tracks I'd really appreciate it. Thanks...