Mt Warning (band)

The first gigs for Mt Warning were support slots for The Rubens and The Temper Trap, which Time Off Brisbane said: "A perfect rattling tenor and there's clearly a few people hooked. His haunting and slightly cinematic single, "Burn Again", deftly prepares the ground for what's to come";{{cite web|url= http://themusic.com.au/reviews/reviews-live/2013/05/02/the-rubens-the-tivoli-carley-hall/ |author=Carley Hall|title= At Tivoli: The Rubens, Oh Mercy, Walk the Moon, MT Warning|publisher=The Music.com.au Brisbane|date=26 April 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}} and Drum Media said of their Sydney performance: "Flanked by an uber-cool collection of lads and ladies, showed some solid guitar prowess and a powerful voice".{{cite web|url= http://themusic.com.au/reviews/reviews-live/2013/05/06/the-temper-trap-enmore-theatre-helen-lear/ |author=Helen Lear|title=At the Enmore Theatre: The temper Trap, Alpine, MT Warning|publisher=The Music.com.au|date=1 May 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}}

These shows were followed by a trip to London for a show at The Shacklewell Arms,{{cite web|url=http://www.communionmusic.co.uk/2013/04/mt-warning-free-show-at-shacklewell-arms-22nd-may/|title=MT Warning Free show at Shacklewell Arms|publisher=Communion Records|date=22 May 2013|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726211616/http://www.communionmusic.co.uk/2013/04/mt-warning-free-show-at-shacklewell-arms-22nd-may/|archive-date=26 July 2013|url-status=dead}} presented by Communion & Eat Your Own Ears{{cite web|url= http://www.eatyourownears.com/category/mt-warning/

|title= Mt Warning – "Youth Bird" video |publisher=Eat Your Own Ears.com|date=23 May 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}} who said of their single "Forward Miles": "There's a tingle of summer in the air in London and this new one from MT Warning could be one of its signature 2013 jams."{{cite web|url= http://www.eatyourownears.com/2013/04/mt-warning-forward-miles-video/

|title= Mt Warning – "Forward Miles" video |publisher=Eat Your Own Ears.com|date=23 April 2013|access-date=23 January 2014}} Whilst in London they opened the main stage at Field Day London 2013.{{cite web|url= http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/line-up/mt-warning/|title= MT Warning in Field Day Festival|publisher= Field Day|access-date= 9 August 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130904132104/http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/line-up/mt-warning/|archive-date= 4 September 2013|url-status= dead}} along with Disclosure, Solange and Mount Kimbie. Time Out London describes Mt Warning as "thumping alternative rock, with electronic and post-rock influences from the likes of Sigur Rós".

In an interview with Moustache Magazine, front-man Mikey Bee explained, "Producing in the sense that he throws visuals at me...he'll tell me, 'What if these guitars were a bit more abrasive there or the vocal was softer or what would a lyric like this sound like.' He's not a musician so those kinds of suggestions from someone who doesn't play but sees music is really awesome."{{cite news|url=http://www.moustachemagazine.com/2013/09/youve-been-warned/|title=You've Been Warned|publisher=Moustache Magazine|date=9 September 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}}

Their debut single "Forward Miles" was added to playlists on Triple J,{{cite web|url= http://www.yenmag.net/music/mt-warning/ |author=Jana Roose|title= MT Warning Review |publisher=Yen magazine|date=8 May 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}} XFM in the UK{{cite web|url= http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/slideshows/311973/mt-warning-london-tour-diary-2013.htm#1 |author=Sarah Guppy|title= Tour Diary May 2013|date=2 June 2013 |publisher=Tone Deaf.com}} and the band were predicted as a 'Next Hype' artist by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1.{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rydtq |title=BBC.co.uk: Zane Lowe Choices|date=22 April 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}} The band also released a remix in conjunction with US Filter magazine via Vinnie La Duce{{cite web|url= http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/listen_mt_warning_goes_electro_forward_miles_filter_remix_by_vinnie_laduce_

|title= MT Warning Goes Electro: "Forward Miles (Filter Remix by Vinnie LaDuce)|publisher= Filter Magazine|date=29 May 2013}} and a 7inch release on Rough Trade Records.{{cite web|url= http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/71753

|title= MT Warning – Burn Again / Forward Miles Review|publisher=Tough Trade.com |date=27 May 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}}

The second single "Youth Bird" was previewed by Dom Alessio on Australia's National Broadcaster Triple J's blog on 7 August 2013,{{cite web|url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/homeandhosed/blog/s3819566.htm

|title= MT WARNING "Youth Bird"|publisher=ABC Australia|date=7 August 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}} where Dom noted, "Following on from the beautiful slow-burner "Forward Miles", MT WARNING are back with the propulsive and rocking "Youth Bird". It features sharp guitar chords, a driving drum rhythm and Mikey Bee's howling vocals."

In 2013, the band played festivals – BIGSOUND in Brisbane,{{cite web|url= http://www.qmusic.com.au/bigsound/2013/index.cfm?contentID=728&action=dsp_timetable |title= Q Music Australia: MT WARNING timetable|date=12 September 2013}} where Scene Magazine described them as "One of the best and most exciting acts of the night.";{{cite web|url= http://www.scenemagazine.com.au/music/rock/bigsound-live-night-two-review |title= Bigsound Live Night Two Review|publisher=Scene Magazine|date=13 September 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}} and also Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.{{cite web|url= http://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/en/music/programme/detail/program/mt-warning |title= MT Warning at Reeper Bahn Festival|date=27 September 2013|access-date=20 January 2014}}

A month before the release of debut album Midnight Set, the band were selected as The Guardian's 'New Band of the Day' with music journalist Paul Lester stating, "Those of you drawn to the sinewy introspection of the National and the revelatory grandeur of Sigur Ros. It is largely traditional and unreconstructed, thoroughly prepostmodern, like Radiohead if they'd never discovered Warp, or even got the Bends."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/03/mt-warning |author=Paul Lester |title= MT WARNING (No 1,691)|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=3 February 2014|access-date=22 July 2014}}

In March 2014, Midnight Set was released in UK on the 17th, followed by Australia and remaining international markets on the 28th. The album debuted at #8 on the Australian Independent Record Labels Association albums charts{{cite web|url=http://www.air.org.au/charts/20140407/?chart=100-independent-album-charts|author=staff writer |title= 100% Independent Albums Charts |publisher=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|date=7 April 2014|access-date=5 August 2014}} and #25 on iTunes Alternative music charts.

Mt Warning performed at Australia's St Jerome's Laneway Festival and Splendour in the Grass,{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/splendour-gets-sicker-as-london-grammar-third-band-to-pull-out-20140722-zvime.html |agency=Australian Associated Press |title= Splendour gets sicker as London Grammar third band to pull out|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 July 2014|access-date=22 July 2014}} as well as Austin's South by Southwest{{cite web|url= http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/australian-acts-make-up-40-of-those-taking-to-the-stage-in-austin-texas-for-the-sxsw-festival/story-fni0cvc9-1226798148441 |title= Australian acts make up 40 of those taking to the stage in Austin, Texas for the SXSW Festival|date=9 January 2014|access-date=23 January 2014}} in 2014.

In July 2015, the band released a new EP called Petrified Heart, which 4ZZZ described in a review, "....dreamy, soft soundscapes and introspective vocals...Petrified Heart runs with a simple perfection."{{cite web|url= http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/reviews/albums/mt-warning-petrified-heart |author=Clare Armstrong |title=MT WARNING: Petrified Heart|publisher=4ZZZ|date=15 July 2014|access-date=10 July 2015}}

At the end of 2012, Mt Warning wrote the song "Sinking Sun" for Corona's "From Where You'd Rather Be" advertising campaign,{{cite news|url=http://www.australiancreative.com.au/news/more-from-where-you-d-rather-be|title=More from where you'd rather be|publisher=Australian Creative.com|date=19 October 2012|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060029/http://www.australiancreative.com.au/news/more-from-where-you-d-rather-be|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead}} that was directed by Taylor Steele,{{cite news|url=http://coronaextra.com.au/campaign/film/|title=Corona Extra Presents – On Mexico Time|publisher=Corona Extra.com.au}} Corona's Australian Creative Director.

• Mikey Bee – vocals, guitar (2012–present)
• Taylor Steele (filmmaker) – producer (music), visuals (2012–2014)

• 2015: "When It All Bleeds Out"
• 2014: "Midnight Dawn"
• 2013: "Burn Again"
• 2013: "Forward Miles"
• 2013: "Youth Bird"

• Petrified Heart (2015)

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