We have written extensively about Deep Time at Pop Press International, particularly leading up to the release of the duo’s excellent eponymous album, which just came out last month on Hardly Art. The collaboration of Jennifer Moore and Adam Jones dates back to their earlier project Yellow Fever, but what has been consistent is how criminally under-recognized the band has been. Under appreciated and underrated are inaccurate terms, because almost everyone I know who sees or hears the group falls instantly in love.
With their most recent effort and an epic global tour, Deep Time is poised to finally garner the international recognition they deserve. Their show at the Mohawk opening for the Mynabirds showcased the duo’s odd, melodically intricate pop. Moore and Jones are consistently as tight as imaginable. Each drumbeat and guitar note is perfectly placed. 
Operating as a duo seems to push Moore and Jones to carefully orchestrate even the simplest of elements, to streamline their music, to pare it down to exactly what is necessary. However, their sparse arrangements often come off as remarkably full, as each member plays multiple instruments at once.
Deep Time is a band to see as soon as you possibly can. Austin will have that chance again, when the group returns from tour and plays a show with Hidden Ritual at Mohawk on August 24th. Info about that event can be found here.
Mynabirds closed the night, cramming the stage with more people and gear than I thought possible on Mohawk’s inside stage. With both female singers positioned atop wooden platforms, the five-piece stomped and shouted their way through their percussion heavy set of indie-rock songs. Mynabirds instrumentation manages to qualify as concussive without feeling completely annoying or overbearing. It simply doesn’t let up, but the songs also know when enough is enough—maintaining the short, cohesive feel of a pop song.
This was one of my first experience with the Mynabrids outside of hearing their singles. The band certainly captured my interest with their set, and I’ll be on the watch for their return to Austin.
