The Moggs

The Moggs
Origin	San Francisco Bay Area
Years active	1995 – Present
Members	Sir Plus, Miss Minor

Formation

" ... one of the year's best records ... a collision of noise and attractive melody that's all too rare." - NEW CITY, Chicago

" .... the group's eccentricity shows a devotion to craft that would drive most other artists insane." - THE ONION

" .... The White Belt is a visceral album of rattle and reverb coated in wood-grained analog finish. It's unadulterated album rock." - PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER

".... [MOGGS] seem diametrically opposed to anything resembling selling out. They are a band with a strong vision who possess artistic integrity in the truest sense." - SYNTHESIS

"The White Belt is Not Enough is a dark gem .... Loose and dangerous, it crackles and sparks like fireworks." - COPPER PRESS

"....this is an immaculate record. .... In a musical era of reflexive irony .... there's something deeply gratifying about encountering a band who just do their own thing" - PUSHBY

"[MOGGS] have crafted an amazing album not to be ignored. ....this band is focused on their own style, their own timing, and precision, which can be heard throughout this album" - THE CRUTCH

"a striking work" - MESH

"MOGGS, with their purist ideal of music and perfectionist obsession, search for something more." - SCOOP, New Zealand

“Besides being in contention for best album title of the year, Moggs' The White Belt Is Not Enough is a promising debut that alternates between angular rhythmic notches and stretches of muted and lingering noise ...” – ALL MUSIC GUIDE

"Take two conceptually minded, seasoned musicians with eclectic audio and visual backgrounds, shower them with a miraculous collection of instruments ..., put them in a house with two giant dogs, a cat, a kitchen full of organic foods, and MOGGS will grow, Naturally." - BAY AREA BUZZ

"To many of us in the Bay Area, Moggs have been one of the greatest local bands to grace a stage … if you can catch them. Irregular shows and no product to rely on meant that a live performance by them was your only chance for hearing their angular-yet beautiful sounds, and it was like striking gold - better jump on it because you never know when it might happen again." - PLAYING IN FOG

".... the bare, unapologetic sum of Sir Plus' guitar, Miss Minor's drums, and MOGGS' understated vocals are enough to make any scenester take a break from chanting his area code long enough to get freaky." - ADVANCED ALTERNATIVE MEDIA

"The duo is so analog-fixated that they went all the way to London's Abbey Road studios, the Mecca of anachronistic recording devices, to make sure The White Belt was as pristine as possible; digitally unsullied, that is." - SPIN

Members

Justin M: Guitar/vocals
Cara LP: Drums/vocals

Discography

• 2005: The White Belt is Not Enough

Influences

Karp
Slug
Unwound
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Can
Sonic Youth