The band set up a couple of belt pack guitar amps for their Moog and electric guitar, along with a big Anvil road case to beat on for percussion – and then they sang about prawns. And in the midst of it all was Orono Noguchi, a small-framed, self-described “average 17-year old Japanese girl living in Maine.” (That’s from an email she wrote me last year). When the seven members of the band arrived and huddled behind my desk, they blew into straws, making percussive noises, used toy cars and radios for sound effects and added lots of handclaps. In addition to the 20-plus inflatable whales they provided, the band requested via email that we provide “7 x Crunchy apples, 7 x cans of Coca Cola (or similar, as long as they are 330mls/12oz cans it doesn’t matter).” They added, “PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A RIDER BUT PART OF THE PERFORMANCE.” The multinational band of theatrically fun and talented musicians in Superorganism mix melody and mischievous with almost Seussian folly. But they all seem to be important in their own way. Why does it take 7 people to make simple, catchy pop songs? I have no idea. But they are having a lot of fun, and that goes a long way with me. Then I learned more about the band and saw a live video performance and they seemed really interesting.Īre they a novelty band? Sure. And that their show at a small club in Philly sold out really quickly. I didn’t really think too much of them until I started hearing a but more about them. Is was catchy and irritating at the same time. Superorganism came out of nowhere with the weird song “Something for Your M.I.N.D.” a weird hybrid of pretty much every genre. SOUNDTRACK: SUPERORGANISM-Tiny Desk Concert #735 (April 25, 2018).

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