I wish I had an aunt called Mary. Poppins.

I have two aunts as long as I can remember, both from my father's side. They were both kind, and always seemed so heartwarming. One of my aunts however, were one of those extremely strict parents. So every time I went to that aunt's house, I would see my older cousin suffer, under what seemed like tyranny at the time, and shudder with cold sweat as my older cousin would tuck his tail between his legs with sad droopy eyes.

Oh well, what pleasant memories I have. It will take months to finish my saga on such moments of remembrance, so let's forget about that for the time being.

Speaking of aunts, today's band is My Aunt Mary. 

My-Aunt-Mary is a Korean band with the earlier introduced Thomas Cook as the center man. There were three others at the time, each taking drums, bass, and keyboard. They formed back in 1999 with their self-titled album,  My Aunt Mary.

Now, comprised of three men including Thomas Cook, they are a veteran band with five studio albums under their belt.

One interesting fact is that they used to be with Fluxus Music, which is the label that Urban Zakapa, Clazziquai, Loveholics, and W-and-Whale belong to. Good bands do find themselves it seems.

My Aunt Mary is a distinguished modern rock band. The one below is a single from their third album. It's called On the way to the Airport. 

I really like this song. As in, I can't find other words to describe my feelings toward this song. I just, really like it. To tell you the truth, this is the song that sparked my interest in this band.

And I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised, because I just couldn't make sense of how I hadn't noticed this band before. A rock band of this magnitude that I hadn't even heard about until I dug it from the dark depths of Youtube. They began in 1999! For crying out loud why can't music like this featured in mainstream media? Their music needs to be much more salient in this world!

Here's another great song from their third album called Memory of a Memory 

The first time I felt this strong about a Korean band was when I discovered Nell. That was four years ago, when I barely knew Korean music. Nell was one of the first Korean bands I encountered and I certainly loved their sound.

I think My-Aunt-Mary is certainly bringing that feeling back to me. The urge to click on the replay button over and over again. The desire to listen to more songs by them. The need to have their music hit my eardrums. Suddenly, all these feelings are raging inside my head.

One may ask what makes them so great. Well darn it can't anyone hear? The tune, the harmony, the melody, it's all so fresh and deeply moving. The lead vocal Thomas Cook's strong voice certainly adds to the impact with a fine finishing touch on the overall sound. The lyrics. Well. Listen and let me know what you think, because whatever I will tell you will be on the lines of 'call of the heavens'.

Here's another one, called Monologue

Perhaps I'm so excited about this band that I'm becoming blind to any negative aspects that My-Aunt-Mary may have.

Still, this band is one of the best Korean bands that you will ever come across, and that is an undeniable fact.

My-Aunt-Mary is one of those bands that represent the future of Korean rock, like Delispice and Nell. So keep your ears fixed to their frequency, because bands like this don't go on the air so often!