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You could be forgiven for not having heard of So So Modern before given that – despite the fact they have played SXSW and toured Europe numerous times (on one visit playing over 100 shows in 80 days) - the band is yet to play on our shores. Which is a shame as it means we are missing out on one of the most exciting bands in the world right now. Formed in Wellington NZ in late 2004, the group consists of band members Mark Leong, Dan Nagels, Aidan Leong and Grayson Gilmour; four young guys who ain’t afraid to get their geek on. Outside of the band the boys are respectively an architect, an artist, a radiographer and a sonic arts tutor (who’s also been putting out acclaimed solo albums since his teens) and it’s these outside interests that really make the band; So So Modern create music that doesn’t really sound like any other music but is rather the aural conversion of quantum physics, an M.C Escher painting and a helium balloon. Adding to their so-uncool-it’s-way-cool sensibility is their shamelessly energetic live shows which include various jumpsuits, flailing bodies and a level of audience participation and genuine enthusiasm that’s rarely seen these days (at earlier shows they would give out homemade cakes to the crowd). Watch the video above for a taste – no pun intended - of what a So So Modern show looks like and then petition them to finally come the hell over here!