M.A.T.B. (fka Miranda and the Beat)

M.A.T.B. (f.k.a. Miranda and The Beat) don’t ask for your attention, they steal it. Born out of the NYC gutters and now wreaking havoc from the vulgar depths of New Orleans, the band has been tearing shit up since 2018. Raw, reckless, and riding on a no-rules gang mentality, M.A.T.B. hits hard and leaves you begging to get hit again.

Miranda “Randy” Zipse wasn’t born into this world. She exploded from it, a human hurricane armed with a Telecaster and a scream that could tear down walls. For almost a decade, she and Dylan “Baby” Fernandez (Farfisa, guitar) have thrived in chaos concocting melodies, riffs, and  hooks that bite as hard as their live shows hit. Backed by their fearless comrades Alvin ”M.F.” Jackson on bass and Christian “Sugar” King on drums, this crew refuses to fade. The band that just won’t go away is ready to infest your brain like the cockroaches they are.

M.A.T.B. has relentlessly torn through the U.S. and Europe on many a ferocious tour cycle, leaving sweat, noise, and mayhem in every city. On stage they’ve run with the depraved and legendary: The Black Lips, The Spits, The King Khan & BBQ Show, Bad Nerves, The Gories, The Mystery Lights, and more. Along the way, they’ve released music on Third Man Records, Khannibalism/Ernest Jenning Record Co., and Wild Honey, with some of the production/mix damage overseen by Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and the sonic wizard Paul Millar.

On their new LP Nerve Damage, soon to hit shelves, M.A.T.B. blends their scorched punk n roll energy with 80s new wave menace, creating a sound that punches like the Ramones, chills like John Carpenter, and sneaks in the cold precision of neue deutsche welle and OG hardcore influences. Tweakin out while digging through some trash? Spin “SPATZ.” Late night, full speed, never coming back? That’s “Make It On My Own”. The chaos does not stop. Nerve Damage grabs you, punches, screams, and refuses to let go.

Hell, don’t take my word for it. I honestly haven’t even heard the album yet (not sure it exists, and if it does it probably sucks) but here’s what Randy herself has to say about it, “Nerve Damage is about embracing the dark and disgusting parts of yourself because the more beat up we become by life, the more beautiful and unique we become. M.A.T.B. is comin at ya and it’s only gonna get better.”