This is what we have arranged for you on Saturday night @ Telfords Warehouse, Chester.
The luminous melodies are the responsibility of The Mams [ http://myspace.com/themamswambam ] who specialise in POP AS IT SHOULD BE... tuneful, memorable and suffused with the kind of experiences we can all relate to.
Somewhere along the line the UK music scene forgot how to make pop that isn't anodyne Thatcherite drivel. Well, if you've been wondering who has been carrying the baton for The Specials, The Smiths, Madness, early Blur, the [Small] Faces, ABC and anyone else from these isles who managed to subvert unflinching social commentary with sweet and sour tunes to please the most discerning palate, The Mams are that band.
Between them, they have have received the approbation of various international indie pop labels, the legendary John Peel and some Johnny-come-lately nobody from Radio Wales who thinks their songs are the closest anyone in recent years has got to the genius of Mr. Ray Davies, if Mr Ray Davies had had the good fortune of being backed by Chic.
Their debut album, Wam! Bam!, received airplay on Radio 2 and 6Music when it was released in 2007. In support of that they played a nigh-on-legendary gig for us that bruised hearts and coloured hangovers -- I haven't ever seen that many smiling faces in Telfords.
So, come along on Saturday night and bring your grins and a well-lined stomach. You'll need both!
Here are a couple of .mp3's to wet your whistles.
The first is an out take from the recent recording sessions for their 2nd album.
Dedicated to all the bankers out there. [My wife is one of you and I definitely feel your pain].
http://adamthomaswalton.co.uk/music/gardenhosepipe.mp3
And something bouncy and brilliant.
http://adamthomaswalton.co.uk/music/neversaynever.mp3
*FREE* before 9pm, £4 thereafter [or free all night with a valid student card]
http://myspace.com/themamswambam
http://telfordswarehouse.com
http://twitter.com/adamwalton
©Adam Walton
2010
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