FOLLOWING the release of their critically-acclaimed debut EP MAKING MEMORIES - that saw the band win over journalists, DJs and musical peers with their positive brand of passionate pop-rock - THE MARS PATROL have today released their much-anticipated follow-up EP, LANDLINE. Comprising new single THAT'S WHAT YOU GET, the release is avallable today through
iTunes,
Amazon and the band's official
website, it's enough to have you shivering with anticipation.
Recorded at the home of country music (Nashville, Tennessee), mixed by Jon Bailey (Coldplay, Radiohead, Travis) at London's Air Studios, and mastered in Los Angeles by Grammy award-winner, Brian Gardner (Michael Jackson, Eminem, Linkin Park), the results are exactly what you would expect: a slick, masterly produced, high-octane explosion of carefully crafted power-pop pomp.
Indeed, the group's instantly accessible lead single THAT'S WHAT YOU GET hits you like a flashing meteorite. Telling the story of lead singer Davina Divine's journey to make something good happen in a bad world crushed by negativity; the cosy, lyrical vibes are subtly complimented by guitarist Ross Nelson's fuzzy-warm guitar sound. The perfect accompaniment for those long, dark winter nights ahead, it not only gleams like a diamond in an ice-storm, it's shinier than a star within the brightest constellation.
As Ross explains, "The EP completely captures who we are and what we believe in. We had some amazing people work on the EP with us - it's just a case of getting the music out there now for everyone to hear." Noted for their self-sufficient work ethic, THE MARS PATROL could rival James Brown as the hardest working men and women in show-business. With worldwide followings ranging everywhere from Japan to Canada, they are one of few self-funded groups to successfully tour the USA. The Scots-born, London-based act have also strutted their stuff on the same stages as KT Tunstall, Kula Shaker, The Feeling, Rooster, Hanson, Orson, The Rifles and Finley Quaye.
