Melodica, Melody and Me to support Bombay Bicycle Club's Acoustic Tour
Brixton’s original folksteppers Melodica, Melody and Me Release their debut single, ‘Piece Me Back Together’ on Monday 12th July 2010 through Everybody’s Stalking To check out the beautiful new video: click here . They have done a great little cover of Paul Simon – Diamonds on the Soles of Her shoes, which you can get at www.myspace.com/mmmelodic as a free download. The new single will be available on limited edition seven-inch vinyl and download.
Huw (Vocal/Guitar), Rudi (Guitar, Charango, Kora, Melodica), Emilio (Kora, Melodica, Charango), Anna (Vocals, Melodica), John (Bass) and Greta (Drums) uniquely combine their folk influences of Bert Jansch and Victor Jara with their Dub and Reggae heroes Augustus Pablo and Lee Scratch Perry and have become Britain’s go-to band for all-night skanking and festival stomping. From their first proper gig supporting Whitest Boy Alive at Hoxton Bar Grill MMM's infectious live set has been creating waves across the UK touring with the likes of Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn and Mumford and Sons. Whilst finishing university and school in London, Manchester, Brighton and Leeds they have built up large pockets of adoring fans, selling out venues in each respective city with the underage scene and student crowds eagerly adopting the band as their own. MMM have had spot plays on Radio 1, 2, BBC London and 6Music. Significant support has come from Tom Robinson who has included them several times on his weekly podcast, his 'Best of' Podcast and his 'Fresh on the Net' show. The band have been interviewed for his introducing show and after performing a live session in the 6music hub he announced they were the “Freshest most original sounding groups we have had in the studio... absolutely terrific”. Huw was also interviewed on Steve Lamaq's introducing show and he has continued to spot play Piece me back Together which was also recently played on NME radio's New Noise show. Rob da Bank hailed the band “fantastic” when he played Ode to a Mountain on his Radio 1 show and has booked them previously for Camp Bestival and Bestival which led them to playing to over 1000 fans at a rammed headline slot in the Club Dada Tent. Other festival highlights include Electric Picnic, Great Escape, Secret Garden Party and Shambala and La Nuit Blanche in Amiens, France. Whilst nurturing their live set and waiting for the perfect time to release a recorded single they have commanded an ever-growing fanbase and a genuine word-of-mouth phenomenon. (200,000 MySpace plays and over 3200+ friends already). Above the babble of hype, and the chains of forced expectation, this is a band people have fallen in love with without being told to.
Melodica, Melody and Me are set to appear at the following upcoming events:
Brighton Festival - Bom-Bane’s w/Jane Bom-Bane - Brighton 22 June
Sunrise Festival with Chai Wallahs Dorset - 6th June
It has also just been confirmed that they will be a lead support on Bombay Bicycle Club’s acoustic tour, dates as follows:
“Freshest most original sounding groups we have had in the studio... absolutely terrific” Tom Robinson
“Incredibly beautiful, with harmonies and rich instrumentation that makes you want to dance and cry at the same time" Observer Music Monthly
“Imagine The Coral swapping the driving Hammond organs for a sweet teen female backing vocal and you are as near as you are going to get without seeing these guys for yourselves” Clash Magazine
Huw (Vocal/Guitar), Rudi (Guitar, Charango, Kora, Melodica), Emilio (Kora, Melodica, Charango), Anna (Vocals, Melodica), John (Bass) and Greta (Drums) uniquely combine their folk influences of Bert Jansch and Victor Jara with their Dub and Reggae heroes Augustus Pablo and Lee Scratch Perry and have become Britain’s go-to band for all-night skanking and festival stomping. From their first proper gig supporting Whitest Boy Alive at Hoxton Bar Grill MMM's infectious live set has been creating waves across the UK touring with the likes of Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn and Mumford and Sons. Whilst finishing university and school in London, Manchester, Brighton and Leeds they have built up large pockets of adoring fans, selling out venues in each respective city with the underage scene and student crowds eagerly adopting the band as their own. MMM have had spot plays on Radio 1, 2, BBC London and 6Music. Significant support has come from Tom Robinson who has included them several times on his weekly podcast, his 'Best of' Podcast and his 'Fresh on the Net' show. The band have been interviewed for his introducing show and after performing a live session in the 6music hub he announced they were the “Freshest most original sounding groups we have had in the studio... absolutely terrific”. Huw was also interviewed on Steve Lamaq's introducing show and he has continued to spot play Piece me back Together which was also recently played on NME radio's New Noise show. Rob da Bank hailed the band “fantastic” when he played Ode to a Mountain on his Radio 1 show and has booked them previously for Camp Bestival and Bestival which led them to playing to over 1000 fans at a rammed headline slot in the Club Dada Tent. Other festival highlights include Electric Picnic, Great Escape, Secret Garden Party and Shambala and La Nuit Blanche in Amiens, France. Whilst nurturing their live set and waiting for the perfect time to release a recorded single they have commanded an ever-growing fanbase and a genuine word-of-mouth phenomenon. (200,000 MySpace plays and over 3200+ friends already). Above the babble of hype, and the chains of forced expectation, this is a band people have fallen in love with without being told to.
Melodica, Melody and Me are set to appear at the following upcoming events:
Brighton Festival - Bom-Bane’s w/Jane Bom-Bane - Brighton 22 June
Sunrise Festival with Chai Wallahs Dorset - 6th June
It has also just been confirmed that they will be a lead support on Bombay Bicycle Club’s acoustic tour, dates as follows:
- 13 July - St Phillips Church - Manchester
- 14 July - St Phillips Church - Manchester
- 15 July - St Georges - Bristol
- 19 July - St Paul’s Church - Birmingham
- 20 July - Sage 2 - Gateshead
- 21 July - Arts Centre - Norwich
- 22 July - St Georges - Brighton
- 23 July - Union Chapel - London
- 24 July - Union Chapel - London
“Freshest most original sounding groups we have had in the studio... absolutely terrific” Tom Robinson
“Incredibly beautiful, with harmonies and rich instrumentation that makes you want to dance and cry at the same time" Observer Music Monthly
“Imagine The Coral swapping the driving Hammond organs for a sweet teen female backing vocal and you are as near as you are going to get without seeing these guys for yourselves” Clash Magazine
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