New Orleans 2009  (May 09)       

Photo by Greg Aiello

Here's a jolly nice review of the House of Blues New Orleans show by Deroy Murdock:

"On Sunday at 2am the House of Blues showcases the New Mastersounds, an outstanding Leeds, England-based quartet whose guitar, bass, drums, and electric organ fill the spacious venue with enough musical thrust to echo a septet. Their captivating instrumental groove recalls Booker T. and the MGs and the J.B. Horns, James Brown's backup band. From one energetic flash of brilliance to the next, this band mesmerizes the crowd and keeps it gyrating very, very hard until Simon Allen and Eddie Roberts, respectively, lay down their drum sticks and guitar pick at about 5:20 in the morning."

We would have played right up to last call (which we were told was 5.30am) if the devious tricksters at the venue hadn't set the stage clock 10 minutes fast, based on the fact that last year we played till 6am. Next year we will insist on independent UN timekeepers.

Free Download of Thermal Bad  (Mar 26)       

Check out our iLike.com profile for an exclusive free download 'Thermal Bad'. You can also enjoy streaming the entire "Plug & Play" album.

Plug & Play US Release & Tour  (Mar 06)       

We are excited to announce the US Release of 'Plug & Play' featuring 4 bonus tracks. The album is available on iTunes now. You can also get the CD at our shows or a store near you from March 10th. To co-incide with the release we're hitting the road, starting the same day 3/10 in San Diego. We're heading up the West Coast then inland via MT and ID to Colorado, ending up in Denver on March 28th. Then in April we'll be gadding about the South East with DJ Logic & Moon Taxi. It's about time we were paired with a DJ, and a great one at that! See the tour page for all confirmed dates.

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NYE 2008  (Jan 02)       

Eddie cues the final note of the gig on New Year's Eve at City Limits, Delray Beach, FL. NMS were joined in the second set by members of Bonerama for some frenzied four-trombone action. (photo courtesy of Jacques Lobato)

Japan Tour  (Dec 08)       

The last gig of the Japan tour is tonight (Tuesday Dec 9th) at Club Quattro in Tokyo. Dionne and the band have already played to very appreciative crowds in Osaka and Nagoya and are travelling North by bullet train, which has to be the most comfortable and efficient mode of transport ever devised. Another thing about Japan: the electric toilets are quite marvellous.

Live in San Francisco  (Oct 16)       

The new live album, recorded in SF in July this year, is released in Japan on P-Vine records on October 17th along with re-releases of Be Yourself and Keb Darge Presents the New Mastersounds. (both the latter CDs feature bonus tracks). Worldwide digital release of 'Live in San Francisco' is planned for later in the year but meanwhile here's the link to buy the CD from Amazon Japan.

Holland / Belgium Tour  (Sep 02)       

Just back from another US trip, The New Mastersounds are headed this weekend to Holland and Belgium for 4 gigs with Dionne Charles:

Thurs Sept 4th - AMSTERDAM, NL - Melkweg
Friday Sept 5th - UTRECHT, NL - SJU Jazzpodium
Saturday Sept 6th - ROTTERDAM, NL - Rotown
Sunday Sept 7th - SINT NIKLAAS, BE - Villa Pace Festival

Album Launch gig with Dionne Charles  (May 22 2008)       

Vocalist Dionne Charles joined us at Cargo in London for the 'Plug & Play' album launch on Friday. You can listen to her incredible voice on the new single King Comforter, released Monday 16th June (vinyl 7"/itunes) and also the featured track on the NMS juke box this month.

UK Release Date Announced  (Apr 19 2008)       

The new album - Plug & Play - will be released in UK on Monday June 30th on CD/LP and on itunes a week earlier. It features vocalist Dionne Charles (whose own band Baby Charles released their debut album earlier this year) on 4 of the 11 tracks, plus there are appearances from master percussionist Sam Bell (This Is What We Do; Live At La Cova.) Early DJ responses have been extremely positive ("Their best yet," etc...) but you'll have to judge for yourselves when it comes out. We will be posting sneaky previews on the jukebox in the run-up to the release, so check back often!

Knockout East Coast Tour!  (Mar 18 2008)       

We're just home, still buzzing from an amazing 2 week tour - 2 great slots at Langerado Music Festival, followed by a road trip from Atlanta to NYC. As word spread up the coast the shows got even busier, with Philly and New York selling out. We encountered such incredible enthusiasm and dedication from music-lovers along the way and want to say a hearty thank you to all of you who showed your support and made the trip such a success. We'll see quite a few of you next month in NOLA, and we hope to come back to the East Coast again later in the year. Big love from Si, Pete, Joe and Eddie.

Suited in San Francisco  (Jan 16 2008)       

Eddie on stage at the Independent, San Francisco on Friday 11th Jan. The gig was sold out before doors opened at 7.30pm. To celebrate our achievement we made a bit of an effort with the outfits. You can buy the 2-disc live-CD here.
Photo byJudy Parker

Studio Session  (Jan 03 2008)       

Simon and Joe at Hall Place Studios in Leeds just before Christmas. The NMS are working on the new album which is expected to be completed in time for an April release.