New Mastersounds NEWS

USA July Tour Dates Announced

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:36:00 +0000

Our next American adventure starts on July 9th on a riverboat in NYC and finishes in Louisville Kentucky on July 27th. Check the tour page to find out where we're playing in between.

Jambase.tv Interview

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:31:00 +0000

Follow the link to the video interview recorded for Jambase at Langerado Festival, in which members of the band discuss what it's like playing at festivals.

Relix Radio Interview Now Online

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:31:00 +0000

Listen Here to the Relix Radio podcast interview that we did at Langerado Music Festival, featuring an extremely silly acoustic version of the new abum track 'Hole in the Bag'

WKCR Interview

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:47:00 +0000

Follow the link to the NMS interview on WKCR broadcast live before the Sullivan Hall show in New York City. Featuring exclusive previews of new album tracks, fresh from Eddie's virtual mixing desk. Also check out Friar Funk's show Night Train on WKCR.

MOJO MAGAZINE APRIL

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:54:00 +0000

Next month's MOJO magazine comes with a free CD - "The New Dictionary of Blues and Soul," a 'hand-picked collection of modern day grit 'n' grooves' featuring tracks by The Sugarman Three, Sharon Jones, James Hunter, Eli Reed, Watermelon Slim, and... The New Mastersounds. Here's what Mojo's editor has to say about how he made the selection: "While every artist represented here is unique, all of them share a love of roots music that reverberates through their own performances." Precisely!

Daptone Doppelgangers

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:56:00 +0000

Interesting feature on the excellent All Music blog. Now that elements of the classic funk/soul sound are showing up again on mainstream records, journalists are starting to connect the dots. It's a shame Top of the Pops was axed from BBC1 - they'd surely have had us on there miming to One Note Brown.

NMS Feature on Jambase.com

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:28:00 +0000

Read the article about NMS on American music website Jambase.com

Feast of Love

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:06:00 +0000

This apparently rather charming film, starring Morgan Freeman, is on general release in the UK this month. If you stay for the end credits you'll hear our track 'Your Love is Mine' featuring the vocal delights of Corinne Bailey Rae. The song was originally released on our 2003 album 'Be Yourself' and then again as a single in 2006.

Simon records with Corinne Bailey Rae

noreply@blogger.com (New Mastersounds) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:42:00 +0000

Simon played drums for Corinne Bailey Rae on a recording session for BBC Radio One's 'Established 1967' album. High profile artists were approached and asked to pick a tune from a particular year to cover. Corinne had chosen the 2006 Raconteurs track 'Steady as She Goes'. Also on the recording were ex-NMS organist Bob Birch, Roughneck bassist Neil Innes, and Ben Barker - from the Haggis Horns - on guitar. The session was recorded at Hall Place Studios in Leeds by NMS regular engineer Richard Formby.

(photo: Corinne jamming on Simon's drums in between takes)