(The Mads, the first Mod band in Italy, are back with a new single! "On The Bus" b\/w "The Way She Smiles" is the exciting follow up to last year’s "What I Need \/ Virtual World" (2015). This new 45rpm is released strictly on BLUE vinyl and features two original songs. "On The Bus" is genuine power pop dipped in R&B and written by Marco Pertusati. "The Way She Smiles", written by Toni Graziani, drives along with a soul-beat characterized by intense vocal harmonies, a trademark of the group. Their old friend and close collaborator Flavio Candiani (a.k.a. Cpt.Stax) is debuting as a lyricist for both songs)The Mads, the first Mod band in Italy, are back with a new single! "On The Bus" b\/w "The Way She Smiles" is the exciting follow up to last year’s "What I Need \/ Virtual World" (2015). This new 45rpm is released strictly on BLUE vinyl and features two original songs. "On The Bus" is genuine power pop dipped in R&B and written by Marco Pertusati. "The Way She Smiles", written by Toni Graziani, drives along with a soul-beat characterized by intense vocal harmonies, a trademark of the group. Their old friend and close collaborator Flavio Candiani (a.k.a. Cpt.Stax) is debuting as a lyricist for both songs. <\/p>\n
This year The Mads have crossed the UK border! An association with the London label Well Suspect Records (Acid Jazz), who appreciated their "motormod sound", resulted in 5 tracks recorded between 1979 and 1982 being included in the deluxe version of the seminal collection, "The Beat Generation And The Angry Young Men" and "What I Need" (Area Pirata \/ SGR) getting featured in "Generation Mod" amongst a selection of contemporary artists\/groups. The artwork for "On The Bus" is, in this view, a humorous link between their hometown of Milan and their adopted city of London. <\/p>\n
The new single highlights the innate artistic and creative qualities of the band. A balanced cocktail of immediate catchy melodies, tuneful vocals, structural simplicity (2 guitars, bass, drums) and tight arrangements. Their inspiration and the attitude hails from two historical decades: Mod Beat 60s style and the British R&B \/ Pub Rock sound of the 70s. Just like the previous single, these new recordings were made at Sunfex Studios, smartly engineered and edited by Davide Di Maio. <\/p>\n
\n Line Up: <\/strong> TRACK LIST:
\n Luis Bergamaschi: bass and vocals
\n Mauro Fossati: drums and vocals
\n Toni Graziani: lead guitar and vocals
\n Marco Pertusati : vocals and rhythm guitar<\/p>\n
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\n <\/strong>1 – On the Bus
\n 2 – The Way She Smiles <\/p>\n