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Mouthwash - True Stories

Mouthwash – True Stories is out now on Rebel Alliance Recordings

Fusing hard-edged ska and ragga rhythms and melodies with a punk rock sound and enthusiasm, Mouthwash have grown a loyal live following over the past 14 years.

When they supported Rancid at the Astoria it impressed lead singer Tim Armstrong so much he asked the band to join his label Hellcat Records on which they released the debut album 1000 Dreams.

Mouthwash released their latest album True Stories tihs month with a bonus CD featuring live and unreleased tracks.

Their songs are defined by an honest delve into the under belly of London life, with references to rejecting day jobs, bundling on to night buses to getting guns pulled on them in Brixton.  All their music is engrained with a gritty realism that tenderly touches on the romantic before heading back to the street corners, signing on and the offy.

Mouthwash themselves are quick to point out that they don’t have a particular message to spread, they just want to make good music, get smashed and enjoy themselves along the way.

With tour stories such as hitchhiking across America and being stuck in a van for days with a mental patient, it seems like they are definitely trying!

These hard working boys are back and better than ever with their new album.  To promote this new release the band are headlining a series of UK shows after and have just a UK tour with good friends The King Blues.

You can see how energetic Mouthwash are when they perform at the following venues this summer:

26th July The Retro Bar, Manchester
8th Aug Maze, Nottingham with Voodoo Glow Skulls

9th Aug Secret location (just outside Bristol), Boom Town Fair with Chas n Dave & Sonic Boom Six

Watch the promo video for Dark Was The Night:

True Stories by Mouthwash tracklisting:

1. Ask and it is given
2. A face in the crowd
3. No fear
4. N68
5. The sound
6. That Girl
7. Everyday feelin’
8. What I don’t know
9. Southbound
10. Atlantic Rd.
11. Dark was the night
12. Hazy days

Bonus Disc:
1. N68 (acoustic live)
2. Solid as a rock (live)
3. Sign of the times (unreleased)
4. I don’t wanna hear it (live acoustic)
5. We evolve (live acoustic)
6. Knock on your door (demo)
7. Ask and it is given (live acoustic)
8. Fools Gold (live)
9. One in ten (demo)

10. Deeper (unreleased)

For more information see www.myspace.com/mouthwashlondon

Mouthwash – True Stories is out now on Rebel Alliance Recordings