Travelling further than many for this year’s much-anticipated TMF festival, Southampton-based four-piece My Mantra wasted no time launching into a hectic, adrenaline-packed set. The 3pm, post-lunch slot is a tricky one, with the warm afternoon sun making the crowd drowsy and the grass looking as appealing as a four-poster bed. But with powerful drums and […]
My Mantra are clearly not a band to be told how to produce an album. The first rule they break is that there are a conservative seven tracks on the record; although I think I get the title now. However, more importantly, the second rule that goes out of the window is the one about […]
Forget Ferrero Rocher, because when My Mantra decide to throw a party, the last thing on their shopping list is a glued pyramid of chocolate to make sure everyone feels like they were really spoiling us. In fact, with three of the area’s leading bands in support, all leading up to the storming set of […]
You don’t get more ‘rock’ than My Mantra. Clad all in black, peppered with tattoos, and with mean looks to match, they’re dominated by their frontman and come across as impressively confident on stage. Many of the songs like ‘Trading Punches’ and ‘Wasted’ build up with teasing drums or melt in with the tap-tap-tap of […]
My Mantra opened the night, playing to an already busy Joiners Arms. First impressions suggest that these chaps play 90’s rock with big riffs and a powerful rhythm section, but there are other elements to the songs that draw comparisons with the heavier moments of Feeder. The vocal is angsty and in your face, maintaining […]
Black Andrew started this epic six band night with a display of raw potential that may or may not come to fruition. The problem isn’t with the way the songs are put together, in fact they had all the right ideas, but they aren’t yet a finished product. The main point on the checklist for […]