Melodica, Melody And Me

From: Brighton, Manchester, Leeds and Brixton

Influences: Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Augustus Pablo, Boubacar Traore, Paul Simon, Jerry Dammers, Keiko Abe, Willy Mason, Bassekou Kouyate, Bert Jansch, Aba Shanti-I, The Beatles.

Profile: This summer sees Melodica, Melody And Me release double A-side single Piece Me Back Together/Plunge on Manchester-based label Everybody’s Stalking. The band has supported Laura Marling and Mumford And Sons on tour, and been played on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC London and BBC 6 Music. Since putting their music on the web they have earned more than 200,000 MySpace plays, and the six-piece’s friend list is growing all the time.

Ode To A Mountain (right click on the track to download, left click to stream)

MySpace: www.myspace.com/mmmelodic

Email: mmmelodic@hotmail.co.uk