Mr. So&So

2011-12-18T20:29:00.002Z

This will be a great gig, this is a great way for us So & So's to start 2012. Have Steve and Rich with us promises some great set surprises, plus we will playing new material too......Blimey all in one gig!
We will also be running a couple of competitions to win some So & So goodies on Facebook and also via our web site, we'll let you know.
See you all soon.
Dave x

2011-12-04T16:52:00.002Z

We are sorry to announce that our two upcoming gigs in Holland featuring Steve Rothery and Rich Harding are to be re-scheduled for later on in the year. The two gigs are the 14th January at Den Bosch and the 15th at Zoetermeer, as soon as we are advised of the revised dates we will announce them.

We are due to go back into the studio during February to record another couple of songs that will form part of the next Mr. So & So album. Due to financial constraints this is the only way that we can release the next album so please bear with us as it will take a little longer than normal.

Dave x

2011-08-16T22:24:00.003+01:00

We have been back into the studio for the first time since the recording of Sugarstealer, back at home (well Oswestry) with our six member Al Unsworth, mix engineer grand wizard. We recorded two tracks 'Apophis' and 'You're Coming Home', we are excited about these as they represent the next step in the band sound, weightier and bigger sounding than before. We honestly have no idea what we are going to do with these recordings as initially they were only to be demos but they sound that good that we may release these as a single or E.P. of sorts.

Exciting times ::)

Dave x

2011-07-22T12:46:00.004+01:00

Wow, the feedback from the the free download of The Overlap has been amazing and we've now got a load of new fans who will be delighted to know that for a limited time only, our latest album Sugarstealer is available to download for a recession busting £5. If you would like to buy the album please click here and it will take you to the bandcamp page to download the album. Steve Rothery from Marillion guests again on the album and plays a great solo on Oh Look! A Rainbow.

Cambridge Rock is fast approaching and we are all geared up and ready to play on Sunday the 7th August and the band really is sounding amazing, this will be a great gig. Beyond that we are playing with our good friends The Reasoning at the Globe in Cardiff on the 9th December and this is one to look forward too, it'll be a great gig with two great bands. Early next year we will be playing a handful of gigs in Holland too, with Steve Rothery hopefully with us.

The new album is taking shape and we are making great progress with it, the bands belief is that every album has to be better than the last and although Sugarstealer is something we are really proud of, we know that this is another level up. Demo's start in four weeks and we are again working with the amazing Al Unsworth who recorded Sugarstealer with us. Some of the new songs will start creeping into the set when you least expect it :)

See you all soon

Dave x

2011-06-15T18:52:00.004+01:00

Tonight we begin the big Mr.So & So giveaway, we have been given permission to hand over to you, totally free, our third album 'The Overlap'. The album was released originally in 1998 on the Dorian Music label and it features eight tracks including what is possibly the most requested song at any Mr. So & So gig - 'Coup De Grace' which has a great solo from Steve Rothery (Marillion). Steve also co-produced the album.

You can download it as an FLAC which is a CD quality download at Bandcamp as well as MP3 at Reverbnation you can also download the full album as a .zip here ..... phew!!

All we ask of you is that if you like the album, please tell your friends and spread the word. Our latest album 'Sugarstealer' is also available to download as an FLAC here for a bargain £7 and you can buy the 'Sugarstealer CD' at www.mrsoandso.com for £10

We do have a Mr. So & So newsletter which you can subscribe to at mrsoandso.com and we are also always on Facebook please pop in and say hello.

We are also very much in the thick of writing for our next album of which two of the new tracks will hopefully be played for the first time at the Cambridge Rock Festival on the 7th August. We are REALLY excited to get some new material to you all it has taken a while as we are fantastically fussy with our arrangements, we only let them out when we know that they are perfect and these are :)

We've also had quite a lot of requests to play live more and we are listening to you, there will be a few announcements made over the next few weeks so there's another good reason to sign up for our newsletter.

We know that you'll enjoy The Overlap!

See you all soon

Dave, Shaun, Charlotte, Stu and Andy

Ribfest and other news

2011-05-17T21:32:00.002+01:00

Hi all,

Dave here, hope you are all okay I know that we are after a really enjoyable time on the Isle of Wight at this years Ribfest festival. It wasn't the best attended festival but we had a fantastic time and we really did play a blinder together with the amazing Steve Rothery from Marillion. Thank you to everybody who did turn up and we did rather splendidly on the CD sales too :)

Writing for the new album is coming album very nicely and there are a few tunes in the wash at the moment. We do have a new track, the very weighty and rifftastic 'Apophis' that is almost there and will no doubt be in the set for our next gig in August at the Cambridge Rock Festival.

We have a few exciting things coming up and we will keep you posted, as soon as we know, you will find out too, but it all bodes well for Mr. So & So.

See you soon

Dave x

Cambridge Springfest

2011-04-09T22:08:00.003+01:00

Well, it's about time Mr. So & So got out top play this year and what a way to start, Cambridge Springfest, Sunday 17th April along with some great bands as part of a full weekend's entertainment. It'll be a set chock full of classic Mr. So & So and maybe a couple of surprises too, though without our gorgeous Charlotte as she is still recovering from a very nasty infection.

See you all there :)

Dave x

New Material

2011-03-26T13:48:00.002Z

Hello all! It's been in a while eh!...The life of Mr. So & So has more ups and downs than most. If nothing else, it makes thing interesting.

We are in the process of writing for album "Number 5" and it's taking shape very nicely. We have three songs on the go at the moment that are kind of out of the lab and into the beginning of the build process. Shaun is working on a great theme for the album that will hopefully involve more than a CD as it were...

We are playing at the Cambridge Springfest on the 17th April which is our first outing this year and then later on in the year we are playing at Ribfest on the Isle of Wight on the 14th May which we hope to have a new song ready for you :) Please visit the official web site for updates on this years gigs.

Sadly, Lady Charlotte wont be appearing with us at the Cambridge show due to a throat infection and at the moment she can barely talk so with plenty of band love we hope to have her fixed as soon as possible. In the interim she has become the band photographer and as soon as we have some images, they'll be up on the internet soon.

Lastly, we came across a video of Spacewalk, put together by a fan in Germany called Sunnyyweather and we're all really impressed with it, here the link;

See you all in Cambridge

Mr. So & So

Bi-Polar Video

2011-01-03T18:51:00.001Z

2010-12-19T14:34:00.002Z

Hello all, we hope that you are enjoying the festive period, it can only be a good thing when you get time off work :) All of us in the band have day jobs and it's great to eventually get time to recharge. We are now in the beginnings of writing what will be our fifth album and so far the material is already sounding very very good - new material is always a good rush for any band/writer.

2011 will see us playing quite a few festivals, which is something that we have wanted to do for quite a while. Please look out for the dates of these which will be announced via our main site as well as Facebook and MySpace. These dates will also include some appearances with Steve Rothery from Marillion as well as involvement with the British Guitar Academy.

From all the band, we wish you all a very happy Christmas and all the best for the new year.

Dave, Shaun, Charlotte, Stu and Andy

2010-11-23T22:10:00.003Z

Well hopefully by now, most of you will have heard 'Return of The Gold' on the front cover CD of Classic Rock presents Prog! It's been a fantastic feature for the band and has hopefully brought the band to a lot more people.

Us So & So's are now busy writing again for what will be album number 5....blimey!!!! Mr. So & So has had a strange existence so far and there have been real high points for us during that time but we really do think that Sugarstealer was our best work so far and as such we have set the bar REALLY high for the next album and to be honest we feel very much up to the task :)

We are in the process of arranging a few festivals for next year and so far it's looking like you will see even more of us.

Dave x

2010-09-20T23:07:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone,

Mr So & So are pleased to announce our first HEADLINE(!) London show which will take place at the Venue 2, the 229 Club, Great Portland Street London on 22/10/10. Doors open at 7.30pm and there will be a full support before we hit the stage. Our onstage time is TBC but 9.30pm-ish looks likely at the moment. The venue is fairly small, holding around 250 but has excellent sound and lighting equipment so it will be a chance to hear tracks from Sugarstealer and the back catalogue 'up close'.

Tickets are a measly £6, which is very cheap for an act of our quality, with all our own teeth and (most) of our own hair!!

If you fancy coming along, here is the TicketLine link for online purchase or you can PM us with contact details to directly purchase tickets from the band.

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=399177&interface=feedmemusic

Please come alomg and say hello!

PS Just had some exciting news..something about 'Mr So & So', 'O2', and 'Dome'..watch this space!

Andy

100 Club and Bi-Polar Video

2010-08-22T13:15:00.002+01:00

Thanks to everyone who turned up for the gig on a very hot and sticky Friday night. We enjoyed playing and we have been asked back soon as well, so if you missed us you can get to see us again. It's a great venue run by really nice people.

Next up for the band is the premier of the Bi-Polar video. We have been working with a very talented gentleman by the name of Will Cotton and he and his team have put together a video for Bi-polar. It's taken a while but like all things So & So, nothing worth doing is done quickly :) We'll post the video up onto You-tube as soon as we get chance to.

One last thing, we are considering videoing the Citadel gig. If we do we'll let you know in advance and we'd LOVE it if you could all make it to this one. Imagine that, after all this time....a Mr. So & So DVD!?!?!?!

Take care

Dave x

...On the road again....

2010-08-12T16:14:00.003+01:00

We have been blessed with what we now consider our perfect line up, Andy has settled in superbly well and we are now "gig ready" as it were.

You may have noticed on Facebook that we have gigs coming up at at the 100 Club in London on Friday 20th August and also the Citadel in St. Helens on Friday 29th October. These are the first of hopefully a lot more gigs. We'll keep you posted.

Take care

Dave x

First gig of 2010 announced

2010-05-21T12:16:00.002+01:00

Now that we have settled into our new line up (sounds rather splendid too), we are now in the process of booking some gigs, the first of which is on Friday 29th October at The Citadel in St. Helens. Tickets will be available from The Citadel box office as of 1st May. This is a great live venue and also the birthplace of the band. We also hope to have a couple of cool supports with us too. Hope to see you there.

Dave x

May update

2010-05-08T10:12:00.004+01:00

We now have a very posh now looking web site and we are about to adorn this with new pictures of the band that are the first that we have had done with Andy. We had a giggle during the photo-shoot and did some outside late evening, resulting in most, if not all, of us being bitten outside a very scary building that could easily have been featured in "Saw". We have been taking a short break as Stu has recently become a father for the first time, though we start up rehearsals again in a couple of weeks. The new So & So set will contain quite a few songs that we haven't played live for quite a while now and hopefully we have improved them a little (we think we have).

We need your help to get more traffic to the So & So forums, so if you haven't already done it, please visit the forum and sign up, say hello. Shaun is currently explaining the background to the lyrics of our song and I'm being slightly less helpful in discussing the values of guitar pornography.

The video that we shot for Bi-Polar a few months back will hopefully be finished soon. it's taken a while as there has been a huge amount of post work for Will Cotton and his team who filmed it. They hope to have this done really soon.

Finally, I will be releasing my début solo album some time in Autumn. It's currently about halfway through and will be a mix of instrumentals and songs featuring guest vocalists. At some point my own web site will go live too, I'll keep you all posted.

See you soon

Dave x

Welcome to Mr Rigler

2010-01-30T10:27:00.002Z

We are very pleased to announce that we have a new keyboard player the dynamic Andy Rigler:)

2009-12-01T21:27:00.003Z

Hi folks.
Did the video shoot for Bi-Polar on Saturday. A tiring but very enjoyable day was had by all.
Thanks must go to the team at Duality films.
So a big thank you to:-
Will J Cotton (Director)
Alex Blackburn
Russell Gough
Guy Meachin
Paul Williams(Who also took millions of photo's)
Luke Grayson
Laura Harris
and Sophie Edwards
Plus Mr & Mrs Cotton, for above and beyond the call of duty type stuff.
Take care Bacca

Thanks

2009-10-20T20:04:00.002+01:00

Very big thanks to all the good people who purchased the download version of Sugarstealer and helped to make the physical release possible.
Many thanks the So and So's

Sugarstealer now available!!!!

2009-10-17T13:02:00.003+01:00

We are very excited to annouce Sugarstealer has arrived!!! :o)

Albeit I have yet to have the copy in my hands... hopefully I'll get to hold a copy today :o). Already the paypal has been well used and several orders have been placed!! Thank you and keep spreading the So & So's around for all to see and hear.

Visit www.mrsoandso.com and order your copy of Sugarstealer now!!!

Lottsa love Chazzer :o) xx

2009-10-16T23:24:00.002+01:00

The So & So's are now twitterlated as TheMrSoAndSo
Bacca

Summers end

2009-10-13T21:26:00.002+01:00

Way big thanks to Mr Lambe and all involved in the Summers end festival, and the good people in Also Eden for letting us use their gear.
S2

Band Update

2009-03-16T23:25:00.002Z

Just a quick update to let you all know what we are up to. The band are currently rehearsing the new live set, which is Sugarstealer in its entirety. It’s a strange process really. When we went into the studio to record it, it all very well rehearsed and you knew exactly what you wanted to do, but being in the studio offers new possibilities and so, being the tinkerers that we are, we had to add new things. So when we come back to revisit the songs to learn them, we have new parts to learn. It’s very much a good thing though and adds even more fun to playing the songs as there are little surprising thing popping up. I’ve often said that I would love to see Mr. So & So live and this is as close as it gets I think.

Sugarstealer has been selling really well, as much via Amazon and CDbaby as iTunes which is fantastic. If the cunning plan comes together we will have a physical release out by May. It’s been really interesting finding out what peoples favourite tracks are and it’s really pleasing to find out that it’s very varied, there isn’t a single song that is generally considered the favourite. Always a good sign.

As for me, I’m sure quite a few of you are aware that I’m now part of Steve Rothery’s Wishing Tree live band, I’ll be at Tring for the warm up, that’s now sold out I believe, and at The Marillion Convention on the 20th March.

See you all soon.

Dave x

First Sugarstealer Review

2009-01-21T23:37:00.003Z

Sugarstealer, the fourth album from Mr So And So, marks a welcome return for a band who have been off the scene for while now, their last album being 1998’s ‘The Overlap’ (which was the first album to be released on Steve Rothery‘s Dorian label) . Since that time the members had gone their separate ways until principal songwriters Dave Foster (guitars) and Shaun McGowan (bass / vocals) resumed contact in 2005. Vocalist Charlotte Evans was soon back on board and two new members introduced, Anthony Hindley on keyboards and drummer Stuart Browne.

A Floydian soundscape of alarm clocks and birdsong introduces ‘Flying Triangles’, a typical example of the bands ability to blend a modern progressive sound with delicate pop sensibilities. ‘New Years Day’ continues in a similar fashion with an insistent melody and highlights the distinctive male / female vocals. There are a number of mood changes throughout and ‘Bleak Hill’ marks a shift in tempo as the band take it up a gear and, despite the title, boasts an uplifting melody. With its PT-esque riffing ‘Bi-Polar’ is a brooding and intense rocker and rightfully earmarked as the first single. The albums stand out highlight is ‘Falling’ which allows Foster a chance to impress on the solo and is high on both atmosphere and emotion.

Across a weighty eighteen tracks McGowan handles the majority of the lead vocals and at times you can’t help but feel that Evans is somewhat underemployed. Her haunting voice is highlighted on the acoustic interlude ‘Lemon Tree’ and piano led ‘Photograph’. Whilst for the most part the album is notable for its tight arrangements and little in the way of excess closing number ‘(Return of) The Gold’ offers a more extended instrumental workout during the coda. With both a powerful chorus, intricate acoustic work and a soaring solo it provides an energetic close.

Available from January 31st Sugarstealer will be exclusively an online release via iTunes, Amazon, CDbaby, Napster and Rhapsody with the physical format following later in the year. Hopefully this will mark the start of a new chapter in the career of Mr So and So and we won’t have to wait so long between albums next time around.

Rating 3.5
Dean Pedley

Blimey, time flies by if you don't notice it...

2008-12-16T22:20:00.001Z

Even Axl Rose has beaten us and we've still yet to receive my free can of Dr. Peppers. It's now the best part of six months since we began the Sugarstealer voyage and at last we look to have arrived at our chosen port. The album will be released in January by ourselves on our spangly brand new record label and will initially be released as a download only via iTunes, Rhapsody, CDbaby, Napster and Amazon Download amongst others. Hopefully the physical release will be sometime in March.

Links to reviews will appear on here as and when they arrive if you need convincing that this is by a very long stretch the best Mr. So & So so far. If you fancy a sneaky butchers we have put up on the Myspace a sample track of the album to whet your appetite. Everyone here at Mr. So & So wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Dave, Shaun, Charlotte, Ant and Stu

The Sugarstealer is taking shape!

2008-09-23T23:03:00.000+01:00

The So&So's arrived home in the early hours of this morning - feeling tired but happy - having done a long stint in the studio working on the forthcoming SUGARSTEALER album.

We've had the first couple of waves of mixes and are now at the final mix/editing stage and WOH! (and I do mean WOH!) it's sounding incredible! We're as happy with this as anything we've ever done previously and can't wait to get the project completed so we can release it into the wild.

Two tracks that stood out from the last studio session were FLYING TRIANGLES and BLEAK HILL, neither of which have been heard/aired on myspace as yet but we intend to do something about that soon - (watch this [my] space!)

Magoo