For those that were there from the beginning, you will remember the leap in songwriting that was evident after the experience of writing and recording the first album 'Paraphernalia', though the songs were really good on the first album, the experince catapulted the band onto the next level regarding writing and arranging. Not long after the Paraphernalia sessions the band started to write the beginnings of what would turn out to be 'Compendium', the album that many still regard as the most important Mr. So & So album from the poignant 'Closet Skeletons' to the crowd pleasing 'Tick-A-Box' through some very dark rocktracks including the big riff driven 'Missionary' through to one of the bands classics 'The Visitor'. If you haven't already obtained a copy of the now deleted album, you can download it as an MP3 or FLAC (Lossless audio, same quality as a CD) from the Bandcamp website. A classic '90's prog rock album for £7 that many people have been stunned by the playing and songwriting ability and the band are constantly asked to play tracks from the album.

Well the gig at The Peel was a great experience in every sense, great crowd, great performance, great guests....aww you know, I'm gushing now but it really was a fantastic night...then there was the journey home which was an adventure for everyone. Thankfully we have video footage of the gig at The Peel with footage of Steve Rothery and Rich Harding performing some classic Marillion tracks with the band as well as some new material to the So & So set. There are a couple of the videos tagged on the end of this post and if you like them, which of course you will, then please spread the word, re-post and re-tweet them. We are now holed up in our collective studios creating the material that will become the bands fifth album.

Dave x

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

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

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

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

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