Man Get Out Single Launch review @ Mojo Liverpool

Saturday night saw the final live music event at Mojo in Liverpool and what a way to go out. With a night mixed with a mix of rock and indie pop music, dancing girls and the very first single launch for Man Get Out plus it was all hosted by Liverpool's very own Janice Long.

Janice introduced Man Get Out as a band she has heralded since the first time she saw them perform a few years ago and has been an avid fan ever since and has had them in on her session shows before now.

Man Get Out look like a clean cut set of lads and their music is definitely reminiscent of this look. They perform well, with intricate snippets on the keyboard and guitars, giving some songs an 80's retro feel and then sway into a bit of funk in other songs and a bit of indie pop thrown in as well, but I have to admit, every song had a definite familiarity about it and wasn't anything spectacular. Don't get me wrong these guys have talent musically, but they fall into the niche that very well end up being played at middle class middle aged parties who think they are "down with the kids".

The launch single. "Berlin" is good in context, a happy little number that will get you bouncing along with a smile on your face but again it sounds far too familiar sound like, I hate to even mention these, Coldplay!! The chorus is very reminiscent of The Killers vocally and instrumentally too.

But the crowd seemed to love it and the other singles, Manx Cat and Geronimo, and the dancers who performed as well seemed to keep the bartenders happy for a while as well, although I'm not too sure of the point of them at all, but hey ho, each to their own.

All in all though, judging by the response of the crowd Man Get Out will be going places, especially if Janice Long has anything to do with it.

I have to give a special mention to support band, "Guardians", who may only be young but have a maturity in both their music and lyrics all helped along by the powerful vocals of lead singer, Brad Doné, and they most definitely know how to rock a place to it's very core. With songs like, "Make It Out Alive", "Red Eye" and "The Nights", this is one band that I'm hoping we will be seeing and hearing a lot more from.

Review by: Alison Goggin @hippychicklet76

Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/musicmafiauk/sets/72157629129413577/

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Man Get Out Single Launch in Mojo Liverpool presented by Janice Long

Mercury Prize Judge Janice Long returns to Liverpool to host MAN GET OUT’s single launch event

The Reluctant DJ who changed the face of British Radio returns to Liverpool to host MAN GET

OUT single launch party at Mojo on Saturday 28 January 2012. The event is a celebration

of the much anticipated latest single ‘Berlin’, which is released on Keep Out Records at

midnight on the 28th.

The story of how Janice Long encountered Man Get Out is a veritable fairy tale. They were

performing at a low key underground venue in Hoxton, London and unbeknown to them Janice was an impressed onlooker. Soon after the gig, the band switched on the radio in their van to hear the track ‘Geronimo’ being blasted down the airwaves. It was only the start of things to come as they received rave reviews from listeners, and were subsequently invited to the BBC studios for a live session on Radio 2 with the Bootle born DJ.

Ever since presenting a show on BBC Radio Merseyside, Janice has been an aficionado of new Liverpool music. In recent years she has championed The Wombats and The Zutons to mention just

two, and the love affair continues with new band Man Get Out.

2011 saw Man Get Out hit the ground running on the Liverpool music scene with their debut

EP ‘This is What Happens When You Whisper Through A Megaphone’. The launch of ‘Berlin’ in 2012

will undoubtedly see the bands momentum continue.

Lloyd, Rob, Joe, Chris and Lars who together form Man Get Out recorded the track in Studio 1 in Parr St Studios. Produced by the up-and-coming Tony Draper and mixed by Al Groves of Sandhills Studios - the track is an absolute delight.

‘Berlin’ is available for purchase on all major online retailers from midnight on the 28 January 2012.

There will also be a limited physical release on the same day.

To see Man Get Out + special guests @ Mojo and for your opportunity to hear Janice talk about

the Liverpool music scene both past and present advance tickets can be bought directly from

www.mangetout.tv or www.liverpool-live.info for just £5 in advance (or £7 OTD). You may even get a free drink thanks to the sponsor for the evening – Jeremiah Weed!

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