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Mama Said: Humanera

2000 Battle of the Bands winners Mama Said have been delivering their brand of groove rock for around seven years, refining their sound through hard work, touring and a tremendous amount of self belief. It's a powerful sound that has metallic guitar riffs layered over a tight rhythm section and provides singer Jared Brown with the appropriate vehicle for his at times soulful semi-rap style of vocalising. Think Blindspott crossed with the Chili Peppers. Produced by ex-Pretender and Simple Mind Malcolm Foster, Mama Said's first album Humanera presents a polished rock/hip hop/funk hybrid with a certain pop sensibility courtesy of some big choruses. Keyboard flourishes and turntables add extra colour to the mix and there's a certain relief in the fact that the relentless riffing inherent in music of this ilk is not always present here. This is a band that plays to their strengths, energetic performances and a positive lyrical outlook, and 'Humanera' does well to capture all that.

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