MARY-JANE: What I Came Here For

Mary-Jane

What I Came Here For

© 2005 TMP/Chocolate Fireguard (186244000034)

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Chocolate Fireguard presents: Outstanding 3 piece melodic rock band from Huddersfield, UK. Recorded in Prague at Faust Studios. Produced by legendary Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker. Features bonus BBC live tracks (voted best gig of 2005)

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Mary-Jane are a dynamic and melodic 3 piece punk rock outfit from Huddersfield featuring Teri Flynn on vocals/bass, Rachel Goulding guitars and Ben Carter drums. 'Their 'What I Came For' CD was recorded in Prague at Faust Studios and produced by Killing Joke's legendary guitarist Geordie Walker!!! Big drums and guitars and the raw emotional vocals of Teri demand your full attention and if there's any justice left in the music industry this band will be huge. 'What I Came Here For' contains two special bonus tracks from their BBC Raw Talent session (with bands Kava Kava and LA Cedille) live from Chocolate Fireguard @ Revolution, Huddersfield. The gig was voted best gig of 2005 by BBC Raw Talent listeners.

Following tour dates in the Czech Republic with label mates Kava Kava (including a slot at the fantastically entitled 'Rock For Churchill', Mary-Jane are about to embark on a mini UK tour as they build their exciting debut CD release. Check out www.myspace.com/chocolatefireguardmusic and www.chocolatefireguard.com

Some early reviews:

"This trio have balls. Physically, only the one sack full, as two of 'em are girlies, but musically they have balls spilling all over the place. Big, dirty ones that swing to a pulsating beat. Like one of those office stress relievers with clacking balls, only these have sharp metal spikes" Rock Sound Magazine

“This two-thirds female power trio rock out in a style which falls somewhere between Hole (if they wrote more straightforward, stronger rock tunes and if Bonnie Tyler was singing having just downed a neat Jim Beam) and The Distillers (if they were more rock and less punk). Their songs are raw, earnest heavy rock, with no unnecessary complications, delivered with passion and conviction.” www.subba-culture.com

"Mary-Jane is a trashy punk group with the full soulful voice of Teri Flynn. The music is fairly derivative punk music, but the lead singing hails back to the days when screaming could still be powerfully soulful. The duality of the music catches one a little off guard. Teri Flynn's singing is most definitely a winning item. The band itself seems like they would make a kick-ass live performance. The energy in the musicians is painfully obvious; the live recordings at the end of the album overflow with creative energy. This is a band that I hope stays together so that they have time to fine tune themselves into a punk rock phenomenon" (US critic) John Shelton Ivany

"Boasting a lot more oomph than many all-male bands twice their size could ever manage, this two-thirds female punk-rock trio have a lot of the all-important aggression and attitude a good ol’ punk band needs to be taken seriously. Recalling many of the best elements of Hole, L7 and The Distillers, Mary-Jane rant and rave brilliantly across this seven track EP, which contains new studio tracks and some BBC session material. Using the production skills of Killing Joke six-stringer Geordie Walker to bring out the guitar work of Rachel Goulding and the angry vocals of singer/bassist Teri Flynn, this is clearly a band that are making a quick reputation for themselves – here’s hoping they fulfil their potential on their upcoming album. (4/5)" (Adam Harrold) Rocksomething.com

Lead singer Teri has also been in collaboration with Aquasky/Dreamworld and recently breaks duo Autobots and guitar legends Fear Factory for a special 12" release called "This World" (Broke)

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  • What I came Here For
    author: J Sin @ Smother

    Indie punk-rock with pop fully clutched in each hand, Mary-Jane hopes that everyone doesn’t dismiss her as a “pot-smoker” due to her moniker. Chocolate Fireguard Music who already boasts French hip-hoppers La Cedille, dance rock Kava Kava, and The Bluefoot Project on their roster, shake things up by adding Mary-Jane. Her glorious vocals sugar-coat the pop-punk guitar-centric rock-n-roll that she employs throughout “What I Came Here For”. The songwriting is simple but catchy and sometimes that’s all you need to start with.

  • author: Jonny

    Awesome sounds. I am a big Killing Joke fan too. Great to see Geordie doing something like this. The girl can sing and the guitars are something else too

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