Tom Mansi and The Icebreakers

Bio:

Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers are back!

Unleashed and out of control doing what they want, how they want on their own terms and on their own record label: “Metric Acorn Records” The new album, Perils A Plenty, has been recorded in their own studio with the help of legendary producer and mix engineer Tony Platt (AC DC, Iron Maiden, Bob Marley…) and comes as a follow up to their successful debut of 2008‘s album “Love on the Rails” which featured the breakthrough single „Holly”, BBC Radio 2‘s Record of the week.

Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers are Paul White on guitar, Alain Man on keys, James Johnston on drums and Tom Mansi slinging the upright bass and handling lead vocals. Having met many years ago, while playing for a North London youth big band this quartet has played together in various Jazz, Boogie Woogie and Rock n‘ roll groups ever since.

While all four members have extensive background working as sessions musicians, Mansi in particular has developed a wealth of music and life experience playing gigs in theatre pits, jazz clubs, and studio sessions for artists as diverse as Sugababes, Goldcut & Imelda May.

More recently, Mansi joined Scottish folk legend Donovan and surreal filmmaker David Lynch on a US tour which intriguingly combined music with lectures on transcendental meditation and world peace. Since, Mansi and the band have been touring the UK and Germany supporting the likes of Son of Dave, The Sadies, and The Heavy. Having made festival appearances at the Big Chill, Secret Garden Party, Larmer Tree and Glastonbury amongst others, the band has played more than 100 UK and European shows in 2009/2010 so far. After a very successful UK seaside busking tour promoting their British Seaside single „Donkey, Punch and Judy“ they have plenty more UK gigs as well as a German tour in their calendar. A video for ‘Donkey, Punch and Judy’ is a riotous Carry On style video that is a must see on Youtube.

Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers are proud to present the new single from their new, raw & hard hitting Rock n' Roll monster album “Perils A Plenty” (scheduled for release January 2011).

‘Need Want’

Bob Dylan meets the Clash! In this new single Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers’ unmistakeable brand of alternative British Rockabilly Punk meets the storytelling of a mid 60ies Bob Dylan to form a raw and exciting 2 ½ min rock ballad, that will leave you melancholic and wanting more!

‘Need Want’ will be released on the 1st November 2010.

“Watching them was the damndest most exciting thing I'd seen in ages!”

“Our record of the week.”

“I put it on and thought this is the stuff!”

„The band I always wanted to be in...“

Jamie T

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Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers are:

Tom Mansi on vocals and double bass

James Johnston on vocals and drums

Paul White on vocals and guitars

Alain Man on vocals and keyboards

Stevan Krakovic on audio engineering..

iTunes Store:

People Are Strange / Perils A Plenty

Need Want / Tight Sweater

Donkey Punch & Judy / Man Overboard

You Got Yourself / Suzanne

Influences:

Howlin' Wolf, J R Cash, Charles Mingus, Ray Charles, Captain Beefheart, Paul Simon, Frank Zappa, Beck, Tom Vek and too many names to mention, country blues, jazz, skiffle, smokes, booze, experimental narcotics and loose wimmins.

TM&IBs support the mighty & mellifluous SON OF DAVE

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Record Label:

Metric Acorn

SUBBA CULTURE album review

all you need to know is how it makes you feel when you listen to it and it makes you feel alive, like every nerve is tingling and every neuron is firing, By: Tim Mass Movement.

BLUES IN LONDON REVIEW: by David Atkinson "They are superb. Their songs are superbly crafted, catchy and dark. It was a thrilling set and I'll be seeing them again. I urge you to make their next gigs."

LIVE REVIEW: St. Moritz on 21 March This was one of the most involving gigs I’ve seen in a while and Mansi, along with his incredibly accomplished band, is a definite talent.