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  • Mike Got Spiked: Bank of Hysteria

    Mike-Got-SpikedIrish Exports, Mike Got Spiked, have finally unleashed a taste of their sophmore album ‘No Is Not The Answer’, due for release in August 2011.

    The County Monaghan natives have been touring the U.S. extensively and constantly since their move in 2006. The brave feckers left following the release of their debut album ‘Caveat Emptor’.

    The new album was recorded in Perfect Sound Studios in Los Angeles with Jason Donaghy (Band of Horses/Sum 41).

    The new track is textbook Mike Got Spiked with its funky jazzy break, no way MGS could ever write a straightforward rock song 🙂

    Bank Of Hysterica by mike got spiked

  • Mike Got Spiked: Live and Acoustic Review

    mike got spiked acoustic album coverMike Got Spiked were a well loved Irish band who had made a dent in both the single and album charts here until they relocated to the U.S.A where they have been constantly touring since 2006.

    Recorded in The Cat Club in Hollywood CA, ‘Live and Acoustic’ sees the Monaghan natives show in acoustic mode, but yet they still manage to capture the frenzied passion of a full electric set.

    The Ska/Punk/Rock flavoured Mike Got Spiked show themselves as a kit well accomplished outfit and this stripped down set shows the band for their intrigued arrangements. New and previously released tracks sit side by sit comfortably.

    Speechless starts as a breakneck speed ska track cohesively held together by a slick rhythm section. Second track, Tit For Tat, features some catchy hooks. Dave Lodge’s lightning fast bass skills are on display on ‘Sleeping With the Enemy’. ‘Come Dancing’ is a funk track that Republic of Loose would be thrilled if they wrote.

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