Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 531

Piano-heavy, instrumental funk-rock by Mulholland Jive. It sounds like what completing a perfect race in Mario Kart feels like!

Adrenaline Junkie

The third single by Mulholland Jive. Taken from the debut EP “Intergalactic” available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/67QKkKgmhoxPKly5HEd67k?si=XbN_bRM_SL2hv3x0ZyzgKw&dl_branch=1

Levitate (radio edit)

On The Back Foot

‘The Man at the Party’ a striking alt hip hop dialogue between B and one of ‘those’ guys at a party…
You know the fella. Kinda offended by a woman having the temerity to disagree/ correct him/ have her own opinion. It’s a confrontation and catharsis in song form!

The Man at the Party

Beast Mode

Learn To Surf

Leave Me Now

Two guys writing and recording remotely because events have conspired to keep them many miles apart. For now.

The Privacy Of Rooms (Radio Edit) - Master

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"The piano-driven energy of GoGo Penguin and the big band sound of Snarky Puppy" 
- Big Leap Collective

“Incredible” 
- BBC Introducing

“A stunning piece of music” 
- BBC Cambridgeshire

Mulholland Jive is the brainchild of Irish musician Ben Mulholland, a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Cambridge, UK. Performing as a 9-piece band, a rotating roster of superhuman musicians are used to bring Mulholland Jive’s lively instrumental funk-jazz-rock to life. 

Mulholland Jive has performed at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Ely Arts Festival and Strawberry Fair. They have headlined The Spice Of Life in London, The John Peel Centre in Stowmarket and The Portland Arms in Cambridge. They have performed at the NMG Awards and been played on radio stations across the globe, including BBC Introducing, Banks Radio Australia and San Francisco's KXSFfm to name a few. 

Mulholland Jive was nominated for ‘Track of the Year’ at the NMG Awards (Levitate) and has been in the semi-finals of the UK Songwriting Contest 3 times (for Adrenaline Junkie, Levitate and Empire - Live), scoring full marks from the judges each time.

Mulholland Jive has released 4 EPs, including a live EP. Their most recent EP, Thunderfunk, was released in July 2024 to rave reviews. Rotate Magazine described Thunderfunk as “a masterful EP that demonstrates Mulholland Jive’s exceptional range and creativity”.

All the Mulholland Jive tracks are written and arranged by Ben Mulholland.

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