Mouthwash

Mouthwash are a ska-punk band, originally formed in West Norwood, London, England, in 1995.

History

Mouthwash are a Ska/Pop/grime/Punk band from South London, UK. They originally formed as a three-piece band consisting of Ben McCarthy (vocals/bass guitar), Rob Tortelli (guitar) and Chris Hugall (drums). They played their first gig in early 1996 in a South London record store called Shake Some Action.

Their first release was an EP entitled Music for the Average Ninja(1997) which was released on their own self-funded record label, Hot Wok Records.

In 1998, Rich Fry took over bass guitar duties from Ben, with the latter maintaining his role as vocalist for the band. At this this time Chris and Nipper (the future lead singer) were playing for Arsenal FC youth squad. The training for the club was full time and had interfered with band commitments. They were both released by the club in 1998 and Chris could now concentrate on the band fully and the band started to become much more active and Mouthwash supported such bands as The Vandals, Rancid, Less Than Jake, U.K. Subs and Agnostic Front; as well as headlining gigs in their own right.

Whilst supporting Rancid, Tim Armstrong asked the band to join Hellcat Records. The tracks Fools Gold and We Evolve feature on the Hellcat Records compilations Give 'Em the Boot volumes II and III respectively.

In January 2001 Mouthwash released their debut full-length album, 1000 Dreams, on Hellcat Records which received critical acclaim around the world and went on to sell in excess of 150,000 copies.

After touring the record in Europe and the East coast of America Mouthwash took a break, returning in 2005 with a new line-up. The new Mouthwash participated on the inaugural Ruff and Ready Tour in February 2007 alongside Sonic Boom Six, The King Blues and Failsafe.

Their new CD, their second full-length entitled 'True Stories', was originally slated to be released on London-based independent label Household Name Records, although they have released it on their own label, WDC Recordings. It is available from Itunes, at shows and online from... www.mouthwash.bigcartel.com

Following the self release they toured the UK in December 2008 with Sonic Boom Six and Babar Luck to promote their new record.

In April/May 2009 they will be the main support for The King Blues for half of their UK tour. They also have a small headline tour to follow in May. The dates can be found at www.myspace.com/mouthwashlondon

'True Stories' will be re-released through indie label 'Rebel Alliance Recordings' on May 4th 2009. The CD has been re-packaged and includes a 10 song bonus disc featuring live electric and acoustic sessions, unreleased tracks and demos. These include new versions of their classics 'Fools Gold' and 'We Evolve' as well as an acoustic cover of Minor Threat's 'I don't wanna hear it' and UB40's 'One In Ten'. You can pre-order the CD at www.rebelalliancerecordings.com

Band members

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