MANDO DIAO - STOP THE TRAIN

If there's one thing Mando Diao have always avoided, it's predictability.

Almost all their work has been an unexpected reaction to their most

recent venture. They are musically periodical and cannot resist creating

new challenges, ways of thinking and concepts to stay stimulated. It's

easy for touring bands to feel like you're being deprived of your identity,

job, and money when all tours are canceled. Like most, Mando Diao were

caught off guard when everything came to a halt. The first months were a

bit shaky, they admit. However, they quickly picked themselves back up

and decided to use the pandemic in the best way possible: by being

creative. By the time the first recording session with Charlie Storm was

over, the band already had half a dozen finished songs. After a total of 15

recording days, they ended up with work that amounted to an album and

a half. This work will be divided into three volumes to be released in

portions starting this May. The first volume is called "Stop the Train" and

contains the songs Stop the Train, Animal, Frustration and Loner. When

all three volumes have been released digitally and as limited vinyl

editions, they will be gathered onto a physical album. A mix of modern

and old school, just like Mando Diao themselves.