The Mars Patrol

The Mars Patrol are a Scottish, London-based pop-rock outfit consisting of group members Davina Divine - Vocals, Ross Nelson - Guitar, Stephen Parker - Bass, James Williamson - Guitar, Matt Baker - Keys/Synth and Lewis Searle - Drums.



According to the BBC, "The Mars Patrol boast followings ranging from Japan to Canada. They are one of few self-funded groups to successfully tour the USA. The Scots-born, London-based act have also strutted their stuff on the same stages as KT Tunstall, The Feeling, Orson, Kula Shaker, The Rifes and Finley Quaye.

The overriding themes in their music - positivity, solace, understanding - sees the band make light of the darkest situations, and lead singer Davina Divine says “our music is designed to inspire, help you escape and confront your fears"."

In April of this year, they released the single Shake It Up. A follow up to their Landline EP released in 2010. You can view the official video below.





You can still get free downloads of versions of Shake It Up at www.themarspatrol.com

You can also find information on their Facebook Page, and Davina and Ross (two songwriters & performers from the band) have just launched a new acoustic page too. According to the pair "We just started recording these acoustic songs and we have a few songs being mixed at the moment".

Coming Home is one of their first offerings and you can listen to a clip of it HERE.

Visit their new page at www.facebook.com/DavinaAndRoss

You can get a free download of Coming Home from there this Sunday only.