“Lyrically ‘Party For One’ comes from me being a bit of a loner – I like my own company and space to create, think and reflect,” the band’s Andy Platts explains.

“Party For One” points out a bitter irony that even loners and homebodies felt during pandemic-related lockdowns - sometimes, you just want to see and talk to another human adult. “Party For One” is a slow-burning and strutting bit of 70s psych soul and neo-soul centered around the sort of low-slung and wobbling bass line that would make Bootsy Collins proud, a lush horn line, fluttering psychedelic effects and Andy Platts’ dreamy falsetto. Released this past Friday through the band’s Candelion Records with Secretly Group and Colemine Records serve as a bit of a teaser for the band’s forthcoming fifth album. Mama’s Gun begins the new year with the “Party For One”/”Looking for Moses” double A-side single. And since their formation, they’ve released four full-length albums: 2009’s Routes to Riches, which broke big in Japan and eventually lead to the British band being the most played international artist on Japanese radio that year 2011’s Life and Soul 2014’s Cheap Hotel and 2018’s Golden Days.Īdding to a growing profile, the London-based soul outfit have opened for Level 42, Beverley Knight, Ben l’Oncle Soul and Raphael Saadiq while developing a fanbase across Southeast Asia - in particular South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore. Deriving their name from Erykah Badu‘s acclaimed and beloved album Mama’s Gun, the London-based soul outfit Mama’s Gun - currently, Andy Platts, Cameron Dawson, David Oliver, Terry Lewis and Chris Boot - formed back in 2008.

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