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"Such songs as `Wait a While,' `Miss Me When I'm Gone,' and `Down My Spine' are simply amazing." -- Rolling Stone (Italy) "Italian duo The Mojomatics blends the sounds of rockabilly, rock & roll, and the darker pop of the fifties with knowingly fuzzy guitars ... think Gene Vincent produced by Steve Albini and you're heading in the right direction." -- Subbacultcha (UK) "Damn best record I've heard in a long, long time." -- Maximum Rock `n' Roll The Mojomatics are a two-man band based in Venice, Italy, formed in 2003 by MojoMatt (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and DavMatic (drums, percussion). Soon after the band formed, they released an EP called Devil Got My Woman on Shake You Ass Records and began to tour Europe relentlessly, opening for such incredible bands as Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, and Old Time Relijun. In 2004, The Mojomatics got in touch with German label Alien Snatch, who agreed to release their debut album A Sweet Mama Gonna Hoodoo Me, sixteen swampy, blues-encrusted punk tunes with a lot of rootsy pop harmonies and rambling country edges. Songs For Faraway Lovers was their second full-length, self-produced and released by Alien Snatch in 2006. The Mojomatics poured out even more hooks on this record, revealing their folk and blues roots with some typical American folk ballads. The band also embarked on a great European tour, opening for such bands as Black Lips, Arctic Monkeys, Gogol Bordello, and Radio Birdman. The band's new record, Don't Pretend That You Know Me, will be released by Ghost Records in September 2008. The Mojomatics heap together hillbilly blues, old country, folk, and bluegrass; inject it with the melodies of British Invasion pop; and fire it all out with the break-neck energy of the best garage/punk/rock `n' roll.