Every musician aspires to do things their own way, but very few truly have it in their DNA. The boys in Million Dollar Mouth, on the other hand, have been blessed with the right instincts. Equal parts stoner rock, Brit-pop, punk, and indie, with a pinch of funk thrown in for good measure, MDM gives full vent to every musical impulse in their collective soul, resulting in what Lollipop Magazine calls “stylistically kicking the crap out of The Strokes, while smoking Stone Temple Pilots’ cigarettes and listening to Marvelous 3.” With their irreverent debut album on Atonal Records (the band’s own label) Say My Name&Now Say It Again, the LA-based quartet makes eclecticism and independent thinking respectable and cool again. Lead singer Mike Biscotti was dealing with some personal problems when he wrote the lyrics and music for “Say My Name&”. “This project was like a cleansing experience,” Mike says. “It was a way of maintaining my sanity.” That somebody was exorcizing his personal demons becomes quite apparent while listening to “Say My Name&” In fact, MDM didn’t start out as a band; it began as Mike’s spontaneous, cathartic reaction to move away from the latest in a string of dysfunctional, dead-end projects. “Ironically, this was the first time I was able to write without any expectations,” adds Mike. “I wasn’t thinking about choices and wasn’t constantly trying to work out musical compromises  which is probably why it worked.” The album kicks off with “Lush”, a deceptively upbeat rocker with an instantly memorable chorus, picks through the shards of a shattered relationship. “Stupid Like Me” is a sardonic ode to the closed-mindedness behind the hypocrisy of today’s intellectual elite. “Pretty” redefines the New Cool, blending mellowness and aggression without missing a beat. And “Don’t Disappear”, according to Performer Magazine, “is reason enough alone to grab this album for your collection.” With a cocky name like Million Dollar Mouth and an even cockier album title the band had no choice but to do it right the first time around. This all-or-nothing approach was based on the personalities of the band members and on confidence gained from the quick recognition of early shows and how fast their first limited-edition EP sold out. One year after their inception, MDM came out of the studio with their first full-length album. It was the perfect excuse for what the band had been itching to do: tour relentlessly. They spent the summer of ’05 playing all over Southern California, across the Southwest, up along the West Coast, and even at Cincinnati’s Midpoint Music Festival. “Say My Name&” shows off MDM’s maturity as both songwriters and musicians, as they seemingly effortlessly find just the right balance between raw and refined, impulsive and sensible, aggressive and laid-back, clear-cut and complex, intelligent and confrontational  all without ever losing that wry smirk. MDM are known for their barely controlled live shows and their infectious energy. “Say My Name&” channels that energy while taking the music to new heights. Currently in the studio working on their follow-up effort (tentatively scheduled for an October release), MDM is determined to prove that they are not simply, as Kat Corbet (KROQ DJ) puts it, “a band with impeccable taste and style”, but are here to stay, always bringing something refreshingly new to the music table. In the meantime, fans can check out various MDM tracks in the upcoming movies “Dimples” and “Poker Bustouts.”

Contact: Alex Tocheff 310-430-2654 manager@milliondollarmouth.com

Million Dollar Mouth plans a "Say It Out Loud" summer tour

Million Dollar Mouth started the warmup leg to their Say It Out Loud tour by playing a secret show at Santa Monica's 14 Below. This early stage of the tour will include a few select dates across Southern California, as well as Phoenix, AZ and Las Vegas, NV.

"We chose to do a low-key, mostly unannounced warmup to our summer tour", says Mike Biscotti, MDM's lead singer, "since it will put us in the right mood for what's ahead of us - we'll be charting mostly unknown territories and will be winning our fans one at a time. We'll do a few secret appearances in San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas before hitting the road in earnest."

Million Dollar Mouth will be touring this summer in support of their recently released album, "Say My Name...Now Say It Again", a grungy, punky Brit-Pop hybrid that could have only been cooked up in Southern California, a marble mixture of feelings and moods that somehow ends up being seamless. The Say It Out Loud tour will include numerous dates across the Southwest, including a slot at the legendary San Diego Street Scene Festival, and will wrap up after an extended run along the West Coast in LA's own Viper Room. Tentative tour schedule will be revealed soon.

Million Dollar Mouth are already writing songs for their next album and will spend time in the studio this Fall before their first European Tour in the Spring of 2006.

Go to www.milliondollarmouth.com for more information on Million Dollar Mouth and to check for tour dates near you.

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