Mamas Gun are a five-piece band based in London, fronted by singer/composer/producer Andy Platts. Platts is backed by bassist Cameron Dawson, keyboardist Dave "Eighties" Burnell Oliver, guitarist Terry "Spiller" Lewis, and drummer Chris Boot. The band's homage to '70s and early-'80s-era blue-eyed soul conjures everyone from Hall & Oates to Todd Rundgren and the Doors. Their debut, Route to Riches, was met with critical acclaim in the U.K. and Japan.
Platts, born in a military hospital in Kowloon, Hong Kong, had a nomadic childhood before winning a place at Liverpool's LIPA. H...