MPFree: 14th June 2011

A warm welcome back to Lauren today after a day off poorly, and to herald her return there's a free download from a Sunderland supergroup who go by the name of Hyde and Beast.

They feature amongst their ranks members of The Futureheads (Dave Hyde), and The Golden Virgins. (Neil Bassett) and have recorded an album in their native Sunderland.

As befits their Robert Louis Stevenson-referencing name they like both fierce and mellow music including T-Rex, Animal Collective and Al Green, but that's probably the extent of their gothic tendencies.

Hyde and Beast - (and the) Pictures In The Sky