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 Mind Spiders return next Friday

Posted by Loren on March 5, 2016

Mind Spiders return next Friday
Mind Spiders return next Friday

On March 11 Mind Spiders will return with their fourth  LP, Prosthesis, on Dirtnap Records.

Based in Fort Worth, TX, the band is described as the "shape-shifting 'solo' band of Mark Ryan, formerly of Marked Men (and opther projects).

The line-up on their latest offering features Ryan (Marked Men, Radioactivity, High Tension Wires), Daniel Fried (Bad Sports, Radioactivity, Video, High Tension Wires), Mike Throneberry (Marked Men), and Peter Salisbury (Baptist Generals/Sub Pop Records). 

Dirtnap also notes upcoming releases from Steve Adamyk Band, Bad Sports, and Martha.

Mind Spiders return next Friday
Mind Spiders return next Friday

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