UPCOMING SHOW IN DERBY (UK): @mark.gould from @sunwheel_band shares an important message: Our show at @mrshawshouse is nearly sold out - get your ticket while you can. Mansfield and Sunwheel will rock the house. Can’t wait to see you all on May 22. Thank you, @offaxismgmt@dme_indie_label@thesongbird_hq and everyone involved.
#AMERICAN REVIEW: @weallwantsomeone says: "Danish indie band Mansfield recently returned with their new single “Too Much to Handle”, their follow-up to their 2024 sophomore album, 'For All the Right Reasons'. The track creates a shimmering and echoing anthemic effect that features a hypnotic vocal performance with a dreamy, lush quality to it. There’s a youthful swagger to it all, the sort that reminds us of so many of the tracks that would have set the world by storm on @nmemagazine back in the early 2000s. While it chugs along with a big confident rock sound and widescreen feel for the genre, there is an emotional sentiment that swells underneath it all." Big thanks for this brilliant review. Keep streaming our music - Spotify link in bio. Thank you, @dme_indie_label , @offaxismgmt , @thesongbird_hq , @vera_helv , @mortenbue , @declanland , @jesper_ludvigsen , @drummerfilip , @dermatty #indie #mansfield #newyork #newrelease #indierock #dreampop #USA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR GUITARIST: Let's celebrate @dermatty , Mathias Havelund, by wishing him a Happy Birthday and all the best. This spring, Mansfield will do a number of shows in the UK. Join us on May 22 at @mrshawshouse in Derby, on May 24 @cavernliverpool in Liverpool and on May 25 @thespinningtopstockport in Manchester. Link in bio for our new single 'Too Much to Handle' out now. Thanks, @dme_indie_label , @thesongbird_hq , @offaxismgmt , @amagerbio #mansfield #happybirthday #indierock #DME
EPIC SINGLE REVIEW FROM MANCHESTER: @nordicmusiccentral writes about 'Too Much to Handle': "Mansfield are a potted history of contemporary British music over the latter half of the 20th century. They aren’t so much re-writing these eras as redefining them. Mansfield are excellent storytellers, and always in plain English. Singer Christian Stage at least has spent time here, including in the Nottinghamshire [ex-] coal mining town of Mansfield, from where the band takes its name.
They have a habit, too, of dropping videos with little hints of imagery and allegory that embellish the lyrics. In this very professionally produced one, filmed in Copenhagen, and which symbolises chasing an undefined goal, Christian Stage appears to offer a little prayer even before it gets underway.
That imagery repetitively encompasses tunnels, one-way streets with traffic lights flashing alternatively red for stop and green for go, blindfolds, and people tailing each other like spies. Or alter egos. One of the characters is played by @declanland , a friend of the band who is appropriately from Mansfield!
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Thank you, @dme_indie_label , @offaxismgmt , @nordicmusiccentral , @thesongbird_hq , @vera_helv , @mortenbue , @burtonradio & @declanland #NewRelease #indie #mansfield #review #DreamPop #manchester
Mansfield in the HOUSE 🚨
Special guests Sunwheel 🔥
Date: 22nd May
Tickets via Skiddle! £10 (plus BF)
16+
In 2020, Danish indie band Mansfield had their breakthrough when releasing their debut album, “Star-Crossed Lovers”.
Propelled by the hit single, “A Place in the Sun”, Mansfield attracted attention from radio stations and music critics around the world. Quickly, they were compared to artists such as The Beatles, Stone Roses and Oasis. In Denmark, their debut became Album of The Week on national radio, followed by several songs in steady rotation. “Star-Crossed Lovers” received 4- and 5-star reviews and Mansfield toured Denmark, Germany and the UK.
In 2023, the band put out an EP, while finishing their second album produced by Morten Bue. In 2024, Mansfield released the album, “For All the Right Reasons”, underscoring their presence on the international indie scene. Acclaimed music magazine GAFFA gave the album a 5-star review, also listing it in the Top 3 of Best Danish Albums of 2024. The band has shared the stage with Shambolics, All The Young, John Hassall (The Libertines), Marseille, The Peawees and many more.
+ Special guests Sunwheel
Sunwheel, a Derby basedindie rock band creating emotionally-charged, music built on soaring melodies, nostalgic textures, and driving guitars. The band blend the hazy warmth of 90s alt-rock with the pulse of modern indie, drawing inspiration from bands like The War on Drugs, Ride, and Smashing Pumpkins, while staying true to our own voice.
Formed through a shared love of shoegaze, Britpop, and cinematic soundscapes, we aim to write music that feels both massive and personal, the kind of songs that hit hard live and linger long after.
SINGLE REVIEW: Tak til @soundscribe.dk som skriver: "Mansfield rammer en imponerende skarp form på deres nye single "Too Much to Handle", hvor bandets britpop-inspirerede udtryk står tydeligt frem. Nummeret er et koncentreret stykke indie‑rockhåndværk, der fra første sekund fastholder lytteren med en markant og melodisk guitarfigur, som både driver sangen frem og giver den et umiskendeligt britisk præg. Guitaren fungerer som sangens motor og skaber et helstøbt, insisterende udtryk, der gør det svært ikke at blive hængende.
Produktion og arrangement er stramt skåret uden overflødige elementer, hvilket giver nummeret en klar retning og en energi, der holder hele vejen. Forsangeren leverer en vokalpræstation, der vækker tydelige mindelser om Liam Gallagher – blot uden den grynede kant, som ofte følger med.
Det giver sangen en mere poleret britpop-tone, der klæder bandets stil og tilfører både attitude og sårbarhed. Den vokale lighed fungerer ikke som en imitation, men som en naturlig forlængelse af Mansfields musikalske univers.
Tekstuniverset kredser om følelsen af at stå i en relation eller situation, der er intens på en måde, der både tiltrækker og overvælder. Det er fortællingen om at blive draget mod noget, man godt ved er svært at håndtere, men som man alligevel ikke kan slippe. Den emotionelle ambivalens giver sangen dybde og gør den let at spejle sig i, samtidig med at den understøtter den insisterende energi i musikken." Tak, @dme_indie_label , @soundscribe.dk , @mortenbue , @vera_helv , @drummerfilip , @modcph , @jesper_ludvigsen , @offaxismgmt , @elskerthebeatles@recordpusherstore , @declanland #mansfield #singlereview #indierock #dreampop #modcph
ANBEFALING AF MANSFIELDS NYE SINGLE: Forsanger i Love Shop, Jens Unmack, har lyttet til vores nye single 'Too Much to Handle' og giver den ros på sin blog: "Ugen her begynder med tre minutters opløftende dansk musik. En ny single med det københavnske band Mansfield, der allerede har to albums under bæltet, senest For All the Right Reasons (2024). Sjældent med et band herhjemme, der så ubesværet bærer den store britiske tradition i sine årer." En stor tak til @loveshopsociety . Støt op om dansk musik - det er vigtigt for både kunstnerne og musikkulturen. Tak til @dme_indie_label@mortenbue@vera_helv@declanland@radiomars.dk@jesper_ludvigsen og alle lyttere. #mansfield #nysingle #danskmusik #indierock
Guitarist Mathias Havelund med sin Martin HJ-28: @dermatty fortæller her om sin western guitar, der bruges ved liveshows og øvelser. Oplev Mansfield live og unplugged på lørdag 14. marts kl. 19.00, når bandet optræder i Tårup Forsamlingshus på #Fyn. Det bliver en intim koncert. Billetter via Place2book. Tak til @dme_indie_label@radiomars.dk@soundscribe.dk@martinguitar@offaxismgmt
![EPIC SINGLE REVIEW FROM MANCHESTER: @nordicmusiccentral writes about 'Too Much to Handle': "Mansfield are a potted history of contemporary British music over the latter half of the 20th century. They aren’t so much re-writing these eras as redefining them. Mansfield are excellent storytellers, and always in plain English. Singer Christian Stage at least has spent time here, including in the Nottinghamshire [ex-] coal mining town of Mansfield, from where the band takes its name.They have a habit, too, of dropping videos with little hints of imagery and allegory that embellish the lyrics. In this very professionally produced one, filmed in Copenhagen, and which symbolises chasing an undefined goal, Christian Stage appears to offer a little prayer even before it gets underway.That imagery repetitively encompasses tunnels, one-way streets with traffic lights flashing alternatively red for stop and green for go, blindfolds, and people tailing each other like spies. Or alter egos. One of the characters is played by @declanland, a friend of the band who is appropriately from Mansfield!/mansfield-denmark-too-much-to-handle-single-video/Thank you, @dme_indie_label, @offaxismgmt, @nordicmusiccentral, @thesongbird_hq, @vera_helv, @mortenbue, @burtonradio & @declanland #NewRelease #indie #mansfield #review #DreamPop #manchester](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747616034281249477254_0_5c9440d36bc8af200657d0e24f9a0d25.jpg?o=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&h=6682788e26dfa35a5186f957da2063d3)
