Diving into the lyrical and musical depths of free association, taking you on an emotional rollercoaster of despair to complete arousal. Influenced by the under-currents of post-punk and New Wave, and then boxing it up into an old stone box made of pure hard industrial pop space rock and sin. A band you simply cannot ignore. An alternative act from Eastleigh, Southampton, UK, the three piece is made up of Mark Lawrence on vocals and guitar, Lewis Betteridge on bass and Phil Boulter on drums. They are heavily influenced by 90’s Industrial music and artists such like Joy Division, Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, The Cooper Temple Clause, Manic Street Preachers, The Chameleons, Massive Attack, Primal Scream and Bush.

“Prototypes::Cause+Effect”, follows up the self-releases of Broken Links’ first and second EP’s “The Fine Line Between Choice/Decay” and sold out “Resisting Movement and the Almost Advisory”. Mintsouth recently said of Broken Links “Unsigned bands shouldn’t be this professional.” Over the course of two years their development as a band has been clear, and their third EP is testament to how they have matured in this time.

Since 2009 Broken Links have performed over 80 live shows, including appearances at the Eastleigh and Alresford Music Festivals, performed for Kerrang! Radio, and have taken their sound to Italy and Germany on tour frequently. In 2009 they were crowned winners of “We Ignite Records” Battle of the Bands. The band have supported established acts British Sea Power, The Boxer Rebellion, InMe, My Vitriol, Official Secrets Act, Fighting with Wire, The Cinematics, Scarlet Soho, Kid Adrift, and The Xcerts, picking up some die-hard fans along the way. They have taken their live show to well established venues such as White Trash (Berlin), The Purple Turtle (Camden), and Ryde Theatre (IOW), with full intention of leaving watchers mesmerised by the wall of sound they create. A sound certainly not expected of a three piece.

“Prototypes::Cause+Effect” was released on 2nd May 2011, and Broken Links will be touring it throughout 2011, whilst working on their first full album scheduled to be released late 2011.

Prototypes::Cause+Effect