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Mike and Mandy, a new female-fronted, husband and wife indie-pop duo of performers both in Covid-19 recovery, have released their debut single "Ricochet" today documenting modern life with a quirky take on someone going around-the-bend. A driving new wave beat and an unexpected shift in time signature evokes a bumper car ride as the main character heads for rock bottom.

Written from a decidedly adult perspective (you know: jobs, kids, responsibilities, those kinds of things), the song seems to sum up our collective COVID angst and expresses it with a quirky take on someone going around-the-bend. A driving new wave beat and an unexpected shift in time signature evokes a bumper car ride as the main character heads for rock bottom.

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We've all seen friends/family pursue self-satisfaction at all costs. Call it addiction or bouncing between romantic partners, the pull to self-destruct can seem limitless. "Ricochet" tells the story of a single mother on a downward spiral, alongside a concerned school principal and a shady uber driver. She's clearly headed for a crash. And we can't help but listen.

Mike and Mandy are producer-writer-husband Michael Faulkner and singer-songwriter-wife Amanda Pajer. Both lost jobs at the beginning of the pandemic, but an even bigger loss was the cancellation of their weekly live gigs as a cover band. With nothing to lose, they turned the lack of possibilities into an opportunity to pursue long-buried dreams of recording original material at home, while subsisting on lentils and rice. Both in recovery, each knows from experience what rock-bottoms look like, and "Ricochet" encapsulates a journey that too many know all too well. Check it out wherever you stream your music today.