Picture this: you’re trapped in ice in Antarctica for decades, with nothing but every song ever recorded playing in your head. That’s how they explain their musical knowledge, they literally absorbed everything from Jimi Hendrix to whatever was trending when the ice finally cracked in 2010.
Man With A Mission might have the wildest/epic origin story that we’ve ever heard! However, fifteen years later, they’re filling arenas across Japan and about to bring their HOWLING ACROSS THE WORLD tour to UK shores!
The wolf thing isn’t a gimmick, it’s pretty genius. Jean-Ken Johnny explains that you can’t focus on their nationality, their faces, or any preconceptions. You just listen to the music. In a world obsessed with image, they’ve found a way to make you focus on what actually matters.
Watch the full interview with half man, half wolf, Jean-Ken Johnny here:
Man With A Mission are dropping XV EP Across The Globe on September 19th via Century Media Records. It’s a special international release of their 15th anniversary EP, which includes bonus tracks from their recent Japanese arena tour.
Plus, they’re finally bringing their wolf energy here to the UK! The HOWLING ACROSS THE WORLD tour kicks off October 2nd at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, then Manchester O2 Ritz (October 3rd) and Birmingham XOYO (October 5th) before they tear through Europe for another 10 dates.
Whether they’re actually wolf-human hybrids or just incredibly committed to the bit doesn’t matter; they’ve created something extremely fun and engaging that you can still very much connect to! Don’t miss them live!
