This Friday’s FACT mix takes the form of a session from Rolo Tomassi, the Sheffield-born band who’ve just finished recording their second album with US super-producer Diplo.

The band made their name on the back of their raucous live shows and various cassette / CD-R releases on James Spence (keyboardist, vocalist and compiler of this mix)’s Mayday label, including split releases with Cutting Pink With Knives and Mirror! Mirror!

They eventually signed to Holy Roar records (sometime home of Gallows, Dananananaykroyd and more), and released debut album Hysterics. More live dates followed, including the Shred Yr Face 2 tour with Fucked Up and The Bronx, and in October ’09 they flew to LA to record their second album with Diplo, the boss of Mad Decent and one half of Major Lazer.

Rolo Tomassi’s FACT mix features Silver Mt. Zion, Sonic Youth, Toro Y Moi and more, and makes for particularly enjoyable listening on the sort of cold morning today’s treated us to. Download it below, tracklist and an interview with the band is on page two.

(Available for three weeks)

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