About

Full of honesty and heart, Scott Mallard leaves everything on stage whilst on tour giving relentless live performances to audiences in the UK & EU. 



Formed in the summer of 2012, Sirens & Shelter has toured the UK four times, performing with Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), Allison Weiss, Dave McPherson, Luke Jackson, Hidden Cabins (USA), Ryan Mills (CAN), Giants (UK), The Satellite Year (GER), Hildamay, White Clouds & Gunfire, Sean De Burca, T // Alan, Swallow & The Wolf, 8 Foot Felix (AUS), Nizlopi and played shows in Spain on three occasions with Her Only Presence promoting a wealth of original, emotionally charged songs. 

Through The War (2013):

In early 2013 Scott teamed up with a few close friends to produce a full length Sirens & Shelter album titled ‘Through The War’ which sees collaboration with the likes of AJ Perdomo; The Dangerous Summer (USA), Paul Richards; One Day Elliott among others creating an album that reviewers are hailing as “A rare masterpiece”. Engineer Records have gone on record as stating, “People need to hear this album to be saved from life…” After sending out promotional copies of the album, Tanglewood Guitars (UK) has endorsed Scott, and Sirens & Shelter has been taken on by Desert Pearl Union Records in Barcelona.

One year on and ‘Through The War’ has helped Sirens & Shelter begin to build a dedicated fan base not just in the UK, but also the EU and select parts of North America. Through relentless work ethic and playing an unhealthy amount of shows, over 1000 physical copies have been sold within 10 months of release.

Maybe You Should (2014/15):

Recorded at Anchorbaby Studio’s in Ashford, Kent with Dan Lucas (Jairus) and set for release in early 2015, ‘Maybe You Should’ is a 10-track album to follow ‘Through The War’. A little less complex in instrumentation reveals an extra level of honesty and depth to each song. The album touches on some sensitive subject matter, exploring the realities of balancing family, friends, relationships, too many shows, secrets, illness, and social pressure and expectation. 

With a couple of Tanglewood guitars to hand, Scott has experimented with alternative tunings and developed a more progressive, yet intricate guitar technique to help communicate feeling and move each track. Scott and Dan Lucas agreed to use more traditional recording techniques during production in an attempt to capture a mix of studio production and live performance ensuring the integrity of each song was kept intact. 

Here’s hoping this record makes you feel something, and that you’ll help by sharing Sirens & Shelter with your friends, and coming out to a show or two.

Want to hear more?

You can catch the E.P. 'The Midnight Arrangement' and debut full-length album ‘Through The War’ on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon among other major digital outlets through Engineer Records. 

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