Politically driven rock band Mammal has just put out their speediest recorded album yet. The Majority was recorded in just 12 days in the Sing Sing studios and comes off the back of some heavy touring which saw the boys hit 200 destinations in two years.

Not that they mind after waiting three years to get their sound on the road in the first place. Since then the band have developed somewhat of a cult following based purely on word of mouth. Their lyrically driven tracks and astounding live show have put them in high regard among regular Australian rock fans. Vocalist Ezekiel Ox said the album reflected a sense of warmth and family despite the harshness of the lyrics because the band became very close during the recording process. "The way were rehearsing together was very much like a fuzzy buzzy free for all," he said.

Title track The Majority blatantly tackles issues of discrimination in focusing on the fact that humans in general are a minority. The heart racing track was accompanied with an award-winning music video. The album features two songs familiar to Mammal fans - Burn Out and Hollywood Shrine - which they had been playing live for more than a year prior to recording. The first single Smash the Piñata was released before the album hit the shelves. The Majority, while still being true to Mammal's core sound, has been described as showing a more diverse and adventurous side to the band musically.

Mammal was determined to release the album independently and as such enlisted in several loyal fans to place pre-orders for the album to fund their recording. The fans who helped received the limited edition version of the album numbered and signed by the band and were also thanked in the liner notes. The band also performed the entire album to the first 100 people who pre-ordered the album.

Mammal first came together as somewhat of a "universal alignment" according to Ox. "Me and Pete kept bumping into each other in various dark bars then eventually started making some sonic vibrations together," he said. After that the two joined forces with bassist Nick Adams before finding Dave who "appeared out of the cosmos". While Mammal displays that sense of larrikin, in-your-face kind of music which would seem to be driven purely by passion for music, Ox admitted the band was very focused when song writing. "The songs come about because we are trying to make most intense music we can," he said. "I wouldn't say we were trying to be cheerleaders of a revolution we just happen to be musicians who have stories to tell. All of our stories just happen to be of oppressed people in the world."

Ox has had his fair share of political uprisings and has had a hand in various rallies for what he believes in. From the young age of 14 Ox remembered being actively involved in preventing the One Nation political party from entering his home town of Geelong. "You have to realise there are hundreds and thousands of people rallying in the streets for these things," he said. "Everyone is out there doing it so you naturally get caught up in it and join the fight for peace. People keep doing these things around me so I do it because it feels right." Mammal also donated a guitar to be auctioned off to raise money for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

Mammal are getting ready to hit several destinations in Western Australia so keep an eye out for their tour schedule and newly released The Majority.

- Nikkita Dixon