Mad Heads XL is a Ukrainian ska punk band from Kyiv. Its members experiment with folk songs, including those of Balkan bands. In their work, musicians combine several styles at once. For 10 years, the band focused on writing songs in the rockabilly genre. After that, in 2004, they changed their style to ska punk. History Mad Heads Band called Mad Heads was formed in Kyiv, Ukraine by Vadym Krasnooky. They quickly gained popularity and played for many years, with 4 recorded studio albums, frequent TV appearances and constant live touring. They are also well-known band in the psychobilly scene in Eastern Europe and across the world. Their debut album “Psycholula” was out in 1996 on Crazy Love Records in Germany, while in Ukraine they were already a well known band. They filmed a video to support their album, and it was rotated on the national channels. Soon after, Mad Heads started to tour abroad. They appeared 4 times at Rock’n’Roll Jamboree in Finland, 3 times at Calella Psychobilly Meeting in Spain, they rocked the halls of many festivals and clubs in Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Poland and Italy. They've been invited to the United States,but couldn't make it because of some visa problems. The debut album was followed by “Mad In Ukraine” in 1998 and “Naked Flame” in 2002 (both out on Crazy Love Records) which brought the acknowledgment for Mad Heads among the psychobilly community. Then, in 2003, the album “Contact” was released with all the songs in the mother languages (the first 3 albums were in English). This record was out on local EMI licensee Comp Music. In 2004 the group changed its style. Their music was changing throughout the years, and it didn't fit psychobilly scene anymore. So they took it even further, doubled the line up with 3-piece brass section and mixed up their older sounds with ska punk and some Ukrainian folk. The new project was called Mad Heads XL. Mad Heads XL In the beginning of 2004, the new project Mad Heads XL was born. The line up was doubled with the powerful brass section (trumpet, trombone, saxophone) and the music drifted in the direction of ska with a touch of swing and Ukrainian folk. In March 2004 they played in the music clubs of Kiev, in April appeared on top Ukrainian TV channels and in May the band came up the