| Influences | London, Storytelling, Cabaret, Poetry, Punk, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ska, Garage, Politics, Bored Teenagers, Regina Spektor, The Beatles, Melanie, Eva Cassidy, PJ Harvey, Eminem, Bob Dylan, Nancy from Oliver, Janis Joplin, Blondie, Tom Waits, Elvis Presley, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Billy Bragg, Billie Holliday, Peaches, Electrocute, Kelis, The Skatalites, Jurassic 5, Jimi Hendrix, Carole King, Bob Marley, Brenton Wood, Frankie Valli, Ray Charles, The Strokes, The White Stripes, Oasis, Blur, The Streets, The Devotchkas, The Buzzcocks, The Adverts, Knife Edge, The Zips, The Negatives, Gang of Four, John Cooper Clarke, Saul Williams, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Riot City, The Clash, The Kinks, Ludovico Einaudi, Beethoven, Neil Young, Nina Simone, The Buffalo Stance, Brendon Mcleod, The Futureheads, Tracy Chapman, The Knife, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, X Ray Spex, DJ Luck and MC Neat, DJ EZ, MC Viper, More Fire Crew, Mr Reds, Hot Chip, Kate Bush, Johnny Cash, Erykah Badu, Whoopi Goldberg, JUSTICE, CSS, Metronomy, Shola Ama, Lady Sov, Arcade fire, Joy division, Pat Kelly, Roald Dahl, Tim Burton, Sofia Coppola, The Adams Family, The Simple Things in life, Being confused, Having the Blues, Spag Bol, Jabberwocky, Anything with Christmas in it, Being not quite there yet, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, The Young Ones, Caroline |
Following the success of a single release and 2007's Trans-Pennine Express Tour, the band continues to recruit followers through the medium of live performance by pushing the boundaries and pulling shapes until the cows come home.
Smashtastic.
