THE HORNS OF CONTENTION
THE BRATLGEIGER STRING ENSEMBLE
Sounds Like
All Sounds Likes taken from reviews ...
Pavement
The Muppets Houseband
The Violent Femmes
Ben Folds Five
Badly Drawn Boy
(+ amphetamines)
Bare Naked Ladies
David Bowie
Blur, Pulp
Manfred Mann
Chimney Factory
THINGS WE LIKE:
There is a big interview with Eoin in the Big Issue this week. It covers a lot of topics including Hamfatter and Eoin’s solo project. It’s a good read so check it out if you can. The current issue is around until Sunday.
We will shortly have some extracts from the new album up online (probably on this page by the time you ready this.
Apologies for any lack of updating of the Myspace web presence recently.
A lot of this is due to a combination of laziness and 2 band members now having young children to look after.
See the official Hamfatter website www.hamfatter.net for latest news about the new album and upcoming gigs.
We have our biggest ever indoor gig coming up at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge on 17th January. See our main website www.hamfatter.net for details.
We also have a free track download on play.com - more details and latest news on our main website.
We've been up to number 3 in the indie charts in September with Dizee Rascal at number 1.
Many thanks to all the fans who bought our CD and vinyl single 'The Girl I Love'.
Thanks to those of you who helped make our September UK tour so awesome.
STEVE WRIGHT IS A LEGEND.
We went to meet him and do an interview for his show on Radio 2 and he played our Summer single 'The Girl I Love' loads.
We have uploaded some new extracts from our last album
'What Part Of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand?'.
It's out now to buy in shops, on the internet and to download.
'THE GIRL I LOVE' MUSIC VIDEO
This song features on our new album
'What Part Of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand?'
Available now
HAMFATTER in the press:
Constantly refreshing... if only they'd hog the limelight a little more, cult collosaldom would be assured.
- The Fly
Hamfatter carry an arsenal of power-pop nuggets including the amazing 'Sziget' which deserves to be a hit.
-NME
Gleefully bounding indie pop... Effervescent, Pavement-style clatter and the skipping earnest shimmies of Once Around The Block era Badly Drawn Boy… a delightfully fresh album
- Metro
A hugely entertaining listen. Hamfatter’s sonic palette includes indie rock, Sixties pop, horns, strings and, above all, style. 4/5
- The Sun
Hamfatter are as refreshing as a lemon sorbet in the kalahari desert.
- Hi-Fi News
I've never liked any band so much in my life.
- cakespank.co.uk
Crime is down and know body likes it, LOST DOORS cuming soon.
SONG FOR SALE.
YOU SOLD OUT AMERICAN. YOU SOLD OUT AMERICAN. YOU SOLD OUT AMERICAN. YOU SOLD OUT AMERICAN.
Super power is on its knees, For years government has been putting the drugs on our streets, On TV you talking about bring peace to Middle East, When you can’t even control your own streets, You think you super cool your state is runned by Jews, You got killers, You hate niggaz you keep pulling triggers, We pray to lord soon he’ll listen,
You sold out American in a day, All your heads are lost above the clouds all you think about is getting rich, American is dying and know one is crying, The recession has hit the Country hard, Can’t you see the pain in my eyes? Every kid in American is paying the price, Obman you said change would come, But you’re just another puppet on a string, I hope they won’t make you sing, The true power is the invisible kings,
You sold out American You sold out your people, For us it’s another struggle, Your mate bush’s war path made Soldiers turn in to angle dust, Families waiting for there loved ones, They coming in body bags, You wanna win this war put your own kids on the front line, So you could have sleepless nights like us,
AMerican is famous for cocaine, FBI and CIA is the gate keepers are the key players in this game, Aliens are here we all know, But they keeping it a secret from the whole world, On the other side of the bridge everybody needs help. <br /
THE PLAYGROUND presents Filthy Electro Trash on Saturday 14th Novmber. Come along and celebrate with:
Punks Jump Up (KITSUNE)// Punx Soundcheck (KITSUNE)// Steed Lord// Gobsausage// Glass Diamond// TOY TOY// The Education// Mr. Beasley// Ben Osborne// DJ Darkorse// Circa Burlesque- Little Bo Freak// Chrys Columbine// Slinky Sparkles and Straightola (VJ Set)
THE PLAYGROUND presents Filthy Electro Trash on Saturday 14th Novmber. Come along and celebrate with:
Punks Jump Up (KITSUNE)// Punx Soundcheck (KITSUNE)// Steed Lord// Gobsausage// Glass Diamond// TOY TOY// The Education// Mr. Beasley// Ben Osborne// DJ Darkorse// Circa Burlesque- Little Bo Freak// Chrys Columbine// Slinky Sparkles and Straightola (VJ Set)
CAN YOU PLEASE COMMENT ABOUT THIS SONG AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK...
THE WORLD IS LYING TO YOU
life it self full of struggle and wealth Everything that I was told was a lie, I don’t want to live or die, I just don’t want to survive, Don’t you ever wonder what’s on the other side? I keep falling its like someone from above is calling,
Tonight I can’t sleep, I’m seeing the dead digging our graves, The governments been hiding the truth with there dirty news, I’m playing my position, Like I was told, The system is lying, How many times do we have to die? To see paradise, If this aint war, Why are we paying the price? Oil is still on the rise, Farmer’s aint getting the right money for BLACK GOLD, Starbucks is selling it for three pound fifty, Some ones getting rich and its not you and me,
If I’m not dead, Why do I feel out of breath? I feel the demons getting closer to my bed, The world is lying to you, So live for to day, Forget about tomorrow, We all gonna get buried in a empty grave, Sometimes I wish I was blind, The things I see is making me lose my mind, God gives us everything but then he takes them back, Like losing your love one, Where’s the justice in that.
Everyday I read an empty book, With empty pages, I believe what I wanna believe, I won’t let the T.V and the radio control me, I’ve got my ears to the streets, I get my news from the wind and the trees, That brings me peace.
Promote your music on www.topoftheox.co.uk this week. A great chance to get noticed, promote your gigs and win the upgraded weekly prize by topping the chart.
THE PLAYGROUND Vs Noise Of Art will give you a big Halloween bash on Saturday 31st October featuring
Man Like Me// My Tiger My Timing// My Toys Like Me// Trash Fashion// The Midi Midis// Glitches// The Teeth// Kindle// Gene Serene// DARKORSE-DJ set/// Rack ‘n’ Ruin – DJ Set// Afro Punk-DJ set// Slinky Sparkle// Chris Columbine// Little Bo Freak and Lydia Darling// Noise of Art’s “Dance of the Vampires” with They Came From The Stars and I Saw Them Vs Les Hommers DU Train// Ben Osborne -DJ set// Immaculate Extremists// Overlap// Your Mum// MOTH and more
“You're unlikely to attend another event in London like this so our advice is to get your ticket sharpish.” DJ Magazine, 2009.
After our hugely successful launch with the BRUTE CHORUS and CIRCA BURLESQUE trapeze artists, stilts, performance artists and burlesque dancers we have the next instalment coming up on Saturday the 26th September featuring KAPUTT, ROMANCE, SPEAK AND THE SPELLS and a whole lot more. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Thanks for the friend add!! .. Coco Dwarf is celebrating a birthday in Cambridge, sun 16th to tuesday 18th August... was hoping to catch a Hamfatter show.....but no luck this time. I will luck out for yous back home in Newcastle... Cheers! :)
We have our next mini-festival at 93 Feet East on Saturday 25th July with an amazing line-up along with our usual Burlesque, performance art and Electro DJ’s.
Tickets are only £6 adv. Check out the ticket link below. See you there.
HEY THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT YOU AT OZZ OR GLASS FEZZZYS WHAT YOU BEEN DOIN PLAYED YOUR MUSIC TO EDDIEE THE OTHER DAY HE THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD ANY WAY HOPE TO CATCH UP SOON KIND REGARDS DAVID XXX DPC.
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THE WORLD IS LYING TO YOU
life it self full of struggle and wealth
Everything that I was told was a lie,
I don’t want to live or die,
I just don’t want to survive,
Don’t you ever wonder what’s on the other side?
I keep falling its like someone from above is calling,
Tonight I can’t sleep,
I’m seeing the dead digging our graves,
The governments been hiding the truth with there dirty news,
I’m playing my position,
Like I was told,
The system is lying,
How many times do we have to die?
To see paradise,
If this aint war,
Why are we paying the price?
Oil is still on the rise,
Farmer’s aint getting the right money for BLACK GOLD,
Starbucks is selling it for three pound fifty,
Some ones getting rich and its not you and me,
If I’m not dead,
Why do I feel out of breath?
I feel the demons getting closer to my bed,
The world is lying to you,
So live for to day,
Forget about tomorrow,
We all gonna get buried in a empty grave,
Sometimes I wish I was blind,
The things I see is making me lose my mind,
God gives us everything but then he takes them back,
Like losing your love one,
Where’s the justice in that.
Everyday I read an empty book,
With empty pages,
I believe what I wanna believe,
I won’t let the T.V and the radio control me,
I’ve got my ears to the streets,
I get my news from the wind and the trees,
That brings me peace.
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