Biffy Clyro | Deftones | Jimmy Eat World | Yourcodenameis:milo | And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead | Smashing Pumpkins | Mogwai | Far | 65 Days of Static | Oceansize | Million Dead | Circa Survive | Nirvana | The Mars Volta | QOTSA | Kyuss | Helmet | Quicksand | Cave In | Explosions In The Sky | Radiohead | Coheed And Cambria...to name a few
NO HOPE ASTRONAUT are a power trio of Joe Dowling on vocals and guitar, Dave Ferguson on bass and backing vocals and Neil Stephenson on drums.
Following on from their successes in 2008 (which include 2nd place in the UK Final of Emergenza Worldwide Battle of the Bands as well as the competitions best bassist award), No Hope Astronaut signed to London record label The Animal Farm and recorded their eagerly awaited follow up EP ‘Exits Fade’, due for release 24th August 2009.
Their self-released debut EP ‘The Things You Build’ in June 2007 was greeted with glowing reviews:
KERRANG! stated…
“Clearly coming from the same school as Biffy Clyro, No Hope Astronaut specialise in angular guitars and quirky melodies that that manage to be not only interestingly off-kilter but also bizarrely hooky” - KKKROCKSOUND raved…
"Something huge in the making, No Hope Astronaut’s debut EP is music to be proud of. This band are seeping at the seams with qualities that can only transform them into true British EMO pioneers. Although it will take a while to chow the complexity of this one down, await the next release with bated breath" - 8/10
‘Exits Fade’, the group’s follow up EP more than lives up to expectations, but to truly appreciate the bands powerful music, a front row ticket to one of their energetic live show is a must!
Below is footage of NHA at the UK Final of Emergenza (finishing in 2nd place...)
The ultimate Swingin' Thing collection 'Desperate Living' is finally available!
Featuring "Avenue Boys" & "Let's Do It With The Lights On". 'Desperate Living' encompasses every debauchery filled era of Swingin' Thing from 1989 to 1994.
This is hands down the best Swingin' Thing compilation money can buy, The album is silver pressed with 18 classic cuts (hand picked by the band) with a rare never before seen photo shoot used for the cover art (from the early Glam days!) All of this for only $14.99!
Thank you for the support. It means a great deal - the past few months have been amazing. Great reviews, great shows up and down the country, airplay and interviews with Kerrang! Radio & Total Rock Radio, even a show at Alexandra Palace for Freestyle Festival has been confirmed.
Alexandra Palace will bring an end to our first major UK Tour. The tour leads up to the official release of our first EP proper, 'Guerilla'. This will be available everywhere on November 2nd.
If you're not too familiar with us yet, there are some reviews below and you can pick up some free downloads from our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NIXA/8798900727).
Here are the dates (more to be confirmed).
See you out there x
"NIXA possess a quality that sets them apart from other front runners on the alt/rock scene with perfect dynamics and incredible song craft. They bounce between gentle and aggressive in a single beat, tied with soaring harmonies and mesmerising stage presence. This band will find themselves being listened to by a wide audience, no doubts in both the alternative and commercial rock scenes" TOTAL ROCK
"...done very, very well. Deep, powerful voice, BIG music and just the feeling that something very professional is happening -I don't mean in a clinical way, just in that way that, when you find out they're unsigned, it's a bit of a shock!" XFM
"The absolute epiphany of my weekend was London based Nixa. Everytime I see this band, I fall in love a little bit more. Their performance was stunning and it was definitely the climax of the night as things petered off afterwards. Their Biffy Clyro-esque style, gorgeous vocal harm
hey there, thanks alot for becoming our friend, did you get a chance to pop past and listen to our tunes? if so what you think?. Keep in contact, we feel alot of people have friends for the numbers but we want to know you! Hope your ok? Peace.. Lc - Praxis x
Hi, It’s DUSK TILL DAWN live music venue in North London. We just checked out your myspace and really like your stuff! If you’d like a slot contact dusktilldawngigs@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks for the friendship and taking the time to stop by! You're obviously a band that "gets it" :) (See my blog about band manners!) Diggin on your tunes.. great stuff! Keep rockin' and much success always!
We thought you might like to know that we've been booked by Monto Water Rats (328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross, WC1X 8BZ) Friday 10th July and we'd just love you to come along. In fact, we've got discounted tickets available through our myspace for £5.
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