Rowena Dugdale - vocals/guitar
Rob Williams - lead guitar
Steve Bell - bass
Martin Maidment - drums
Sounds Like
Shimmering pop escapism the likes of which Venue hasn't seen since the majesty of The Sundays over 10 years ago Venue Magazine
These tracks deserve to be flooding discos across the land, fuelling first shy glances, then furtive flirting, followed by head-over-heels romance The Fly
Short, sweet and seductive anthems from these Bristolians with a bright future ahead Salvo Magazine
Pristine guitars chiming through a percussion section that is seamlessly tight yet energetic...pop gold dust Tasty Fanzine
A rather loveable sweetness balanced by a predatory, aggressive streak ...top class Oxford Bands
simply sublime indie MP3
Great vocals, catchy beats and rhythm, a fantastic guitar sound, and a happy pop sound
Eardrums Fanzine (Norway)
Santa Dog charm up melodic pop until it's classy enough to take out on the town
Broken Dial (New York)
This is one of those rare albums that can be enjoyed on many levels
Noize Makes Enemies
Kittyhawk sparkles like a diamond
Smother.net
If you've heard the EPs you might think there's an English gentility about Santa Dog but tonight your thoughts would have been nursing their wounds in the local A&E because Santa Dog prove they have balls. Quite wonderful
SoundsXP live review
Santa Dog play sparkly, summer-soaked pop with chiming guitars and a sinister perimeter. Think Blondie going two rounds with the Smiths on the edge of a cliff with a stiff breeze whipping up skirts and causing mischief and you're still nowhere near capturing the band's distinctive sound and uniquely English charm.
Formed in 2005, the band initially self-released three EPs, followed by a 7" with SoundsXPerience and debut album with Quince Records in Japan. The band have received airplay on Radio 1 (Huw Stephens), Kerrang (Cntrl, Alt Delete & Indie Nation shows), XFM Scotland (Jim Gellatly) and numerous worldwide specialist alt/indie shows including Babes in Boyland (Paris), Popscene (Radio Bremen, Germany) & US college radio.
Live, Santa Dog have played all over the UK and further afield, including dates in Paris, Toronto, & Austria.
Hope things are good with you. We’re playing "Spark It Up" and plugging your upcoming Cube gig on BBC Radio Bristol Introducing this Saturday morning between 1-4am (repeated on Sunday 1-4am). Hear it “live” or online on the i-Player anytime in the 7 days after broadcast, there’s a link on our myspace profile.
Sorry guys, it's flagrant self-promotion time: Spiro's new album Lightbox is out now and available from the Womad shop, http://www.womadshop.com/detail/522. Read a review at http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3fzf. And we're live on Radio 3's "In Tune" tomorrow at 6.15. Hope you're all well, all the best from Jon, Jane, Alex and Jase x x
Hello The Plan would like to invite you down to the Bristol O2 Academy 2, on Tuesday the 28th of April, for another big dose of the best “Dirty Poptastic Rock n Roll” in Bristol, supporting the 1990s. Entry £5 and doors open at 7, it would be great to see you there, Thanks for your time. Keep the Faith The Plan x
We (the LTP) have a lovelybig single launch at The Lanes in Bristol this coming Friday 25th April! If you're passing....? Or if you about on Saturday we're playing an all-ages matinee at Mr Wolfs?
Otherwise we're on tour for the next few weeks (Brighton - Bath - Bristol - Bristol (matinee) - Portsmoth - Leeds - Coventry - Manchester - Brum - Cardiff - Exeter etc....)
sshh, dont tell anyone, but, this Sunday ( april 19th) lunch time at around 12.00 the intrepid jack duo will be heard beaming across the airwaves of radio corrine, playing live, being interviewed, and helping to celebrate all things 1960's on a new pirate radio station from a secret location in Bristol. we realise that this is possibly an illegal situation, but, for the entertainment of the people of Bristol, we are willing to risk everything be part of something big, new & exciting. you can go to their myspace site at www.myspace.com/radiocorrinebristol or listen all next weekend on 93. 2 and see whats a-foot, as long as you promise not to tell anyone!!
