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Member Since5/22/2006
Band Websitewww.supermanrevengesquad.com
Band MembersJust me, on my own, on the acoustic guitar. But I am practicing with a cellist and a drummer at the moment...
InfluencesI just went out for lunch and saw a man briefly put down his four pack of fosters so that he could urinate onto the side of the building I work in. It's seeing stuff like this that can drive someone to write little depressing songs in his spare time, don't you think? I'm surprised Croydon isn't full of aspiring wordsmiths considering the amount of mildly depressing material that is constantly on hand.

What else? Oh, when I was a child I remember a couple of teenagers having a spitting competition as they walked down the road parrallel with our garden - somehow one of them managed, unwittingly, to spit straight over the fence and onto the top of my head.

I like Bonny Prince Billy / WIll Oldham / Palace Brothers quite a lot. Appendix out, possibly even more (just for the first record which is, in places, great - after that it's a bit hit or miss until Alistair Roberts came out with a record under his own name, which is, erm, magical). I've seen the Fall a fair few times, so I'll have to add them here. And Leatherface, believe it or not, have produced two records that I love - I sometimes like to think of them as the perfect pop band in a funny sort of way. And what about 'It's a Shame about Ray' by the Lemonheads - My Drug Buddy is very nice indeed. Sonic Youth as well. And Dinosaur Jr and the Afghan Whigs certainly have a place in my musical past. But one of the best songs is 'The Only Living Boy in New York' by Simon and Garfunkal - I don't much like most of their other songs, but this one is a gem. Belle and Sebastian were great for two records then threw it all away, or ran out of new songs to sing, or something. There are other songs, albums, people, and maybe I'll return and write them out one day...
Sounds LikeA bloke from Croydon playing an acoustic guitar and singing a bit.
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
The Witches Hat Club at the Slaughtered Lamb Farringdon, London, London and South East
Nov 28 2009 8:00P
Addistock Wednesbury, Midlands
Dec 12 2009 8:00P
A gig with Schwervon! and My Sad Captains at The Lectern Brighton, South
Dec 19 2009 6:00P
Winter Warmer all-dayer at the Jericho Oxford

Superman Revenge Squad's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

2nd CD now available - "We're Here For Duration... We Hope!"  (view more)

2 new recordings to listen to  (view more)

A live recording in April, "We're Here For Duration... We Hope"  (view more)

Album Review. And you can listen to the album on last.fm now.  (view more)

Clip of me playing at teh Windmill the other week on youtube  (view more)

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   About Superman Revenge Squad
Hello,

Superman Revenge Squad is one bloke from Croydon, called Ben, and an acoustic guitar.

I started writing this stuff at the beginning of 2007. Since then I've gone from playing a load of open mic nights to playing gigs supporting people like Jeff Lewis, the Wave Pictures and Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences.

I've got another 11-track CD available! It's £2.50, plus 50p postage, and is called "We're Here for Duration... We Hope" and can be ordered through my website ...the track listing is:

1. A Good Idea
2. Super Sad Morgan
3. We're Here For The Duration
4. I'm Afraid Of Flying
5. Losing Yourself To Stadium Rock
6. When Everyone's Dead
7. The Access Self-Storage Means Were Nearly Home
8. I've Been Listening To The Rollins Band
9. Broken Stuff
10. A Happy Slapping Incident I Brought Upon Myself
11. Get Yourself Into The Arms Of Drunken People

To order it, go to my wesbite: supermanrevengesquad dot com

You can also still order the first 11-track CD available now for £2.50 and a bit of postage - it's called "This is my own personal way of dealing with it all" and can be ordered through paypal by clicking on the button below...the track listing is:

1. idiot food
2. i’m gonna go to bed and when i wake up i’m gonna be someone else
3. the angriest dog in the world
4. captain non-entity
5. will oldham sang to me
6. kevin rowland
7. woman hating internet pornography
8. pupkin
9. this is a happy song
10. you be a friend, i’ll be a friend to you
11. joe concedes ultimate defeat by blowing his face skywards with a shotgun



“A very sharp lyricist indeed… Absolute genius!” – Tom Robinson on Radio6 Music

"Stirring aggit-folk, with the fragility of Bright Eyes & some hilarious lyrics" -subba-cultcha.com

"Like Brooklyn's Jeffrey Lewis, Superman Revenge Squad is taking folk music in exciting new directions - accessible, inventive and painfully funny, taking shots at pop culture but never straying too far from endearing self-deprecation. An artist who deserves much more press" - Indiefolkforever.

"A one man attack on Croydon and all within it" - Put it On promotions in Brighton.

"A man with an acoustic guitar and really great line in songs" - ishotthedeputy.com.

   Superman Revenge Squad's Friend Space (Top 12)
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Audio Antihero

Audio Antihero



Nov 22 2009 3:36 PM

You & Benjamin Shaw are playing together in January? This makes me very happy. 

It's a shame that Jason Steel (The Owl Service) is playing the Witches Hat before and not this one - as he's a musical delight himself. 
Audio Antihero

Audio Antihero



Nov 15 2009 12:18 AM

You both sounded lovely together tonight :)
Queen Elvis

Queen Elvis



Oct 13 2009 3:06 PM

Hi Superman Revenge Squad,

Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've
been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will
soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to
download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet.

To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are
giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email
address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you.

We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to
bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV
this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for
gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our
myspace and facebook pages.

Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us!

Best Wishes

Caroline and Colin

CAPTAIN POLAROID and the Betamax Conspiracy

CAPTAIN POLAROID and the Betamax Conspiracy



Oct 6 2009 9:20 PM

May I just tell you once again that the songs with cello are absolutely brilliant. Full orchestra next?
October Rising

October Rising



Oct 6 2009 7:13 PM

Hey Ben

Hope all is good. Got some new tunes up if you fancy a listen.

John
CAPTAIN POLAROID and the Betamax Conspiracy

CAPTAIN POLAROID and the Betamax Conspiracy



Sep 23 2009 11:15 PM

SRS with added cello sounds fantastic!
Liam Butler

Liam Butler



Sep 18 2009 5:24 PM

currently in love with "get yourself into the arms of drunken people"
Chamber

Chamber



Sep 17 2009 12:52 PM

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swimpoolact

swimpoolact



Jun 27 2009 9:35 PM

'Ceniza' by swimpoolact will appear in the next compilation from Cloudragon Records: 'Shoegaze Electro Compilation no. 1'

This comp will be available on 29th June from iTunes, iTunes Japan, Napster, HMV Online, iTunes US, VideoZone, TuneTribe, and eMusic.



And next... The first swimpoolact LP, released by Cloudragon Records.
Jeff Grainger Dandelion Radio DJ

Jeff Grainger



Jun 16 2009 11:24 PM

We're here for the duration is my featured album of the month for July catch my show from the 1st at www.dandelionradio.com
Feed Me! (facebook.com/feedmeband)

Feed Me! (facebook.com/feedmeband)



Jun 8 2009 10:17 PM

Hello there, we are a Post Rock/Electronica band from Cairo, Egypt. Please check us out ;)
Glaston-Ferret

Glaston-Ferret



May 29 2009 9:22 AM

Hello. 2009 line-up confirmed!

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The Official Jamie Halliday Myspace Page



Apr 26 2009 5:48 PM

Good show :)
Queen Elvis

Queen Elvis



Apr 16 2009 7:26 PM

Hi Superman Revenge Squad
Thanks for the friendship
Very original sounds
Caroline and Colin
Choupette

Choupette



Apr 7 2009 7:40 PM

^^ THANKS SO MUCH ^^
LOVING YOUR MUSIC
GREETINGS
Lexapalooza Presents...

Lexapalooza Presents...



Mar 20 2009 9:09 AM

Teresa

Teresa Stenson



Mar 2 2009 1:37 PM

Hi Ben

Cheers for the album - me and Mario had a listen as we went about our spring clean the other day (If that's not the kind of listening environment you hoped for when you recorded it - fret not, we paused it while we hoovered).

Good stuff, and thanks again.

Tree.
Stubaboon

Stuart Gibb



Mar 1 2009 6:08 PM

Thank you greatly for last night sir. Really good to have you down and a top set.
Hopefully will catch you again soon - cheers for now Stuart
godisinthetvzine.co.uk

godisinthetvzine.co.uk



Feb 18 2009 5:23 PM

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swimpoolact

swimpoolact



Feb 16 2009 5:25 PM



Listen to the songs from the new swimpoolact EP, "Keir Dullea"

Thanks, hope you enjoy!
Part Company

Part Company



Jan 26 2009 8:24 PM

thanks. it's been nice listening to you.
The Moonshine Jamboree

The Moonshine Jamboree



Jan 12 2009 12:51 PM

Thanks a lot for coming down and playing thought you were fantastic! Half tempted to see if Paul has a spare space in the car for the Cardiff gig and jump in for a laugh! x Anthony
closetfiends [FREE DEMOS IN BLOG]

closetfiends [FREE DEMOS IN BLOG]



Jan 1 2009 6:09 PM

heyyyyy,
just thanking you for accepting my add.
your music is great by the way, i really like your lyrics, and your voice really fits them.
hope you like my music as much as i like yours.
have a nice new year.
kazuya tamura

kazuya tamura



Dec 31 2008 5:14 PM

cool.
Hidden Away Music Nights London

Hidden Away Music Nights London



Dec 4 2008 3:01 PM

Good afternoon Ben,
I used to play in a band with Sam P. I'm running a couple of music nights in and around town, I was hoping youd come can play.
Dave
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