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THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS
Indie / Alternative

"Chinchillas are rabbit-sized, crepuscular rodents"

Oxford,
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/25/2008
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   THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS: General Info
Member Since11/2/2004
Band Websitethistownneedsguns.com
Band Members
Stuart Smith
Tim Collis
Chris Collis
Daniel Adams
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Influences
Owls
Ghosts and Vodka
American Football
Make Believe
Maps and Atlases
Owen
...and a mutual distaste for 'noise' bands.
Record Label Big Scary Monsters (UK)
Rallye/Klee (Japan)
Yellow Ghost (Australia)
Sounds Like
Something that one 3-armed guitarist would make, aided by four 2-armed people.

or alternatively...

'fundamentally confused, mismatched, grating, headache inducing, messy, directionless, wailing, wallowing, unintelligent slice of musical dross.' - New-Noise.net

'Stupid songs, stupid song titles and a not-so-clever idea to have them included here and in turn wrecking what would have been a great CD. If ever iTunes had a purpose, it was for this release so you can download the good stuff and ignore the unnecessary surplus.' - New-Noise.net

but really we are best described as...

'New guerilla folk/Social awareness messages with an overdose of Jewish chutzpa/Israeli power punk chopped with ethnic elements, rap rhymes & pop choruses/North African beat & east European melodies schizophrenically combined with a rough street disco flavor.'
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 16 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil Madam Jojo’s, London
Sep 17 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil + The Great Eskimo Hoax Flux @ The Yardbird, Birmingham
Sep 18 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil The Library, Leeds
Sep 19 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil The Basement, York
Sep 20 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh
Sep 21 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil The 13th Note, Glasgow
Sep 22 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil Dr Browns, Middlesbrough
Sep 23 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil Somewhere up north
Sep 24 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil Sacred Trinity Church, Salford, Manchester
Sep 25 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil Somewhere up north
Sep 26 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil The Shakespeare, Sheffield
Sep 27 2008 8:00P
This Ain’t No Picnic Festival w/ Future of the Left + Polysics + more King’s College, London
Sep 29 2008 8:00P
w/ Tall Ships The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Sep 30 2008 8:00P
w/ Sparrows + Elephants Downtown Diner, Ashford
Oct 1 2008 8:00P
w/ Hair Traffic Control + more tbc The Queen Charlotte, Norwich
Oct 2 2008 8:00P
Get in touch if you would like to book us Somewhere down south
Oct 3 2008 8:00P
Get in touch if you would like to book us Somewhere down south
Oct 4 2008 8:00P
Get in touch if you would like to book us Somewhere down south
Oct 5 2008 8:00P
w/ Tubelord + more The Social, Nottingham
Oct 10 2008 8:00P
w/ tbc The Fighting Cocks, Kingston
Oct 11 2008 8:00P
w/ Jonquil + The Great Eskimo Hoax The Zodiac, Oxford

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   About THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS


Download Amnesty (kinda)

So this is a little new thing we thought we'd try out. Basically we are super poor. We need all sorts of stuff to help us tour and we can't afford any of it. We're not the only ones. We do releases through independent labels who are surviving from one release to the next. We are so pleased when we see blogs and torrent sites offering our music for free as it's pretty much how most people discover new music these days. We don't have a problem with anyone downloading our stuff, but if you have downloaded a record/release of our music and listen to it regularly, it would be nice if you could spare some cash to help go towards paying for future recordings. Making music is expensive especially when you consider touring/recording/release costs. We don't want to stop people listening to our music, but if you do download it for free and enjoy it we don't think it is unreasonable for you to donate some money towards helping us (and the labels that release our work) to keep going. If you would like to donate something then that is great. It would also be nice if you would let us know which release you have downloaded (or just let us know which country you live in) so the right label gets money they have worked so hard for on our behalf. Oh and don't worry, we're not going to hunt you down and send abusive emails or anything. Far from it infact. Many thanks.



RELEASES

2008

Australia and Japan Release

  1. 26 is dancier than 4
  2. And I'll tell you for why...
  3. I'll forget about you throwing that rock cos that dance was pretty funny
  4. 1470 man
  5. Do you wanna come back to my room and listen to some Belle and Sebastian?
  6. If I sit still maybe I'll get out of here
  7. Japanese ultra-violence in D-minor (the saddest chord)
  8. It's not true Rufus, don't listen to the hat

Buy the CD (Australia)

Buy the CD (Japan)





2007

Cats and Cats and Cats - split

  1. catsx3 - Brilliant the brilli ant
  2. catsx3 - Anchoress
  3. catsx3 - Sweet Drunk Everyone
  4. catsx3 - Tower Tower
  5. ttng - 26 is dancier than 4
  6. ttng - If I sit still maybe I'll get out of here
  7. ttng - 1470 man
  8. ttng - It's not true Rufus, don't listen to the hat
BUY the CD or from iTunes here:

iTunes


2007

Record Label Shmecord Label
(Big Scary Monsters Compilation)

Featuring:

'I'll forget about you throwing that rock cos that dance was pretty funny'


iTunes


2007

'And I'll Tell You For Why...'
and
'Wanna Come Back To My Room And Listen To Some Belle And Sebastian?'

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iTunes





2006

'Hippy Jam Fest'
and
'Denial Adams'

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THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS's Friends Comments
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Alfie


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Jul 25 2008 4:31 AM

hey im a face book fan. let me off ;) x
Alfie


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Jul 25 2008 4:23 AM

ha nah i went and dealted a ton of people and loads ofbands. then realised i wouldnt mind some of the bands back. so here we are again!
Alfie


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Jul 25 2008 4:22 AM

its been so long! hope everything is good in camp ttng just want to say im really enjoying what ive heard from the album so fair! cant wait to get my hands on it. and cant wait to see you guys hit norwich again!

see you soon guys.

muchos love
SOFT TOY EMERGENCY





Jul 25 2008 3:45 AM

whats your views on salmon? they can swim up waterfalls you know!

andy
danie





Jul 25 2008 2:13 AM

so so good last friday!
:) good luck for the rest of your tour
x x x x
josh(ish).





Jul 24 2008 7:33 AM

sweet man :)
glad you liked them
xxxx
josh(ish).





Jul 24 2008 7:18 AM

hey guys
ive uploaded some pics of you guys playing at trowbridge last friday
feel free to take em if you like em :)
it was an amazing show!
cant wait to see you down ashford way
xxx
Nathan





Jul 24 2008 6:53 AM

ahhhh fair enough, im sure it'll be worth it!!! i'd love to see you guys live i cant stop listening to your songs haha, good job!

x
Nathan





Jul 24 2008 6:50 AM

haha im not suprised, seems crazy what he's doing. any gigs up north anytime soon??

xxx
Nathan





Jul 24 2008 6:43 AM

you guys are awesome!!!

do you have a tab book?

xxx
¡ɯɐɥɐɹƃ





Jul 23 2008 5:41 PM

some girls at my work brought up pet chinchillas today and i couldn't help but think of your new amazing song. i want morrre.
Soria





Jul 22 2008 6:23 PM

Hello again!

The pictures are finished!

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=4112367&albumId=1977063

There are some really nice ones up there.

x
MIMAS


Is Online


Jul 22 2008 12:47 PM

Will be amazing to see you on September 2nd. Hope everything is going well finding a new bassplayer and all.

Speak soon,

Snævar
Bright White Light





Jul 22 2008 12:03 PM

When I read that blog I nearly cried thinking that This Town were splitting up. I mean come on Meet Me In St Louis and The Defeat have already gone I couldn't have This Town going down as well.
Savage that your leaving Dan but a baby is a worthy reason if I ever heard of one. All the best.
ben x
Beat The Radar





Jul 22 2008 10:42 AM

You guys were top at truck. Nice to see another guitarist finally using 2 capos. Keep up the good work x BTR
IHABIAL ( NOT INHABIAL!!!)





Jul 22 2008 10:41 AM

so now we have been ttng fans for like a year and are loving it more and more!! i tell alot of kids on the west coast(USA) about the the great ttng and you have some kids loving it out here.we are getting on larger and larger tours and hope to be out the UK way in a year or two.alwse loving the tunes and listening for more.
Soria





Jul 22 2008 8:43 AM

Yeah, we did thanks to your kind donation!

We'll be paying it back to you in september!

He's still picking through them and editing them and all that, but what I've seen so far is really good.

xxxxxxx
vacuous pop promotions





Jul 22 2008 8:13 AM

Thanks for coming to play Truck! and bye bye to Dan!