Through a mutual love of good music and cheap booze, Tramp Attack were formed on the cusp of the millenium in the cauldron of depravity known as 16 Earl Road.
Founder member and chief songwriter Matt Barton joined forces with housemates Ian Lane (drums) and Chris Marshall (bass) along with Barry Southern (lead guitar) to make music to put a tap in the toes and a glow in the bellies of boys and girls of all ages.
Soon developing a knack for crafting short, sharp pop songs inspired by the likes of Jonathan Richman and Richie Valens through Prince Buster and Otis Redding, they soon laaunched themselves upon Liverpool’s live music circuit and gained an instant cult following.
Frequent trips outside of the city soon led to the band being signed by Must Destroy who released the album "Attack! Attack!! Attack!!!" in 2003 along with the singles " Eight Years Since School", "Oh! When The Sun Goes Down" and "1-4-7-1".
Replacing the frenzied, garage style of "Attack!...", the bands new sound takes a more acoustic based approach (utilizing double bass, banjo and kazoos) whilst maintaning the formula of two minute, sing-alonga songs of disappointment, death, despair and, of course, sweet, sweet love.
"Here’s a band that you can’t fail to have a good time with, and that’s something of a promise...Tramp Attack have taken the country/rock blueprint and updated it with humour, style and a sense of the absurd." CD Times
"It’s like if Love or The Monks or Hank Williams were slightly less tortured and slightly more mates from school." Plan B Magazine
"Seminal fathers of the Liverpool scene, the Liverpool bands’ favourite band." NME
"Tramp Attack take the old, fuse it with the everyday, refract it through a prism and send shards of light into the future. They also move the hips like no tramp could." www.moles.co.uk
HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT with PETE BENTHAM & DINNER LADIES COACH TRIP on Thurs 28th JAN from L'POOL TO LEAMINGTON SPA AND BACK (VIA WIDNES). Please spread the word and feel free to message me for more details!
Hey guys hope lives are happy. Dont know if yoos are into hip-hop at all but we got boored and made a remix of one of oor tunes and we liked it soo we've put it up for a bit so give it a listen if you get the time and let us know what you think. Garlic hand is as powerful as Chuck Norris!
'Fabulous songs walk a tightrope between driving post-punk minimalism and beautifully crafted other worldliness...a band to be cherished and unique on a world scale not just a Liverpool one !'
Also, while I have your attention, why don't you buy this fantastic compilaton for a loved on this Christmas?
Tracklisting: The Forest - It Won't Leave Us Alone The Loungs - Jimmy Two Shoes The Maladies Of Bellafontaine - Champagne The Beep Seals - I Dreamt A Metal Hat Magic Arm - Rested Bones My Side Of The Mountain - 16 Seconds Happy Yacht Club - The Ambiguous World Of The Indeterminate The Bordellos - Girl With No Name The Junipers - Cut Your Key Telefair - Dance With Your Dad Gintis - Hate Isn't The Opposite Of Love, Indifference Is The Generalissimos - Kitten In The Head The Fountain - Living In A House In Wales Chips For The Poor - I Am Warm In My Coat
Only a fiver. Available from Piccadilly Records and my myspace.
Alright Tramp Attack, Stop by & have a listen to 'Put it Out Again' if yer get a minute. It's a tale of Giantkillers, Panic attacks & Stuart Barlow. God bless, The Prof
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