Now Wave: "If the Zatopeks were a beer, I'd buy a whole case and drink a bottle every night." (Lord Rutledge)
Punktastic.com:
"With ‘Damn Fool Music’ the Zatopeks have crafted their best and most balanced piece of work to date. It manages to be passionate, uplifting, inspiring and a hundred other things all at the same time. It will make you smile, dance and generally jump around like a crazy person. This is without doubt one of the best releases by a UK band this year." 4/5 (Mark)
Kerrang!: "Every now and then a band comes along and gets all their reference points so thoroughly bang on, it feels less like rehashing what's gone before and more like continuing a great tradition. [...] If there's any justice, Zatopeks will take their place among the greats that paved the way for them." 4/5 (Emma Johnston)
Rocksound: "It may take them a while to get to band practice, but it sure don't take 'em long to get to the point. [...] For a healthy dose of highly infectious pop punk gems bolted onto a sneering rock'n'roll animal, you've come to the right place" 8/10 (Oli Robertson)
Punktastic.com: "Aint nobody left but us is quite simply one of the best albums Ive heard by a UK band this year. The Zatopeks give you an album stuffed full of punk, pop, rock and roll, humour, nostalgia and great songs. What more could you ask for? I urge you to check these guys out as they just might be your new favourite band." 4/5 (Mark)
Zatopeks are a pop-punk/rock'n'roll band from the UK who formed in 2001. It was originally just Will, Sebby and Pete, all members of the six-piece punk band 3 1/2 Inch Floppy, but pretty soon we added Sammie the Giant on bass, and then in 2003 Spider joined on second guitar.
There have been releases on Household Name Records (UK), Whoa Oh Records (USA), All-Nite Records (UK), Stardumb Records (NL) and It's Alive Records (USA). There has been one split CD, three 7" EPs and two full length albums.
We toured Europe three times, playing in the UK, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Austria, and have played many other European shows since then, particularly in Holland.
Over the last few years, the Zatopeks have played shows with the Groovie Ghoulies, the Parasites, the Loved Ones, Tuuli, The Kids, Turbo ACs, The Apers, Backwood Creatures, the Sonic Dolls, the Peawees, the Kidnappers, the Red Dons, Dr Frank, the Real McKenzies, the Foamers and Roger Miret and The Disasters.
Here's a live video of us playing The Summer I Fell In Love With Jimmy's Girl at the Wild at Heart in Berlin, February 2007:
New Punktastic Recordings compilation featuring Zatopeks out 31 March 2008:
It was so nice to finally meet all of you and you seriously rocked that tiny basement in Philadelphia. The new record (well, new to me, it's been out awhile I guess) is super good! Thanks for that and we really hope to see all of you soon.
BEST SET OF THE FEST. HANDS DOWN. You guys were incredible. I would want to watch you play every single day if I weren't completely convinced that it would cause my heart and/or brain to explode.
It was a real pleasure meeting you all and I hope that our paths cross again in the not-too-distant future!
Sorry didn't make it last night guys, went doctors yday afternoon, another eye infection, £21 spent on various prescriptions arghghgh!! Enjoy the USA and will see ya play October =:¬)
Sentiments / Blitzkrieg Boys Summer Fun Tour Summer 2008
6.6. Kassel @ Barracuda Bar 7.6. Großenhain @ CAS Festival 8.6. Karl Marx Stadt @ Subway to Peter 9.6. Berlin @ OKB-Radio 10.6. Dresden @ Chemiefabrik 11.6. Berlin @ Wild at Heart 12.6. Herzebrock @ Muck 14.6. Osnabrück @ Ostbunker
