Batfoot
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Batfoot! are a punk rock
band formed in Sydney, Australia
in 2008.
. The band are heavily influenced by the Ramones
, Screeching Weasel
, The Queers
, and Chixdiggit!
.
To date Batfoot! have played with bands such as The Tenants
, No Fun At All
, The Flatliners
, Strike Anywhere
, Magic Dirt
, Rehab For Quitters, Guttermouth
, and The Rabble
.
In 2008 their debut EP, Melodic Tardcore was self released, and available from It's Alive Records. Their follow up EP was released in 2009 and titled Utsukushii. This EP sold on Japanese label SP Records. Ben Weasel
of Screeching Weasel
and the Riverdales completed the sequencing
on both of these releases.
After the release of Melodic Tardcore, Australian radio station Triple J
played tracks from the CD on the short.fast.loud
show. Radio announcer Stu Harvey
wrote "Simple fast melodic punk rock played in the vein of The Ramones and Screeching Weasel
, love it! Batfoot! is the best thing I've heard on Unearthed in 2009."
In September 2011 SP-Records announced on their website that Batfoot! had signed to them for the release of a full length album. Batfoot! also announced this on their twitter page and website.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band formed in Sydney, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 2008.
Biography
Batfoot! are a four piece punk rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The band are heavily influenced by the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
, Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
, The Queers
The Queers
The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
, and Chixdiggit!
Chixdiggit!
Chixdiggit is a punk rock band formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The idea of the band was conceived by three high-school students in 1990 when they started making band t-shirts for the as of yet fictitious band. According to the band the name Chixdiggit is "the Heavy Metal way of writing 'Chicks...
.
To date Batfoot! have played with bands such as The Tenants
The Tenants
The Tenants is a 2005 film drama starring Dylan McDermott and Snoop Dogg. Screened at only one theatre, the film received harsh criticism due to what some critics discerned as anachronistic depictions of the racial tension between the principal characters and a lack of multidimensionality...
, No Fun At All
No Fun At All
No Fun at All is a Swedish punk rock band. The band formed in the summer of 1991 in Skinnskatteberg. The group initially consisted of Mikael Danielsson , Henrik Sunvisson and Jimmy Olsson...
, The Flatliners
The Flatliners
The Flatliners are a punk rock/ska punk band from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since their formation in 2002, The Flatliners have been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska scene as well as other areas of the Greater Toronto Area. They are currently signed to Fat Wreck Chords...
, Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...
, Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially known as Deer Bubbles and then The Jim Jims, they were renamed as Magic Dirt in...
, Rehab For Quitters, Guttermouth
Guttermouth
Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...
, and The Rabble
The Rabble
The Rabble are a Punk Rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, that formed in the NZ summer of 2000/2001. Their official myspace page went live on 29 February 2004. The Rabble are strong believers in the DIY attitude. They collaborated with Mark Unseen of Boston band The Unseen to create the...
.
In 2008 their debut EP, Melodic Tardcore was self released, and available from It's Alive Records. Their follow up EP was released in 2009 and titled Utsukushii. This EP sold on Japanese label SP Records. Ben Weasel
Ben Weasel
Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...
of Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
and the Riverdales completed the sequencing
Sequencing
In genetics and biochemistry, sequencing means to determine the primary structure of an unbranched biopolymer...
on both of these releases.
After the release of Melodic Tardcore, Australian radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
played tracks from the CD on the short.fast.loud
Short.fast.loud
short.fast.loud is a radio show on Triple J in Australia. It is hosted by Stu Harvey and features punk, hardcore, emo and similar music. The name for the show was taken from the Kid Dynamite album: Shorter, Faster, Louder...
show. Radio announcer Stu Harvey
Stu Harvey
Stuart "Stu" Harvey is a Melbourne, Australia based radio announcer. In 2004 he launched the punk/hardcore program on Triple J short.fast.loud....
wrote "Simple fast melodic punk rock played in the vein of The Ramones and Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
, love it! Batfoot! is the best thing I've heard on Unearthed in 2009."
In September 2011 SP-Records announced on their website that Batfoot! had signed to them for the release of a full length album. Batfoot! also announced this on their twitter page and website.
Band lineup
- Craig Hughes (Craig Hughes) - Bass/Vocals
- Justin McLoughlin (Justin McLoughlin) - Guitar/Vocals
- Joel Sedgwick (Joel Sedgwick) - Drums
- Lucas Woods (Lucas Woods) - Guitar/Vocals
DVD
Batfoot!'s music is played on:- Ben Wilson's Dirty South, released in 2010.