The Mighty Roars
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The Mighty Roars are a female fronted 3 piece alternative rock band from London and Europe signed to One Little Indian Records
London.
Background
Formed by David Pringuer
(drums, vocals) and Lara Granqvist (bass, guitar, vocals) in 2004 after they met Martin Pilkington (guitar, vocals) through an advert in NME
and began gigging in London.
In 2005 they were invited to open that years Isle of Wight Festival
which gained the band much publicity. The same year the band won Xfm
's unsigned competition and were given day time radio play-listings. After attracting attention of Artrocker
magazine who championed their self recorded debut EP online they were approached by Little Teddy Recordings of Munich, Germany who released this EP "Take a bite of peach".
Whilst touring in Austria the band were forced to sack their drummer who had been caught allegedly stealing from a promoter. David Pringuer, who had been playing bass, took the role and learned the drums and Lara Granqvist switched from rhythm guitar to the bass. The band had always recorded as a four piece but re-adapted their sound to fit the new line up. The first gig as this line up was at the club Madame Jo-Jo's supporting "Guillemots", the second was at the "Purple Turtle" in Camden, London where the band were approached by a scout for One Little Indian records with whom the band subsequently signed a recording contract in 2006.
After a failed attempt to record the album in Malmo with Tore Johansson
the band used their remaining recording budget to self record their debut album "Swine & Cockerel" in Monnow Valley Studios, Wales, in the spring of 2006. The album was released on 16 April 2007. All four singles from the first album (Whale!, Sellotape, Daddy Oh and Funky Machine) received regular radio play on BBC, XFM, Virgin and Kerrang Radio. The videos for all of the singles were play-listed on MTV. Q (magazine)
, amongst others, reviewed the album favourably with 4 stars. Unfortunately, the band did not consolidate this success in the media with a UK tour due to their booking agent mysteriously disappearing during the booking of the tour. The tour was subsequently canceled but the band toured extensively in mainland Europe playing the club and festival circuit throughout 2007.
The Mighty Roars are set to release "Elvis Lives (and he drinks sake)" the first single from their upcoming second album "Zip" on June 1, 2009.
Discography
"Take a bite of peach EP" 2006 (Little Teddy Recordings, Germany)
"Whale!" CD Single, 7" Vinyl Ltd edition single, 2006 (One Little Indian Records)
"Sellotape" CD Single, 7" Vinyl Ltd edition single, 2006 (One Little Indian Records)
"Swine & Cockerel" CD Album, LP, 2007 (One Little Indian Records)
"Daddy Oh" CD EP, 7" Vinyl Ltd edition EP, 2007 (One Little Indian Records)
One Little Indian Records
One Little Indian Records is a London-based independent record label that rose from the ashes of punk record company Spiderleg Records. It was set up in 1985 by members of various anarchist punk bands, and managed by ex-Flux of Pink Indians Derek Birkett. The first success came with A.R. Kane and...
London.
Background
Formed by David Pringuer
David Pringuer
David Pringuer is a musician, record producer and sound engineer from London, England. He is a member of the band The Mighty Roars signed to and Bearhat. Educated at Abingdon School Oxfordshire and SAE...
(drums, vocals) and Lara Granqvist (bass, guitar, vocals) in 2004 after they met Martin Pilkington (guitar, vocals) through an advert in NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
and began gigging in London.
In 2005 they were invited to open that years Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited...
which gained the band much publicity. The same year the band won Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
's unsigned competition and were given day time radio play-listings. After attracting attention of Artrocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...
magazine who championed their self recorded debut EP online they were approached by Little Teddy Recordings of Munich, Germany who released this EP "Take a bite of peach".
Whilst touring in Austria the band were forced to sack their drummer who had been caught allegedly stealing from a promoter. David Pringuer, who had been playing bass, took the role and learned the drums and Lara Granqvist switched from rhythm guitar to the bass. The band had always recorded as a four piece but re-adapted their sound to fit the new line up. The first gig as this line up was at the club Madame Jo-Jo's supporting "Guillemots", the second was at the "Purple Turtle" in Camden, London where the band were approached by a scout for One Little Indian records with whom the band subsequently signed a recording contract in 2006.
After a failed attempt to record the album in Malmo with Tore Johansson
Tore Johansson
Tore Johansson is a Swedish record producer, composer and musician based in Malmö, Sweden.-Biography:In an interview with HitQuarters, Johansson claimed that the main impetus for his becoming a music producer was the lack of good recording studios in the Malmö area at that time in which to record...
the band used their remaining recording budget to self record their debut album "Swine & Cockerel" in Monnow Valley Studios, Wales, in the spring of 2006. The album was released on 16 April 2007. All four singles from the first album (Whale!, Sellotape, Daddy Oh and Funky Machine) received regular radio play on BBC, XFM, Virgin and Kerrang Radio. The videos for all of the singles were play-listed on MTV. Q (magazine)
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
, amongst others, reviewed the album favourably with 4 stars. Unfortunately, the band did not consolidate this success in the media with a UK tour due to their booking agent mysteriously disappearing during the booking of the tour. The tour was subsequently canceled but the band toured extensively in mainland Europe playing the club and festival circuit throughout 2007.
The Mighty Roars are set to release "Elvis Lives (and he drinks sake)" the first single from their upcoming second album "Zip" on June 1, 2009.
Discography
"Take a bite of peach EP" 2006 (Little Teddy Recordings, Germany)
"Whale!" CD Single, 7" Vinyl Ltd edition single, 2006 (One Little Indian Records)
"Sellotape" CD Single, 7" Vinyl Ltd edition single, 2006 (One Little Indian Records)
"Swine & Cockerel" CD Album, LP, 2007 (One Little Indian Records)
"Daddy Oh" CD EP, 7" Vinyl Ltd edition EP, 2007 (One Little Indian Records)