ARTiST: Pintshotriot
TiTLE: Sent From Coventry
LABEL: Magnetic Records
GENRE: Rock
TiME: 17:31 min
SiZE: 22,7 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Jul-31-2007
RELEASE DATE: Jul-18-2007
WEBSiTE: www.pintshotriot.co.uk
Track List:
01. Treacle Town 03:35
02. Start Digging 02:39
03. Holes 02:20
04. Don't Touch The Girls 03:41
05. Ten Different Ways 01:53
06. Steal A Glance 03:23
Release Notes:
RADIO ONE - STEVE LAMACQ - DEMO OF THE WEEK APRIL
23rd
"Influences from The Clash to The Jam but with the
swagger of The Stone Roses"
You grab your phone, text your mate asking if he
fancies a pint. But the predictive text throws up
PINT SHOT RIOT in rapid fashion. Just another
Saturday night on the High Street, Anytown UK? Do
mobile phone manufacturers know more about the
psyche of this country than theyÆre letting on?à
Coventry. A city best known for being sent to, being
destroyed in the blitz and a naked woman on a horse.
The Specials put the city on the musical map in the
late 70Æs and then wiped it off in the early
eighties with ôGhost Townö; such was their loathing
of the place they filmed the famous video in, er,
Rotherhithe, London. But least we forget, Coventry
built the spirit of ecstasy: Rolls Royce and built
the armaments and munitions that halted Fascist
Germany. And that lady naked on a horse wasnÆt out
on the lash; she brought down the unfair taxes
imposed upon CoventryÆs tenants. Imposed by her very
own husband. And in 2006, it was with with that
spirit that Coventry built PINT SHOT RIOT.
ôNot always been a ghost town, not always been so
cold, itÆs not always been a place where music comes
when it gets oldö from Steal A Glance.
Four young lads. A gang first, A band later. The
names tell it all û no ôstage namesö here. Rocket,
so called because aged 16 he worked at the infamous
Rocket pub where various football hooligan firms
spilled into upon arriving at Coventry Railway
station. Mini Rocket, simply because heÆs slightly
less (in)famous than his elder cousin. Baby Dave,
well, maybe just because heÆs shorter than the rest
of them. And Rob's the new guy on lead guitar and
smashing harmonies.
Influenced by the spiky rhythms and even spikier
lyrics of the likes of the Clash, the Jam and the
Kinks, Pint Shot RiotÆs songs talk not of despair
but of hope, not of everyday mundane life but of
everydays dreams, not of isolation but of strength
in union. Documenting a minute detail, a polaroid
snap shot, and blowing it up to reveal the bigger
picture. Blowing it up is not a metaphor. ItÆs not a
dream. ItÆs an ambition. A promise. Subject matters
range from regeneration rather than escape in Start
Digging, a young catholic ladÆs first visit to a cha
cha bar in DonÆt Touch The Girls, CoventryÆs own
infamous dripping in drugs red light district Hood
Street, battles cries against The Man, in Little
Hitlers and even stripy tights, in Stripy Tights.
Obviously. She knows who she isà
Riotous behaviour on support dates with Little Man
Tate, The View, The Enemy, Dirty Pretty Things and a
spot at Alan McGeeÆs Death Disco night at the
Notting Hill Arts Centre landed them a management
deal with Retaliate First, the management company
that masterminded Ian BrownÆs resurrection from the
ashes of The Stone Roses to an established solo
artist. And in suitably defiant fashion, the bands
first record release will be an EP in March û but
only to be released in Japan, where the band will
shortly be playing their first gigs outside of the
UK. Not many bands, yet alone those from Coventry,
head to Japan for their first encounter with ôThe
Manö that is the Music Business.
When the band sing ôCome on, sweetheart, leave this,
shitty cityö on Little Hitlers, they arenÆt inviting
you for a nice drive in the country. TheyÆre
inviting everyone from Anytown, Anywheresville to
designate their own riot area. Not since The Clash
has a band given the people such a rallying call to
arms, as witnessed by their audiencesÆ behaviour at
their live shows.
You want a quote from the NME? Stuff that. Have this
one instead!
ôIf you donÆt stop using our badge on your T shirts,
weÆll have you all banged upö West Midlands Police,
November 2006.