Lostmusic Presents: Hotpants Romance

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Lostmusic Presents

Hotpants Romance (Manchester)
http://www.myspace.com/hotpantsromance

A three piece from Manchester who are make the kind of roughly cut punky infused pop that is just too good to be denied. Sounding like the distressed cousin of Helen Love. They are newly signed to cult American label Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records.

“Hotpants Romance are easily my perfect band of this year or any other.” Everett True, Plan B Magazine

"The vocals are brattish, the riffs are infectious and the drumming is insistent!" - Scratchybuckles.com

The Keith John Adams (London)
http://www.myspace.com/keithjohnadams

Keith John Adams has been making music. First in an acoustic guitar/drums/violin outfit called The Horse Doctors, then in Zuno Men, and now as The Keith John Adams.

As a solo artist KJA has toured the USA extensivley and has released records on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records (do you see a theme emerging?)

KJA has been described as 'Garage Pop', 'Twee Punk' and 'Quirky Pop'. And all three apply - but none gets close to capturing the whirlwind that is a live performance by this great three piece band.

Horowitz (Stoke)

Late additions to bill to replace the sadly banned Cars Can Be Blue - one of the finest pop bands currently making noise in 2008. This duo from Stoke will steal your heart with their pop noise. Don't Stop Indie Pop.

The Give It Ups (London)
http://www.myspace.com/theegiveitups

The band have only been together for about 6 months and already they've chalked up a single on the hugely popular Cloudberry Records (not Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records sadly!) and have played on bills put together by Fortuna Pop and How Does It Feel To Be Loved. All in all an impressive start for this South London pop combo.

Their sound has been likened to "The Beat Happening having a fight with Huggy Bear in Mothercare". Get along early to see who wins the fight!

"It would be a cold-hearted soul indeed who couldn’t find some joy in the foolishly wistful ‘Be My Cat’. The very silly ‘I Wanna Be Metal’ and the fairly silly ‘Dinosaur Song’. It’s all very BMX Bandits ramshackle." Kitten Painting