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WEBSITE: www.theripps.co.uk/
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"The trio's brand of catchy and quintessentially English power-pop only furthers their case for an all conquering ace-ness that deserves to escape the region" - NME
Highlighted in NME's recent 'Radar Special' (25th November) as one of the bands at the centre of the scene currently spawning in the hitherto out-of-favour Midlands, Coventry upstarts The Ripps release their debut album "Long Live The Ripps!" through Brighton based Catskills in early March 2007.
Their sound is fast, furious & fun; punk power pop effusive as early Supergrass, but with an outsider edge that stems from brothers Patch (guitar and lead vocals), and Raul Lagunas, whose parents were political activists in General Pinochet's Chile, living in exile in the UK since the 1970s.
Joining them on drums and vocals is close friend Rachel Butt. The trio formed in the autumn of 2003, through a shared love of legends such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Buzzcocks and The Kinks, and of course the city of Coventry (check out the flip of new single "Loco" for their take on Cov heros The Specials' "Too Much Too Young"). Indeed the lyrics and astonishing energy of The Ripps is fuelled, in part, by their own love/hate relationship with their hometown.
For a year they rehearsed every night, experimenting with ideas and forging their own sound. In the autumn of 2004 they performed their first ever gig at the Jug of Ale in Moseley, Birmingham, supporting the then little known band The Editors. They blew the crowd away with their distinctive sound and this gave them the confidence to seek out further gigs around the UK. In proper DIY punk style, they all chipped in and bought a van (lovingly named Sheila) and set about furiously promoting themselves. This won them gigs playing alongside bands including Young Knives, Maximo Park, Dead 60s, The Rifles, and of course the attention of Catskills Records.
Tracklisting:
01. Loco
02. Vandals
03. Hypocrite
04. Vampires
05. Stranger
06. Holiday
07. You Don't Even Care
08. Cov Song
09. Nightmares
10. Benefits
11. Bad Influence
12. I Don't Like You Anymore
(Quelle: Groove Attack, Dezember 2006)
FORMAT: CD
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