Artist description One of the original punk bands, and still infused with the raw energy and integrity that influenced the best punk and post punk bands of the last two decades.

Music Style Post Punk, Alternative, Hard Rock

Musical Influences *We* have been cited as an influence by Bad Religion, Fugazi, Sugar, Green Day, Dropkick Murphys, and Swingin' Utters.

Similar Artists Us, The Jam, The Clash, Buzzcocks, Bad Religion

Artist History Belfast political punks Stiff Little Fingers began as exciting sloganeers, led by raw-voiced singer/guitarist Jake Burns. SLF's debut, Inflammable Material, includes such classic protest punk as "Suspect Device," "Alternative Ulster" and "Wasted Life". The LP is generally regarded as a classic punk LP, its UK chart success was the spark that set off a second wave of new bands like the Ruts and Undertones. Cut to 20 years later, and here is Stiff Little Fingers, somehow still with us. Now only singer/leader Jake Burns remains. But for the last several years, he's had the company of ex-Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, so they've retained the essence of that explosive 1979 time. --Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover

Group Members Jake Burns, vocals & guitar; Bruce Foxton, vocals & bass; Steve Grantley, drums; Ian McCallum, vocals & guitar

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums

Albums Inflammable Material, Nobody's Heroes, Go For It, Now Then, Hanx, All the Best, Flags and Emblems, Get a Life, Tinderbox, Hope Street, Handheld and Rigidly Digital

Press Reviews "A revamped, polished Stiff Little Fingers has replaced anger with optimism in a quest for relevence. Stiff Little Fingers exploded onto the punk scene back in 1978 as an angry young band. Hailing from war-weary Northern Ireland, the politically charged group mined songwriting ideas buried in its own backyard. Bold anthems including 'Alternative Ulster' and 'Suspect Device' rang out with a raw edge of desperation. Today, that youthful, rebellious spirit has been slightly temptered by a bit of optimism....Most of SLF's signature sociopolitcal declarations have given way to a more personal and hopeful tone." --John Roos, Los Angeles Times

Location Newcastle, Tyne and Wear - United Kingdom

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