Music Style dark, punchy Britrock; full of melodic, shimmering hooks

Musical Influences Grunge, metal and fizzy punk-pop.

Similar Artists Feeder, Bush, Creed, Fono, Terrorvision

Artist History Hailing from Bristol, UK, bushbaby have a sound that has been described as "dark, punchy Britrock; full of melodic, shimmering hooks." Mixing elements of grunge, metal and fizzy punk-pop, bushbaby have developed their own unique sound ... with hints of the likes of Feeder, Bush, Creed and Terrorvision. The band first gigged in the spring of 1998, and teamed up with producer Jez Coad to record a 5-track EP in the summer. This generated much press interest, and radio play throughout the UK, USA and Europe. Gigs then followed, both in the UK and in Europe. 1999 saw the band sign to US record label "Ionic Records / Massive Groove". Six more songs completed their debut album, "MEDICINE", available on pre-release in the USA during 2000. The band and record label later parted company due to lack of expected promotion. 2001 brought a determination by bushbaby that they would get a bigger and better deal. Armed with Metal Hammer Magazine's "DEMO OF THE MONTH" accolade, the band secured a London management deal. Following this, they released their debut album in the UK on the London-based "Organic" label. Titled "SPACE CORPS", the album was a re-packaged version of the US release, featuring brand new artwork. They are now definitely ready to be seen and heard by a much broader audience!

Group Members Ben James - guitars and vocals; Matt Sims - bass and vocals; Kev Bonett - drums

Press Reviews ----- [[ Metal Hammer Magazine (Dec 2001) : "bushbaby clearly favour all out melody - rather like Bush today. ... 'Space Corps' is a solid enough debut." ]] ----- [[ Kerrang! Magazine (Dec 2001) : "bushbaby sound at their best when they're an amalgam of Terrorvision and Spacehog, as on the fizzy pop of the very fine title track. ... America will probably love them." ]] ----- [[ Metal Hammer Magazine "DEMO OF THE MONTH" (Sept 2001) : "... this is quality grunge pop ... good catchy songs ... a big pop sound that you can't help but get caught up in!" ]]

Location Bristol + Southampton, South west - United Kingdom

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