| Pint Shot Riot | |
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| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2007 – Present |
| Labels | Life In The Big City Records |
| Website | www.pintshotriot.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Richard 'Rocket' Emerson Rob Clements David 'Baby Dave' Page Chris 'Mini Rocket' Connoll |
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Pint Shot Riot are an alternative rock band from Coventry, England. Their line-up consists of Richard 'Rocket' Emerson (guitar / vocals), Chris 'Mini Rocket' Connoll (drums / backing vocals), David 'Baby Dave' Page (bass) and Rob Clements (lead guitar / backing vocals).[1]
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Pint Shot Riot's line-up was completed in January 2007 when, after a successful rehearsal, guitarist Rob Clements joined cousins Richard Emerson and Chris Connoll and their new found bass player David Page.[1] The name of the band was derived from an observation made by Emerson who, when using predictive text to message a friend, noticed that the three words are all entered using the same numerical combination and, according to Page, "it just seemed a perfect fit".[2] In the summer of 2007, the band appeared on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival and released their début single "Punches, Kicks, Trenches & Swords" through their own Life In The Big City label the following October.[3][1]
In July and October 2008, the band released the singles "Start Digging" and "Holes" and also signed a publishing deal with the EA Games / Nettwerk Music Group later in the year.[4]
March 2009 saw the release of their first EP, Round One, comprising the three earlier singles and their B-sides plus an acoustic version of the new track "Not Thinking Straight". In October 2009, the full band version of "Not Thinking Straight" was featured on the soundtrack for Electronic Arts' FIFA 10 computer game.[5] A Redanka remix of the band's next single, "Nothing From You", would also be included on a computer game soundtrack, this time on the Nintendo Wii edition of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.[6]
In June 2010, to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the band recorded and released "Viva England", a charity single for the Homeless World Cup charity.[7] Also that summer, the band made their second appearance at Coventry's Godiva Festival, following up a performance at the event a year earlier.[8]
The band's début album, Spell It Out, was released in March 2011.[9][10] The record's single "Twisted Soul" featured on the soundtrack for FIFA 12,[11] and also appeared on the BBC's Final Score bulletin.[12]
The album's release coincided with a performance at an official South By Southwest Festival showcase in Austin, Texas, and soon after they began a West Coast US tour.[13][14][15] Their year of sporadic US touring ended with a show at New York's CMJ Music Marathon, when the group appeared at the Brooklyn Bowl with The Duke Spirit.[16]
| Year | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spell It Out | 7 March 2011 |
| Year | Title | Release Date |
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| 2009 | Round One | 2 March 2009 |
| Year | Title | Release Date | Album |
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| 2007 | "Punches, Kicks, Trenches & Swords" | 29 October 2007 | Round One |
| 2008 | "Start Digging" | 7 July 2008 | |
| "Holes" | 27 October 2008 | ||
| 2009 | "Come Back To Me" | 5 October 2009 | Spell It Out |
| "Not Thinking Straight" | 5 October 2009 | ||
| 2010 | "Nothing From You" | 24 May 2010 | |
| "Viva England" | 7 June 2010 | Non Album Single | |
| "Hazy Days" | 25 September 2010 | Spell It Out | |
| 2011 | "Somebody Save Me" | 21 March 2011 | |
| 2011 | "Twisted Soul" | 26 September 2011 |