Menace Beach (band)

This article is about the musical act. For the Nintendo video game, see Menace Beach.
Menace beach
Origin Leeds, England
Genres Indie rock, College rock, Noise pop
Years active 2012–present
Labels Memphis Industries (Link)
Too Pure
Associated acts Sky Larkin, Pulled Apart by Horses, Hookworms, Paul Draper (Mansun)
Website menacebeach.co.uk
Members Ryan Needham
Liza Violet

Menace Beach are a five-piece indie rock Group from Leeds, England.

Biography

Menace Beach were formed by core members Ryan Needham (formerly the lead singer of Derby band Komakino) and Liza Violet (currently of Department M) in 2012.[1] Although the band have a revolving cast of musicians, it has invariably included Nestor Matthews of Sky Larkin, Matt Spalding of You Animals and MJ of Hookworms. They have also played with Robert Lee of Pulled Apart By Horses and Paul Draper of Mansun, who provided backing vocals and guitar on their BBC Radio 6 Music Marc Riley session.[2] As a consequence of their notable members, the band have been called a supergroup.[3] Menace Beach have released on Too Pure and French label Desire, but are currently signed to Memphis Industries; they are set to release a debut album with them in 2014. They are currently produced by MJ of Hookworms at his Suburban Home Studio, and their video for Drop Outs was animated by Tom Hudson of Pulled Apart By Horses. Despite having never released an album, the band have had coverage from NME,[4] Drowned In Sound,[5] This Is Fake DIY,[6] Rough Trade[7] and The Guardian.[8]

Discography

References

  1. "Memphis Industries". Memphis Industries. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. Riley, Marc. "Menace Beach Session". BBC Radio 6 Music. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. Milton, Jamie. "We’re Doing As Little Of The Rubbish Stuff As Possible". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. Gardner, Noel. "Lowtalker review". NME. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. Faller, Paul. "Lowtalker Review". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. Milton, Jamie. "We’re Doing As Little Of The Rubbish Stuff As Possible". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  7. "Lowtalker Review". Rough Trade. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. Lester, Paul. "New band of the day No 1,670". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

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