Dananananaykroyd

...Who
you gonna
call?...

This commonly miss spelt, tongue twisting, Glaswegian sextet started life in January of 2006 when members James (drums) and David (guitar)'s former band ‘Multiplies’ disbanded. Railing against the archetypal Glasgow scenester, seemingly intent on standing stock-still at gigs and exhibiting the least amount of enthusiasm possible.. whilst sporting the haircut du jour, studying Franz B-sides and trying their hardest not to smile.. they started making music again.

The resulting Dananananaykroyd (pronounced dana-nana-naykroyd)) is a raucous, in your face (quite literally at some gigs ) double-drummered assault that they like to brand as ‘Fight Pop’

They thrive on the independence that identifies the truest hub of the Glasgow music scene – the bit that, in their own words, allows bands "to do exactly what they want to do, exactly how they want to do it, and always sound amazing at it, regardless of what London tells everyone is cool."

“Forging a new brand of stutter-rock that grabs you by the shoulders and shakes you until you puke” – NME

“A snarling beast of Black Flag-inspired riffs and positive indie-pop vibing” – Vice

“Genius wobble-punk from the Glasgow six-piece with a solid gold pop heart” - NME

To sample some ‘Fight Pop’ head on over to their Myspace page…

www.dananananaykroyd.co.uk

Debut Single 'Totally Bone' is out now via Moshi Moshi singles. The b-side to which is entitled ‘Hey Giles.’
2nd Single 'Some Dresses' is out now on Jealous.

MP3: Dananananaykroyd -Some Dresses

Hadouken

...You’re not a gangsta
you live with your mum
and you work in ASDA...

Hadouken are: James (singing, Production and rants), Pilau (Tuneless thrashing, Vocals, and hairspray tactics), Alice (Square Synthesis, Keyboards and being late) and Nick (Drums and leader of the anti-weasel movement)

Less hyped than their counterparts The Klaxons, Hadouken mine the same late 80’s and early 90’s musical influences that the music press have chosen to conveniently label as ‘New Rave.’ Mistaking fluorescent clothes and raw energy for a rave revival this labelling threatens to kill off a scene in much the same way as it did early Electroclash.

Leeds based Hadouken, who take their name from a special ‘fireball’ move in the ‘Street Fighter’ computer game, are like a clash of The Streets and Dizze Rascal with a day glo clothing factory. Performing danceable grime, with songs that refer to ‘Indie Cindys’ and girls with Lego haircuts, they ridicule the conventional indie scene with an angry wit.

Their debut track ‘That Boy That Girl’ is being championed by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1, and has been described as a ‘Snarling work of genius’ by the NME.

“It makes me want to smash bottles over my head. In a good way."

To find out more about the band - not much more mind you - visit their MySpace page.. and then take a magic marker to your trainers.…

www.myspace.com/hadoukenuk

MP3: Hadouken - That Boy, That Girl

Video: Hadouken - That Boy, That Girl