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| Biography |
Angry Panda are an
ambitious alt-rock three piece from Bristol, UK. Formed in
2002 as, says lead singer & bassist Lee Everson, “a more
profound way to spend
a gap year”, Angry Panda can be described as both emotional and
intellectual. Sonically
charged by lead guitarist Steve Nutt and backed up by the earthy
percussion of Luke Scoulding, Angry Panda possess the same desire to
twist and refresh the rock genre that made bands such as The Pixies,
Sonic Youth and The Mars Volta so popular.
Angry Panda started out playing at local venues across Bristol and
Bath (Louisiana,
Bar Latino, The Bath Porter), before gaining a foothold at the
Bristol Croft. After
many support slots for other local bands (Sliced Peach, Stars
and Stereos, Kings of Bohemia) their first headline gig was at the
Croft in September 2016.
In May 2005 Angry Panda entered BTFS Studios, Willsbridge,
to record “The Angry Panda EP”. Available now, it showcases
five of the bands
strongest songs so far, with more tracks free to download on
http://www.angrypanda.co.uk.
2005 has seen Angry Panda reaching much further afield in their
gigging profile,
with a charity performance at The Mist, Derby, accompanied by
repeat slots at the
Bristol Croft in June/July 2005. They had their first chance
to play the prestigious Bristol Fleece and Firkin this year,
featuring prominently in the Bristol SoundsLive “Sunday Roast”
event together
with sixty of the area’s most promising new bands. After having
their most-downloaded
song “A Thousand Lives” added to the Sunday Roast Compilation
CD, Angry Panda were invited back to the Fleece & Firkin to
support Sons of Adam on
September 12th. This also gained the band their first press review
in Venue Magazine:
“Angry Panda’s
peanut-butter-thick sound threatens to upstage the headliners
Sons of Adam tonight.
With indulgence-free guitar whig-outs – think a less comatose J
Mascis [Dinosaur Jnr] – barbaric bass and the vocalist’s
Eastern mantra
captivating the audience, this three piece are well worth
keeping close
tabs on.” Matt Baird.
Building on this wave of success is top of the agenda as 2005 nears
its conclusion. A
headline performance at the Fleece and Firkin on October 5th will
mark AP’s graduation from the local scene into a band with a
national profile.
Dates for the future include providing main support to South West
prodigies “Black Bud”
whilst they are on the sell-out Bristol leg of their national
tour, and a Saturday night slot at the Cavern Club in Liverpool for
January 14th. With gigs still to be confirmed towards the
holiday period for Bristol
and Sheffield, Angry Panda aim to enervate crowds and return rock to
it’s primacy as a
genre of vision and excitement.
14 January 2006
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