Thomas Tantrum 'self-titled' album

The utterly intriguing Thomas Tantrum release their eponymous album in August and it’s a quite brilliant and inspired debut. A gloriously quirky collection of eleven songs oozing wit and charm, it’s full of clever, witty, off kilter lyrics and blissful melodies that twist and turn throughout, accompanied by blustery guitars, frenzied rhythms and complex, urgent arrangements and tempo changes. From the frenetic opener ‘Rage Against The Tantrum’ the whirlwind pace never lets up. Future single ‘Work It’ is insanely catchy while ‘Why The English Are Rubbish’ brilliantly captures what we all know is wrong with our nation’s youth.

‘Swan Lake’ is a deranged but amazing mash up of indie pop and Tchaikovsky and ‘Shake It Shake It’ is a sweet and spiky slice of magnetic oestrogen fuelled power pop.

Thomas Tantrum are a four piece from Southampton fronted by Megan Thomas with her distinctive vocals. They’ve already made waves this year with their spell binding live shows and have drawn musical comparisons as diverse as Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, PJ Harvey, Bjork and Sonic Youth.

Championed by the likes of Lily Allen, Glasvegas, and The Futureheads, with whom they recently toured, Thomas Tantrum are set to become one of this year’s hottest new bands.

Catch them live at the following dates:

tour dats
20th June – Club NME@ Sin City, Swansea
21st June – Club NME @ The Hub, Exeter
29th June – Boring By The Sea festival, Weymouth
15th July – Water Rats, London
20th July – Latitude festival, Suffolk
26th July – Secret Garden Paty festival, Cambridgeshire
5th September – Bestival festival, Isle Of Wight
14th September – Shoreditch Shuffle, London

Thomas Tantrum are a female fronted four piece from Southampton who are one of 2008’s most exciting and intriguing new bands.

Their new single ‘Swan Lake’ is a glorious and brilliantly quirky slice of indie power pop. Their last two singles ‘Armchair’ and ‘Shake It, Shake It’ met with rave reviews and love from tastemakers such as Steve Lamacq and John Kennedy.

Having made waves last year with a series of spell binding live shows, Thomas Tantrum have drawn musical comparisons as diverse as Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth.

who is who
THOMAS TANTRUM ARE....
Miss Mega Thomas: Vox + Guitar
Mr Ken Robshaw: Drum Kit + B.V's
Mr David Miatt: Guitar + B.V's
Jim : Bass

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