New Sam Little Song

Sam Little (formerly known as Eat Sleep Attack) has posted a new song called 'She's Just Not That Into You' here.

Eat Sleep Attack/They Sink Ships Taking Back Sunday Cover Video

Not Advised Set To Headline RiotPop Birmingham and Manchester Shows

Free Pandy Cane Clothing Compilation

Pandy Cane Clothing have released a free compilation featuring tracks from Luke Leighfield, Bayonets, Francesqa, Eat Sleep Attack, A Word Like Attack, Burn The Fleet, Pharaohs, Towers and more.

Live Review: Smudge, Lost On Landing, Eat Sleep Attack, They Sink Ships, Kyoto Drive and mynameishero - Manchester Retro Bar - 26/10/2009

A crisp, uncharacteristically dry Mancunian October night plays host to tonight’s show: an all-British affair with acts from all over the country.

Local boys MyNameIsHero step up to the plate first; there’s no doubt they’re having a ball doing their thing, but unfortunately the music is pretty uninspiring, falling roughly 4 yards short of the mark when it comes down to matching up to any of their obvious influences.

1.5/5

Next up are a sleepy-looking Kyoto Drive, who have legged it up the M6 from Birmingham straight from work, arriving in the nick of time. Regardless, they manage to find enough energy to deliver a passionate set, but to me they come across like a band who haven’t quite discovered what they want to sound like: some of the songs follow a fairly derivative pop-punk formula, whilst others are a much more epic proposition, hitting the ears out with a sound recalling Spitalfield at their stompiest, helped out with some Twin Atlantic-esque riffs thrown in. Stick with the latter and I’d say they’re on to a winner.

3/5

Then we have the talented Mr. Sam Little taking to stage in his present guise as Eat Sleep Attack. I literally cannot throw enough praise his way so I’ll try not to gush and go on too much: this boy has the voice of an angel and his songs are so catchy, well-written and downright marketable that there is no good reason he shouldn’t be selling out much bigger venues on his own next year. He’s born for it.

5/5

Following on from Sam are the Hertfordshire-based They Sink Ships, who have taken a hit after losing their bassist (not permanently!) to the public menace that is swine flu (doom sounds). Determined not to let it get them down, the boys get 10/10 for effort and a gold star for recording all the bass lines for the tunes onto a laptop on the long drive up, but you can tell being a man down has deflated them a little. Despite this they make the best of what they have to work with and still had me tapping my feet and singing along so all is well.

3/5

Last up on the out-of-town front are Southampton’s Lost On Landing, whose epic piano-led powerpop is initially not done many favours by the less-than-stellar PA, as they take to the stage launching into ‘Best Intentions’, the b-side from their new single ‘Sweet Talk’. Happily, by the time it gets to song two, ‘We’re Still Alive’, the sound is all cleared up. Their sound is equal parts Jacks Mannequin and Jimmy Eat World; think Andrew McMahon’s groove and vibe presented with Jim Adkins’ sincerity. Closing with It’s Now Or Never, the crowd are singing along with vocalist Chris Roberts’ every word, and the boys look happy they bothered with the long drive up.

3.5/5

Smudge close proceedings; now, I’m not sure how well they are doing on the nationwide front but they are one of Manchester’s biggest pop-punk acts, and a lot of people are in clearly in attendance for them tonight. The sound is polished, the hooks soar and the songs gleam, especially ‘The Thrill, The Ride’ and ‘Speechless’. The fans know every word and everything’s working out for them just like a headlining hometown show should. Smudge do not seem to be far off being the final product at all, so don’t be surprised if you see their name in lights any time soon.

4/5

Matt Sayward

Riot Pop Records Set For Manchester and Birmingham Shows

Riot Pop Records will present two separate shows in Manchester and Birmingham next week.

October 26th - Manchester Retro Bar
October 27th - Brimingham Eddies

Line-Up:

Smudge
Lost On Landing
Eat Sleep Attack
They Sink Ships
Kyoto Drive
mynameishero (Manchester only)
Shotdeadinvegas (Birmingham only)

Tickets are £3 or £4 on the night.

LAB Records Announce Free Greatest Hits Release

LAB Records have announced they will release a free 'Greatest Hits' compilation on Wednesday October 14th. The release will be available on labrecords.co.uk until October 28th.

1. Lost On Campus - Oh No!
2. Lost On Campus - Coastlines (30 second clip)
3. MiMi Soya - Crazy (2008)
4. MiMi Soya - Doctor Doctor (30 second clip)
5. The Auteur - You're A Friday Night
6. The Auteur - G Fresh (30 second clip)
7. The Honeymoon Suite - Calm Your Little Passions
8. Lost On Landing - It's Now Or Never
9. Eat Sleep Attack - I'm Not Running
10. Bonus track from new signing to be announced!

Riot Pop Announce Manchester and Birmingham Shows

Riotpop will present two separate shows in Manchester and Birmingham on October 26th and 27th respectively.

October 26th - Manchester Retro Bar
October 27th - Brimingham Eddies

Line-Up:

Smudge
Lost On Landing
Eat Sleep Attack
They Sink Ships
Kyoto Drive
mynameishero (Manchester only)
Shotdeadinvegas (Birmingham only)

Tickets are £3 or £4 on the night.

New Look LAB Records Webstore Launched and Discount Code

LAB Records have a new-look webstore at www.labrecords.co.uk/store - enter 'NEWLOOK' upon checkout and score 10% off CD's and merch from the likes of The Auteur, He Is Legend and Eat Sleep Attack.

LAB Records Video Blog

The first LAB Records video blog, which features an interview with Eat Sleep Attack as well as Adelaide live footage, can be seen by clicking read more.

Album Review: Eat Sleep Attack - Fallin' EP

Ex-Fleeing From Finales and Clarkson singer, Sam Little's first solo outing under his Eat Sleep Attack moniker, proves to be charming and sweet with his brand of acoustic pop.

Opening track 'Fallin'' wouldn't sound out of place on daytime radio, with an R 'n' B-like guitar compimenting Little's catchy voice well. On the whole, it shows Little is a talented individual, who knows how to write an upbeat pop song.

Next up is 'Break' a stripped down acoustic number, with handclaps thrown in for good measure. Again, Little's vocals come out on top, as he dominates the track throughout. Whilst 'I'm Not Running (Forget about Fleeing)' is calm and manages to pull you, to the point where you are hanging on to Sam's every last word. This shows despite Eat Sleep Attack's friendly pop sound, he is able to create an intimate atmosphere easily.

Closing track 'Spell It Out' is your upbeat, acoustic love song, that proves to be very favourable, with lyrics that might get stuck in your head after a few listens.

Overall 'Fallin' EP' leaves you feeling good and with the impression that Sam is a talented singer-songwriter, with bucketloads of potential. For some the whole acoustic-pop sound maybe repetitve. However it is a winning combination, both musically and comercially. I look forward to hearing more Eat Sleep Attack in the future.

4/5

'Fallin' EP' by Eat Sleep Attack is available now through LAB Records (Online Store).

Eat Sleep Attack on MySpace

Sean Reid