Batfoot
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Batfoot
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Punk, punk rock, pop punk
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = SP Records, Bloated Kat Records, Atomic Brain Records
| website = {{url|batfoot.com/}}
| current_members = Craig Hughes
Justin McLoughlin
Jimmy Campbell
Lucas Woods
| past_members =
| associated_acts = Teenage Bottlerocket, Screeching Weasel, Ramones
}}
Batfoot, stylized as Batfoot!, is a punk and pop punk{{Cite web|title=Batfoot! - Cut the Cord Album|url=https://lasoute.fr/Batfoot/Cut-Cord/117323|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Lasoute|language=en-us}} band from Sydney, Australia.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}}{{Cite web|title=Batfoot!|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1418510-Batfoot!|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Discogs|language=en}} The band was formed in 2008 and consists of members Craig Hughes, Justin McLoughlin, Jimmy Campbell, and Lucas Woods. The band is heavily influenced by punk rock acts Teenage Bottlerocket, Screeching Weasel, The Queers, and Chixdiggit, as well as Ramones;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 27, 2017|title=BATFOOT! Vinyl Press Of New Album "Cut The Cord"|url=http://restassuredzine.com/news/5492-batfoot-vinyl-press-of-new-album-cut-the-cord|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Rest Assured}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-10-01|title=Batfoot! latest album "Cut The Cord" now available on vinyl|url=https://www.punkanormalactivity.com/2017/10/01/batfoot-latest-album-cut-the-cord-now-available-on-vinyl/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Punkanormal Activity|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Bruce|first=Dave|date=September 29, 2017|title=BATFOOT release 'Cut the Cord' and support TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET on NSW leg of their Tour this week|url=https://amnplify.com.au/batfoot-release-cut-the-cord-and-support-teenage-bottlerocket-on-their-tour-this-week/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=AMNplify}} The band has described many of their records as "ramonescore".{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cut the Cord, by Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/album/cut-the-cord|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Repeat Offender, by Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/track/repeat-offender|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Utsukushii, by Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/album/utsukushii|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Melodic Tardcore, by Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/album/melodic-tardcore|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}}
Batfoot has played and performed with bands such as Teenage Bottlerocket,{{Cite web|last=Sheetz|first=Kendra|date=September 29, 2017|title=Batfoot! Cut the Cord vinyl release and Teenage Bottlerocket Tour|url=https://thebadcopy.com/news/stream/batfoot-cut-the-cord-vinyl-release-and-teenage-bottlerocket-tour/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Bad Copy|language=en-US}} The Tenants, No Fun At All,{{Cite web|url=http://www.newcastlemusic.com/gigarchive.php?year=2010&month=3&day=15|title=Newcastle Music Directory Gig Archive - Monday March 15th 2010|website=Newcastlemusic.com|accessdate=28 September 2020}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Batfoot! {{!}} Rock from Sydney, NSW, AU|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/batfoot|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=ReverbNation|language=en}} The Flatliners, Strike Anywhere, Magic Dirt, Rehab For Quitters, Guttermouth,{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Tom|date=2015-02-05|title=Guttermouth Announce "Less Drunk" Tour Following "Really Shit" Aussie Shows|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/guttermouth-announce-less-drunk-tour-following-really-shit-aussie-shows/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Music Feeds}} The Dickies, Adolescents, Toe To Toe, MxPx, Frenzal Rhomb,{{Cite web|last=McDonald|first=Andrew|date=July 11, 2013|title=Frenzal Rhomb @ Manning Bar|url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/frenzal-rhomb-manning-bar-andrew-mcdonald/9Wzm6ejr6u0/15-07-13/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The Music|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Gwendolyn|date=2013-07-12|title=Photo Gallery: Frenzal Rhomb + Bloods + Batfoot! - Manning Bar (12.07.13)|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/photo-gallery-frenzal-rhomb-bloods-batfoot-manning-bar-12-07-13/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The AU Review|language=en-AU}} Nancy Vandal, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, CJ Ramone and Hard-Ons, and performed at Gingerfest in Canberra, Australia in 2016.{{Cite web|date=2016-11-20|title=Sydney Band Batfoot play Gingerfest|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-20/sydney-band-batfoot-play-gingerfest/8040350|access-date=2021-01-28|website=ABC News|language=en-AU}} The band has received attention from Australian national radio station Triple J, and in 2017, Rest Assured (the website for the discontinued print fanzine of the same name) described Batfoot as "the kings of Australian leather clad punk rock".
History
= ''Melodic Tardcore'' and ''Utsukushii'' (2009–2010) =
Batfoot self-released their eight-track debut EP, Melodic Tardcore (a play on melodic hardcore), in early 2009. (The EP is since available through independent record label It's Alive Records.) Later in the year, the band released a cover of the Nancy Vandal song "We're Not Getting Any Nuder" for "Vandals Voice", a Nancy Vandal tribute CD/DVD.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=We're Not Getting Any Nuder, by Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/track/were-not-getting-any-nuder|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}} In 2010, the band followed up their debut release with their second EP, Utsukushii, which was released on and sold through Japanese independent record label SP Records. Ben Weasel, lead singer of Screeching Weasel and member of Riverdales, completed the sequencing on Melodic Tardcore and Utsukushii.
After the release of Melodic Tardcore, Australian radio station Triple J played tracks from the EP on the station's Short Fast Loud show. Radio announcer Stu Harvey praised the band's music, writing "Simple fast melodic punk rock played in the vein of The Ramones and Screeching Weasel, love it! Batfoot! is the best thing I've heard on Unearthed in 2009."{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Batfoot! (About)|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Batfoot/about/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Facebook|language=en}}
= ''Brain Dead'' (2011–2013) =
In September 2011, SP Records announced on their website that Batfoot had signed to them for the release of a full-length album;{{cite web|url=http://www.sp-records.com |title=Sp Records |publisher=Sp Records |date= |accessdate=24 December 2015}} The band later announced this on their website and via Twitter. The album, Brain Dead, was released on March 1, 2012.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Brain Dead, by Batfoot!|url=https://batfoot.bandcamp.com/album/brain-dead|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Bandcamp.}} Brandon Carlisle, late drummer of Teenage Bottlerocket, completed the sequencing for the album at 301Studios, and Mike Foxall of Nancy Vandal designed the album artwork. The album was recorded, produced, and mixed by Ryan Hazell at Ivory Lane Studios, and mastered by Ben Feggans at 301Studios.{{Cite web|title=Batfoot! – Brain Dead (2012, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Batfoot-Brain-Dead/release/6447729|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Discogs|language=en}}
In 2013, the band stated that they were "currently gearing up for LP number two due for release in the second half of 2014."
= ''Punk Rock Christmas'', ''Cut the Cord'' and ''Skate or Fly'' (2013–present) =
In 2015, Batfoot recorded a version of the Mariah Carey song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" for the album Punk Rock Christmas, released by Cleopatra Records.
In May 2016, Bloated Kat Records, home to artists such as Mikey Erg, Lipstick Homicide, and House Boat, announced that they had signed Batfoot or an upcoming full-length release; Atomic Brain Records also announced the signing for an Australian release of a new album. The album, Cut the Cord, was released on June 17, 2016 and available on CD and vinyl format; Bloated Kat Records released the album in the United States, Europe, and Asia,{{Cite web|url=https://bloatedkat.storenvy.com/|title=Home from Bloated Kat Records|website=Bloatedkat.storenvy.com|accessdate=28 September 2020}} and Atomic Brain Records released the album in Australia and New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://atomicbrainrecords.com/|title=Atomic Brain Records|website=Atomicbrainrecords.com|accessdate=28 September 2020}} All tracks on the album were recorded by Michael Ferfoglia (who also produced, engineered, and mixed the album) at Redman Studios in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and the drums were tracked at The Studio, also located in Newcastle. The album was mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. The record's artwork and layout were designed by Fox Trotsky. All tracks were written by Batfoot except for "Dance in Chicago", which was originally written by punk rock band Mach Pelican.
In June 2016, shortly after the release of Cut the Cord, Batfoot recorded a version of the Teenage Bottlerocket song "Repeat Offender" at the Redman Studios. The track, mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room, was released on a tribute album, Skate or Fly, dedicated to Brandon Carlisle, late drummer of Teenage Bottlerocket, who died on November 7, 2015.{{Cite web|last=Bazley|first=John|date=2015-11-07|title=Teenage Bottlerocket drummer Brandon Carlisle passes away|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/teenage_bottlerocket_drummer_brandon_carlisle_passes_away/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US}} Skate or Fly was released on December 23, 2016, through RTTB Records.
Members
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Brain Dead (2012)
- Cut the Cord (2016)
=EPs=
- Melodic Tardcore (2009)
- Utsukushii (2009)
=Compilations (featured on)=
- Vandals Voice (2009)
- Punk Rock Christmas (2015)
- Skate or Fly (2016)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.batfoot.com/ Batfoot! Official Website]
- [https://twitter.com/Batfoot Batfoot! on Twitter]
- [https://www.facebook.com/Batfoot/ Batfoot! on Facebook]
- [http://www.myspace.com/batfoot Batfoot! on MySpace]