Hatcham Social: BeatCrave Fav

Hatcham Social are an indie pop band who first met and formed in New Cross, London, and who have released a string of singles on indie labels since 2006. They are currently making headway in the mainstream media, with The Guardian describing them as ‘irrestistible’. The band are named partially after the Hatcham Liberal club on Queens Road, Peckham, and the Old English word ‘Hatcham’, meaning ‘a clearing in the woods’.

Their debut record ‘You Dig The Tunnel, I’ll Hide The Soil’ was released in March 2009 in the UK. It’s chock full of modern, yet sleepy, punk rock sounds and atmospheric chimes and bells and the occasional synthesizer. It seems like they lean in various directions without actually committing to a single style, giving them a healthy and varied sound that jumps from psychedelic to punk to rock. I was very impressed with their catchy and intelligent songs (initially, I thought they were just young upstarts). They have also taken great influence from story books and children’s literature (check out the “Influences” section on their myspace), most notably through their rendition of the Lewis Carroll poem Jabberwocky, which they performed live at their 100 Club gig with a performing arts group called SKIPtheatre. The band’s love of story books and children’s literature (and as a nod to the 1980s) influenced them in choosing to release two cassette tapes of their self-recorded material, ‘Found In The Woods’ (versions 1 & 2).

Despite being a relatively new band, these boys aren’t strangers to the music scene; they’re creative and they’ve been very well received by audiences and critics alike! Be sure to check ‘em out on myspace!

Pick of the Day: Hatcham Social

Type: Indie rock

Band Members:

• Dave J S Fineberg
• Tobias Josef Kidd
• Finnigan Kidd
• Jerome Watson

Labels: TBD, Fierce Panda

Discography:

• You Dig the Tunnel, I’ll Hide the Soil (order it, and their singles, here)

Videos:

Murder in the Dark:

So So Happy Making:

Upcoming Dates:

• Apr 16 2009 8:00P – Night & Day Manchester
• Apr 18 2009 8:00P – Oakford Social Club Reading
• Apr 23 2009 8:00P – The Studio Hartlepool
• Apr 24 2009 8:00P – Trojan Rooms (RESCHEDULED) Whitley Bay
• Apr 25 2009 5:00P – Camden Crawl London
• May 6 2009 8:00P – The Duchess York
• May 7 2009 8:00P – Barfly (14+) Liverpool
• May 8 2009 8:00P – ABC2 – JD Set Glasgow
• May 9 2009 8:00P – Escobar Wakefield
• May 11 2009 8:00P – KING’S COLLEGE (14+) London
• May 15 2009 8:00P – The Great Escape Brighton
• May 16 2009 8:00P – La Maroquineire Paris, France
• May 20 2009 8:00P – Circolo Magnolia Milan, Italy
• May 22 2009 8:00P – Covo Bologna, Italy
• May 23 2009 8:00P – Circolo Degli Artisti Rome, Italy
• Jun 1 2009 8:00P – Barfly Cardiff
• Jun 2 2009 8:00P – The Royal Derby
• Jun 4 2009 8:00P – Moles Bath
• Jun 6 2009 8:00P – Watt (basement) Rotterdam, Holland
• Jun 7 2009 8:00P – Ekko w/ Pains of Being Pure at Heart Utrecht, Holland
• Jun 8 2009 8:00P – Paradiso (upstairs) Amsterdam, Holland
• Jun 18 2009 8:00P – Cake Shop w/ Crystal Stilts and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart New York, U.S.A
• Jul 12 2009 8:00P – Loop Fesival  Brighton
• Aug 23 2009 8:00P – Beautiful Days Festival   Devon

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