| Pint Shot Riot | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Coventry, England |
| Genre: | Indie Rock[1] |
| Years Active: | 2007 - present |
| Label: | Life in the Big City Records |
| Current Members: | Richard 'Rocket' Emerson Rob Clements David 'Baby Dave' Page Chris 'Mini Rocket' Connoll |
Pint Shot Riot are an indie rock band from Coventry, England. Their line-up consists of Richard 'Rocket' Emerson (guitar / vocals), Chris 'Mini Rocket' Connoll (drums / backing vocals), David 'Baby Dave' Page (bass) and Rob Clements (lead guitar / backing vocals).[1]
Pint Shot Riot's line-up was completed in January 2007 when, after a successful rehearsal, guitarist Rob Clements joined cousins Richard Emerson and Chris Connoll and their new-found bass player David Page. The name of the band was derived from an observation made by Emerson who, when using predictive text to message a friend, noticed that the three words are all entered using the same numerical combination and, according to Page, "it just seemed a perfect fit".[2] In the summer of 2007, the band appeared on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival and released their début single "Punches, Kicks, Trenches & Swords" through their own Life in the Big City label the following October.[3]
In July and October 2008, the band released the singles "Start Digging" and "Holes" and also signed a publishing deal with the EA Games / Nettwerk Music Group later in the year.[4]
March 2009 saw the release of their first EP, Round One, comprising the three earlier singles and their B-sides plus an acoustic version of the new track "Not Thinking Straight".[5] In October 2009, the full band version of "Not Thinking Straight" was featured on the soundtrack for EA Sports, FIFA 10 computer game.[6] A Redanka remix of the band's next single, "Nothing From You", would also be included on a computer game soundtrack, this time on the soundtrack for Electronic Arts' game Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.[7] In June 2010, to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the band recorded and released "Viva England", a charity single for the Homeless World Cup charity.[8] Also that summer, the band made their second appearance at Coventry's Godiva Festival, following up a performance at the event a year earlier.[9] In May 2012, "Viva England" was re-released with a new 'Extra Time' version for UEFA Euro 2012, again with all proceeds going towards the Homeless World Cup charity.[10]
The band's début album, Spell It Out, was released in March 2011.[11] [12] The record's single "Twisted Soul" featured on the soundtrack for FIFA 12,[13] and also appeared on the BBC's Final Score bulletin.[14]
The album's release coincided with a performance at an official South By Southwest Festival showcase in Austin, Texas, and soon after they began a West Coast US tour.[15] [16] [17] Their year of sporadic US touring ended with a show at New York's CMJ Music Marathon, when the group appeared at the Brooklyn Bowl with The Duke Spirit.[18]
| Year | Title | Release Date | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Punches, Kicks, Trenches & Swords" | 29 October 2007 | Round One |
| 2008 | "Start Digging" | 7 July 2008 | |
| "Holes" | 27 October 2008 | ||
| 2009 | "Come Back to Me" | 5 October 2009 | Spell It Out |
| "Not Thinking Straight" | 5 October 2009 | ||
| 2010 | "Nothing from You" | 24 May 2010 | |
| "Viva England" | 7 June 2010 | non-album single | |
| "Hazy Days" | 25 September 2010 | Spell It Out | |
| 2011 | "Somebody Save Me" | 21 March 2011 | |
| 2011 | "Twisted Soul" | 26 September 2011 | |
| 2012 | "Starting to Fly" | 26 March 2012 | Spell It Out |
| 2012 | "Viva England / Viva England (Extra Time Version)" | 28 May 2012[19] |
The song "Nothing from You" was remixed by Redanka.