Don’t Tread On Spiders are a Cardiff based alternative rock band. The trio consists of two singer/ song writers; Max Chan on drums and Sonny Day on guitar. Caitlin Davies completes the group on bass, flute and percussion.
Their debut EP
Monomyth, released in 2008, has received excellent critical reviews from
Artrocker Magazine and Wales based E-zine
God Is In The TV. The band has also received a
“Number 1 Breaking Band†review in
NME and appeared in local Cardiff independent compilation
“This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The 22 Of Usâ€.
D.T.O.S. have a lo-fidelity ethos to their recordings, and fortuitously in the current climate have embraced the
Do-It-Yourself method of promoting and releasing their own material. They are currently known for their re-use of old B-Movie monster posters to promote their gigs. The Spiders follow various local projects; Sonny is a passionate follower of the lo-fi photography movement known as
Lomography, whilst Caitlin has been accused of being an industrial espionage Ice-Cream Spy and once hitched a lift off Robbie Williams. Max Chan is currently appearing as a Zombie in a locally made horror flick.
Although their first release comprises of eclectic sounding songs with acoustic guitar and a 80+ year old piano (it's haunted), for live shows the Spiders are famous for their powerful electric guitar based songs, dynamic performance and raw/ riff -driven sound.
Demos for songs
“My Week In Shinjuku†and
“Get Up And Go†have received airplay from a D.I.Y. special on
Radio 1, along with other shows on
X-Fm and
TSM Radio. Sonny also appeared on the
BBC Wales "Art Mundi" documentary performing
“Wasted You†in the opening credits.
“Number 1 Breaking Bandâ€
NME
“Brilliant Stuff. Self-hating, nihilistic and defeatist lo-fi rockâ€
Artrocker Magazine
“Ear viagra without the embarrassmentâ€
Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales
“Very very good indeedâ€
Bethan Elfyn, BBC Radio 1
“A darn fine debut release from this highly accomplished band, I look forward to hearing more from themâ€
God Is In The TV
"‘Ones to watch!’"
Altsounds
Enquiries:
[email protected]
The first DTOS official release is the Monomyth EP available since the 24th November 2008.
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