Ego Armalade

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Member Since: 10/18/2005
Band Website: ego-armalade.com
Band Members:
GRAHAME
Vox/Guitar

JJ
Drums/Vox

LEWIS
Guitar/Drums

MICHAEL J. FOX
Guitar/Vox

WILL
Bass
GILES
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Ego Armalade PRESS

...were followed by Ego Armalade, an up and coming band from Leicester. These guys were what live music is all about, they put on a stunning live performance. Their set was a real spectacle. They are real masters of their trade, fantastic catchy songs, with a real raw indie sound. They were the sort of band that you could listen to all night, each of their songs different from the previous. Their songs had glimpses of Kasabian and The Coral, but also managed to portray a real unique sound. These guys were swapping instruments, joining the crowd and involving the crowd at any opportunity, at one point the drummer had become the lead singer and was in the midst of the crowd, a guitarist was now the drummer, and the previous lead singer had taken over on guitar duties, and a young member of the Worse for Wear crowd took over on the tambourine! Something not to be missed, if you get a chance to see these guys again, jump at it. If these guys do not make it to the very top of the music industry in the next year or two, I would be very surprised.
By Josh Roberts
The Goole Courierhttp://www.goolecourier.co.uk/leisure/Worse-For-Wear- 3.3188119.jphttp://www.hullvibe.co.uk/content/Worse_for_Wear ___by_Josh_Roberts.php

GIG OF THE WEEK // EGO ARMALADE AT THE CHARLOTTE All of a sudden Leicester feels like the coolest place on the planet. No, really. Consider this, Kasabian are rock royalty, their old school chum Jersey Budd is tipped to be the new Bob Dylan, The Displacements look set to conquer the world with their breezy new wave anthems and Kyte are leaving arched eyebrows behind them everywhere they go. Then there’s this lot. This is a big night for Ego Armalade. There’s a CD in the shops and the boys have indulged in the kind of self-promotion that would make a Big Brother wannabe blush. There’s a poster on every wall in their home city and they dished out more cards than the referee at Leicester City’s last home match. That’s saying something. They’re rewarded with a packed out ’Charlotte’and giggling, jiggling young things at the front are in the best of moods by the time Ego step on stage courtesy of Senses’ shimmering guitar anthems and The Dandilions’ cover of Musical Youth’s Pass The Dutchie. Ego then crank the fun up another notch with their chaotic dub-reggae that gets everyone peeling their feet off the sticky floor to hop a long to Like A Debonair Raving Rabbit In Headlights. These are crazy people, kids. Their best moment is ‘Spit In Yer Face’ that starts like ‘Roxanne’ by The Police and then lazily lurches into a lolloping groove while a Noddy Holder sound a like hollers: “He plays the didgeridoo/Round the barbecue/Yes it’s true/She’ll be loving you.” That can only be a good thing.
By Matt Bozeat
http://hearthefuture.org.uk/index.html

Sohostrut INTERVIEW

“Face Like A Smacked Arse” is a wonderful title for a tune. Ego Armalade ’s excellent song sums up the attitude of so many. And they deliver it with a panache that would not be out of place on early Rolling Stones, with a grin of a young Steve Marriott. There’s hard guitar and raunchy vocals and it crashes in and out of the speakers.
By Jonny Magus
www.sohostrut.co.uk/freshcuts.html

Ego Armalade were damn good, as per. What else can I say really? From "Mama’s Got Milkers" to "The Fox," they were just one big, jangling blur of energy who, as the last act before Jack Penate, managed to prime a full house. "Sooooo good" is all I managed to write down whilst dancing, and seeing as that’s pretty accurate, I’ll leave it at that.
By Gracie Mae
Porked 9 Reviewwww.free-magazine.co.uk

What a neat little outfit outta Leicester the oddly named Marmaladers are…a boogie pop feel with some ace face attitude. Ska and urgent r’n’b pop collide energetically rendering up a punked out indie rock with a pilled up geezerish charm.
By Jim Mattison
Bugbear Promotions

Then of course, came Leicester legends Ego Armalade. Their set was as tight as ever, and from the very first song to the end, the crowd was dancing, by now, under a cloud of drunken haze. The appearance of the Fox caused a ripple of excitement for the first timers, and the stage invasion by members of most of the bands who had played that night turned the scene into one more reminiscent of a post-Brighton Beach party than a concert. Old classics such as "Mama’s Got Milkers, " went down a storm, and made sure that Ego Armalade firmly made their mark on the most successful Porked yet.
By Gracie Mae
Porked 8 Reviewwww.free-magazine.co.uk

...before the stupendously brilliant Ego Armalade emerged with their tremendous punchy melodic pop songs. This is the next big Leicester band, I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever about that. Watch out for them. The fact that the bands vocalist was kicked out of the event (albeit for a very innocuous comment) is perhaps a sign of future notoriety which, of course, can only be a good thing...
By Loz
Summer Sundae Review www.atomicduster.com

The Ego’s between song instument swapping madness made for a fast paced set,somewhere between Captain Beefheart and Led Zeppelin.....they are total entertainers!!
By Kevin Hewick
Summer Sundae Review

T: A blistering three track E.P. steeped in rich sixties presentation, reminiscent of the early work of The Who but given an intensely pleasing modern retro feel before we move on to the more ska-fuelled pulsation of "See No Evil", which is not the old Television track, in case you were wondering. The wonderfully ferocious "Mama’s Got Milkers" completes proceedings with a bang and I can’t help feeling that we’ve got something special in this Leicester band that fills me with expectation for future success.N: Calling this slick would give the wrong impression as this band’s raw production and Kinks-esque styling, with its bare knuckle ride over what is an infectious ska-tinged rattle will go down well on all quarters. Certainly no karaoke, these boys deserve to be heard. 9/10
By Nick James and Tone EDEMO REVIEW
www.atomicduster.com

BBC INTERVIEW

Acrylic Tom Tom INTERVIEW

Old school rock a boogie pop feel...nigh on like blinking Mungo Jerry!! Almost Noddy Holder vocally...Ska and urgent r’n’b pop collide lovingly...from Leicester...and largely enjoyed by foxes.
By Tony Gleed
Bugbear Promotions

With the driving bass ’n’ drum attack of B.R.M.C added to the vocal delivery of classic garage rockers like the Seeds and the Sonics, with the call and response breakdown that recalls the Hives at their best Think the Von Bondies strangling the Saints down a dark alleyway Potent stuff!
By Jeremy Chick
www.subba-cultcha.co.uk

Next up was EGO ARMALADE. These guys need know introduction, and if by some strange twist of fate you havent witnessed them perform, you should! From the first chord its obvious that something special is happening. Band rotations would occur throughout the gig, though it never affected the sound or performance. The vibe that they give out is a very happy one; the sound reminds me of bands like The Coral in some ways, but is always an original EGO ARMALADE one. And one of the best things about watching them is the energy they put out in their performance, when you see theyre having fun; you have fun, simple as that!
By Rob Doyle
The Scene Magazine

Ego Armalade completely rocked the house, greeted with chants of Ego! Ego!. Their sound is like Slade meet Oasis with added energy - lad’s rock ’n’ roll in other words, and nothing wrong with that.
By Dave Davis
Leicester Mercury

Record Label: Porked
Type of Label: None