There’s no escaping the impression that this in-your-face powerhouse leaves in their wake. Having seductively hypnotized innocent audiences for the past 5 years, Sydney band Bitchslap are progressively re-creating a mania that’s been absent from the music scene for a long time.
The gravel induced vocals and irrepressible guitar riffs of front lady and main songwriter Jessica Coram demand listener attention, as Liz Thomas furtively morphs into her instrument to create bass lines that threatens to blow out your brains. A smiling assassin emerges in the form of drummer Scott Bradbury, to propel the pulse of this thunderous punk-rock fusion.
Formed in Sydney “rock central†Newtown, the trio’s signature sound took them into the finals of the 2005 Hopetoun Hotels “Homebake Incentiveâ€, and also earnt them an open invitation to return to the infamous home of The Beatles, ‘The Cavern’ following their mini-tour of the UK. In 2006, whilst taking a break to write new material, the band appeared and performed on TVS show “The Treatmentâ€.
2007 has seen a huge turning point for the band, with three tracks from their recently recorded EP reaching Top 10 positions on the ‘Triple J Unearthed’ PUNK charts - “Give Me My Life Back†peaked at No.1, whilst “1234†and “Red Eyes†peaked at No.5 and 6 consecutively.
The Debut EP, recorded/mixed by Lachlan Mitchell (Nitocris, Unpaid Debt, One Dollar Short, Something with Numbers) and mastered at TurtleRock Studios, will be thrust upon the world when the opening track “Give Me My Life Back†gains worldwide web exposure as the first single to be released on the new digital label RiSH[E] - being launched by RiSH Records in September.
"Jess and her crew are phenomenal. Every utterance their instruments make is as powerful as their performance. Bitchslap epitomise the phrase riot grrl" Brag Magazine (04)
"Aggressive as their name suggested, Bitchslap tore through a brutal and energetic set of punk rock mayhem. I would love to see what this band is doing in another yearthey were f**king good" Revolver Magazine (02)
For more information please contact [email protected] RiSH Digital
Buy our track "Give Me My Life Back" on iTunes through RiSH[E]
Request "Give Me My Life Back" on JJJ Triple J Request
You can register & support them in the JJJ Unearthed competition