Member Since: 1/16/2006
Band Website: mytinyrobots.co.uk
Band Members:
Dylan : Lead Vocals, Guitar
Ryan : Guitar, Drums, Keys, Vocals
Russell : Bass, Keys
Hugh : Drums
Influences: Leonard Cohen, Battle of the Planets, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Stereolab, Stevie Wonder, Roxy Music, Kings of Convenience, P.J. Harvey, Spacemen 3, Pavement, Serge Gainsbourg, Pulp, The Tindersticks, Huggy Bear, Billy Bragg, The Shins, Kraftwerk, Einstürzende Neubauten, Lali Puna, Coco Rosie, Beck, Wire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Spiritualized, Television, Talking Heads, The Strokes, Nico, Electralane, The Arcade Fire, ABBA, Arab Strap, Devo, The Divine Comedy, Jaques Brel, Quickspace [Supersport], Studio Ghibli, The Beach Boys, Mercury Rev, The Auters, The Rogers Sisters, Scout Niblett, Ladytron, The Smiths, Comet Gain, Francoiz Breut, Belle & Sebastian, Rolf Harris, Hefner, Stereo Total, Pixies, Modest Mouse, Nick Drake, Suicide, Neulander, Au Revoir Simone, Blur, Feist, Bearsuit, Joy Zipper, Ms John Soda, The Flaming Lips, Momorien,The Coasters, Love, Nina Hagen, Keren Ann, Lego, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood, Sonic Youth, The B-52s, The Velvet Underground... and a few others.
Sounds Like: "Harmonic melodies that reminds you of a time when Indie was jangly, fun and camp while aiming at society's knee-caps. Plentiful song-writing talent promises the wee robots a future."
The Skinny, April 2006
"Display an air of intelligence in their songs, and rise above the glut of samey bands that are currently saturating the scene"
Is this music?
"The Haircut Song, such a magnificent track. We've fallen in love..."
YoungScot
"My Tiny Robots staccato brand of indie displays a far more inventive reworking of 70s influences than a great many contemporary bands, with Bryan Ferry-esque crooning alternating with a scuzzy Mod jangle on The Haircut Song. They close in menacing style with Dylans moody baritone relieved by outbursts of instrumental noise."
4/5 - The Skinny, May 2006
"My Tiny Robots have been bubbling away for a while, gaining new friends every time they play and little wonder with their charismatic frontman Dylan Childs who would endear himself to any crowd. Expect many attractive females in attendance, all of whom will no doubt be yelping for their live favourite ‘The Haircut Song’ "
Fact Magazine Feb 2007
"My Tiny Robots are assembled from all over the UK, and do a better job of assembling their influences from all over the indie world. Nobody can quite put their finger on where they’ve heard it before... meaning we haven’t, exactly"
The Skinny Jan 2007
"A rumpus of Clash swagger and Smithsy melodicism"
The Metro, July 2007
"A formidable clutch of songs that could well see them get the break they deserve in 2007...They've applied a genuinely healthy degree of eclecticism to their writing."
4/5 - The List, February 2007
"Why Do I Always Have To Be The Monster with it's chiming guitars and Dylan Childs' elastic vocals is possibly the song to make their name"
4/5 - The Skinny, August 2007
"Right lets see what all the fuss is about!"
Vic Galloway, BBC Radio 1 August 2007
"Speechless...Friggin Magic!"
The Scottish Hobo Society, September 2007
Review of 'Some of my best ideas' ep
"A more original proposition comes in the form of My Tiny Robots’ ‘Some of My Best Ideas’. Kicking off with the type of chanting one could imagine hearing at a bizarre Masonic ceremony, their singer sounds like Morrissey’s pugnacious younger cousin and, believe me, this is a very good thing."
4/5 - The List, Nov 2007
Record Label: Kraken Records
Type of Label: None