THE SHORTCUTS

THE SHORTCUTS/THE CITY THAT DAY SPLIT EP.
Release Date: 19th August 2008
1. The Bombs of Brixton. 2. Weston Terrace
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THE SHORTCUTS - FUCK THE SHORTCUTS EP
Released: December 2007
1. Minor Treat 2. Suicide Pact (You First) 3. Christians & Guns 4. Reading The Riot Act 5. Bandwagon 6. Dead Politicians 7. To Live & Die In A Decline
BIOGRAPHY THE SHORTCUTS are a punk rock three piece from South Wales. Formed in 2007 with Nicky and Lewis from BDTY and long time friend - first time player Boris.
They recruited Boris on bass, who had been playing with Lewis for a while looking to start a band of their own. Nicky came along and the lineup was complete.
After a 4 hour practice the band mustered up a 9 song setlist and immediately played their first gig, recording a 7 track EP along the way.
"When me and Lewis were talking about recording, we had both been disillusioned by big professional studios in the past because they hadnt given us the results we were looking for. I was listening to some my favourite punk albums the other night, things like 'Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables' by Dead Kennedys, 'Walk Among Us' by Misfits, all the Minor Threat stuff, "All" by Descendents and they all share this very rough production which sounds so honest when you listen back to it. We wanted to recreate this sound as much as possible, and the best way to do that was to produce and record ourselves. The sound is nearer to 'Fresh Fruit..' than 'American Idiot' and that can only be a good thing."
The bands main influences include: The Nerve Agents, Rancid, The Unseen, NOFX, The Exploited, Anti Flag, Bouncing Souls, Lars & The Bastards, Tiger Army, Nekromantix, The Explosion, Misfits and many more.
THE SHORTCUTS are recording at the moment and hope to have the album finished late summer.