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Miss The Occupier

"indie punk-rock may never have been so glamorous"

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Miss The Occupier have been touring about, supporting Bis, The Fall, and The Grates, and playing with a cascade of great local bands all over Glasgow and Scotland. The first release came in 2006 with a split seven inch with FreezerBurn on Skribble Records.
The EXTERNAL MALE EP is available now on CD, and via download from these online stores."Miss the Occupier are an indie-punk three-piece who take angular guitar riffs, fuzz them up until they're a suitably deafening din, and set them alongside the sardonic musings of singer Roz Davies. It's like being stomped in the face by The Fall's stroppy younger sister, and enjoying it just a little bit too much for your own good." The Herald

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Member Since: 1/30/2005
Band Website: misstheoccupier.com
Band Members: Roz Davies (vocals/bass), Magnus Hughson (vocals/gtr), Ione Campsie (drums)
Influences: The Yummy Fur, Le Tigre, The Birthday Party, Sonic Youth, Throwing Muses, The Fall, The Lapse, The Breeders, Pixies, Lung Leg, Sleater-Kinney

Sounds Like: "Scarce and other three piece geometric pop scuzzers are called to mind, Ms Roz's singing and bass propelling the short and sweet numbers like a hovercraft through the Everglades, croc snapping at the air as they pass." 13th Note Cafe website
"The songs blast Sister-era Sonic Youth through ace girl group melodies... it's basically off centre pop music with sharp, muscular angles. And it's sexy as ---- to boot." Stewart Gardiner, Plan B magazine
"With vibrant red hair to match the surrounding decor, Miss The Occupier have in Roz Davies a striking front person - a punk princess. Spiky pop blasts at us with every synchronized pressing of foot pedals, magnus matching Roz's bass with powerful guitar whilst Derek thrashes with controlled destruction behind..."Mark Connelly, Is This Music? magazine
"The high velocity pop punk sound of the band is propelled and enhanced by Roz's bass guitar, used to optimum impact with her foot pedal. Think Yeah Yeah Yeahs meets Shirley Manson. " Katy Whitelaw, Live Music Direct
"Lovely, double sided 7 vinyl action, I like these moments. Miss The Occupier give us a blast of noisy, 3 minute, Sonic-y punk. Very satisfying." Tasty Fanzine
"This is the first release from the already mighty Miss The Occupier, those snarling pop starlets who are making alt-rock look really, really cool again... There's a feline seductiveness in Roz's vocals, which play off the calm narrative lyricism of Magnus perfectly..." Stewart Gardiner, Is This Music? magazine
"As Miss The Occupier began their set, I was strangely captivated by their style - a mix of The Pixies and The Fall, with a bit of how Elastica should have been thrown in for good measure... Highlights of the set were Girlfriend Go Crazy and Short Sight, with Roz and guitarist Magnus performing a manic question and answer between each other which was fantastic to hear and see. If youre out in Glasgow and looking for something entertainingly different, keep an eye out for Miss the Occupier." Alaine, Live Music Direct
"With influences from the Pixies and The Birthday Party, Miss the Occupier brings to the stage sexy punchy punky pop rock and a lot of red hair!" Ladyfest Newcastle 2006
"Their heavily Sonic Youth-influenced yin matches their Britpop yang - like a raw Sleeper crossed with a placid Siouxsie and the Banshees - perfectly and with tracks like 'Girlfriend Go Crazy' in their arsenal, they're on the verge of great things. " Culture Deluxe April 2007
"Miss The Occupier, led by captivating frontwoman, Roz Davies, who was resplendent in a matching pink hair and dress combination, delivered a fantastic set of raw, sexy, angular pop. Highlights included the hook-laden "All Night", which in an ideal world would be number one until the end of time. Commanding the stage and no doubt the gaze of every male in the venue, Roz possessed all the qualities of an outstanding frontwomen in the Karen O/ Siouxie Sioux mould." Martin Young, T Break May 2007
Opening we have Miss The Occupier who, typically, approach the slightly interested crowd wandering into a marquee at lunch time as if they’re playing Wembley and have every right to do so. And, who’s to say the don’t. Their confidence in performance is not based in some posturing and swagger but the assured knowledge that they have a pack of rocking power-pop tunes. (And, if you don’t have the confidence in your material what are you doing on stage?) I rather patronisingly said of this lot a few months back that they were a thoroughly entertaining live proposal, but with time they will be great. On this performance, they’re well on the right road. But, hey, don’t ask me. Just look at the milling crowd that never decided to mill away from this great opening set. Is This Music?.com July 2007
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My Blog

Exile Studio compilation available now

Featuring our song Perfect Side. Available free from aberdeen-music. com:http://www. aberdeen-music. com/forums/news-announcements/49906-exile-studio-vol-1-free- download. htmlNews on more releases co...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:09:00 PST

T Break Review

Here: http://www.tbreak.co.uk/reviews/review-32 xx
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:49:00 PST

Tickets for Fridays gig - competition

We have two free pairs of tickets for our Threads Of Sound gig at Stereo, Glasgow this Friday (16th May) which is the Nanobots single launch, also featuring us and Odeon Beatclub. We're opening t...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Tue, 13 May 2008 02:45:00 PST

MTO on Exile Studio compilation album

This is The Exile Recording Studio, Volume One - 01 Marlow - New York02 Broken Sunshine - Break through me03 The Sphygz - For a girl04 Copy Haho - Cutting out the bad05 Scunner - Morse Code06 Free Cor...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

T-Break tickets

Tickets for T-Break on Sunday 11 May are available from us now, so give us a shout if you want one (for free!). Also playing are The Fire and I, The Cuts, Wooden Box With A Fistful Of Fivers, 10 Easy ...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:56:00 PST

13th Note tonight and T Break

allo TONIGHT we're playing in the 13th Note. I'm really pleased cos it's an ace venue and I haven't been in for what seems like an AGE. and haven't played there for even longer, so it's all good. Be n...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:14:00 PST

Ninety Eight Percent

MTO are on the soundtrack to forthcoming Scottish crime drama series Ninety Eight Percent, details here..
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:26:00 PST

45 A-Side Records

If you don't like CDs or MP3s you can hear us on cassette instead, on the new tape-only compilation album from from 45 A-Side records. Dead Pirates is the song, btw.Bands on the album are: Hijak Oscar...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:45:00 PST

Glasgow this weekend...

Friday 1st Feb - We're playing Pinup Nights at the Beat Club on Sauchiehall Street, at 9pm, only three bucks.  With Pooch, Sisa, and about six million really good guest DJs including Manda Rin, S...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:31:00 PST

WRIR - The British Breakfast top 60 bands of 2007

We were featured in the top 60 UK bands of 2007 on The British Breakfast show on WRIR radio in the USA. This is the full list.  We're at 43, between Jarvis Cocker and Half Cousin.  1. The Fl...
Posted by Miss The Occupier on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:47:00 PST