Thomas Tantrum & Sotones for Do You DIY?

Thomas Tantrum consists of Megan Thomas (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Wade Brown (drums, vocals), David Miatt (guitars, vocals), and Jim Shivers (bass, vocals).

Since the release of their critically acclaimed self titled album released in 2008 Thomas Tantrum have been a busy old bunch. With the release of strong singles such as ‘Work it’ and ‘Shake it, Shake’ gaining them a cult fan base with even the likes of ‘Lilly Allen’ amongst fans.

In 2009 change was on the cards, as the band introduced Dave Wade Brown as new drummer. This saw them work on a more mature sound, while the inspirational front woman Megan Thomas began to experiment with vocals, the rest of the band began introducing new sounds. Following touring with bands such ‘Glasvegas’ and ‘Futureheads’ important time was taken out, to retreat to the studio while writing and recording  new material.

Thomas Tantrum are now back with the brilliant new track ‘The Last Kiss’. It’s four minutes of breezy power pop will be stuck in your head, and having recently toured with ‘Band of Skulls’ and a new album on the cards this is going to be a busy summer for them!

Watch the video for their hit ‘Work It’

Sotones began as a club night which brothers Rob and Dave Wade-Brown (Thomas Trantrum) promoted in Southampton and soon blossomed into a label. It was founded as a co-operative. This means that the artists are also members, who own the label entirely together.
Since its’ inception, Sotones has come leaps and bounds with new signings since 2007, a distribution deal with Believe and their first 12″ and 7″ releases as well as founding a publishing arm. A highlight of summer 2009 (alongside festival spots for various Sotones artists at Glastonbury, SGP, Bestival and Burningman among others) was the Bike Tour, where Sotones’ Lonely Joe Parker played twelve dates in fourteen days, traveling between shows by bicycle and co-headlining with other Sotones artists including Thoms Tantrums very own guitarist David Miatt (Jackie Paper) along the way.

The label has released over 25 records and the label’s output has received local and national radio play on BBC stations including BBC Radio 1, 6Music and Radio 2 as well as Xfm and Resonance FM.

Check out some of the Sotones artists below!

Lonley Joe Parker

Edward J Hicks

Stay tuned for more info on those confirmed for Do You DIY?

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