Burn The Negative - Sing Around Me

Burn The Negative’s blend of new wave electro pop casts a wry and canny eye over relationships, fame, and late Noughties Britain.

Sing Around Me originally backed their first single Wonder Why, and is a fine example of their drum-machine synth pop sound.

Signed to Gung-Ho Recordings, home to The Japanese Popstars, Gus Gus, Zoo Brazil, Petter & The Pix, and others, Burn The Negative have just been added to ITB’s roster, the live agency that represents The Verve, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Roisin Murphy, and many more.

The four piece band cite Japan, David Sylvian, Gary Numan, Sonic Youth, Baby Ford, Nine Inch Nails and a dozen others as holding key spots in their music collections.

All local lads, Mark Baker (vocals), Gary Little (synths/techie stuff), Gareth Milburn (bass/synths), and Lee Smith (guitar/backing vocals), formed in their native Carlisle in February 2008. Mark and Gary have worked together for over a decade, as techno producers, Lil Devious, while Gareth and Lee played in several indie bands. Exemplifying this decade’s fusing of electronica with guitar pop, the four-piece found common ground and began building a name for themselves on the live circuit.

Debut album, ‘In The Atmosphere’, was recorded between Carlisle and Abbey Road Studios (the legendary studio liked their material so much, they featured the band on their website). It’s a unique concoction of energetic trashy disco blended with electro beats, New Romantic rhythms and the spirit of ‘70s punk, ‘80s rock and ‘90s house.

PRESS:
“Art-disco inferno! Impressively melodic... as consistently entertaining as anything the Killers have ever done. File next to New Order, Japan, and Ultravox” - THE GUARDIAN
“A glorious slice of electronic melancholia” - THE FLY
“Saviours of new wave electronica punk funk” - DJMAG
‘NEW BLOOD’ - ARTROCKER
“Ones to watch” - CLASH
“This band is creating a real buzz - you’re going to be hearing a lot more” - XFM