Natalie's Box

Natalie's Box
Background information
Origin	Bexhill and Hastings, England
Genres	Britpop Hip-hop Rock
Years active	2004–2009
Website	Official MySpace
Past members
Kai Karhunen Charlie Holter Rob Carmier Harry Meikle Dan Bransby James Gulliver James McKay Alex Brown

Natalie's Box were a four-piece Britrock band from Bexhill who played a mix of Britpop with elements from Hip-Hop and rock. Their debut download EP was released in June 2008, produced by Nick Kinnish of Serafina Studios. The release comes ahead of several dates around the UK which will also see the band take in a number of festivals.

Career

Starting out in 2005 as a ska punk outfit, Natalie's Box have progressed quickly over the past two years, undergoing several lineup changes due to lifestyle clashes limiting the time in which the band could play and write together. The current lineup came to know each other through attending college together, Kai (vocals) and Harry (drums), who was originally the band's bassist, spent two years at Sussex Downs College with future guitarist Charlie and bassist Rob, both of whom joined shortly after the conclusion of the National Award in Music Technology and Performance following the departures of James McKay (guitar) and Daniel Bransby (bass). All four members graduated from the course.

The band's influences are varied: they cite Hip-Hop artists such as OutKast as well as older ska/punk outfits such as The Specials, Madness and The Clash as major sources of inspiration. They work to mix elements from as many influences as possible to create a range of music they describe as a 'Quality Street Box' of sound. The band enjoyed an extensive period of frequent gigging throughout 2007, providing support to Polytechnic, New Young Pony Club and Bad Manners, playing well received sets for various Barfly audiences, culminating in an acclaimed performance at the Astoria 2 to cap the year. 2008 saw them on stage in support of Jack Peñate, Zane Lowe, The Metros and Adam Ficek of Babyshambles.

The band initially released one track through Napster, Itunes, Rhapsody and eMusic, "This Could Be It" which formed part of a Go Global compilation created to help generate funds for various projects supporting young musicians in the southeast. The band have since re-recorded "This Could Be It", and have stated they are willing to provide a free MP3 of the new recording to anyone who purchases the original release, and provides proof of purchase to the band.

On June 9, 2008, the band released their first self titled EP on all major download services, which included debut download single, "Overdraft".

Radio appearances

In 2007, the band played a full live set on Sovereign Radio at Eastbourne's^[1] Funktion Rooms venue, in front of a live audience.

Discography

EPs

EP	Songs
Pighearts & Potatoes (2004)
You Call Yourself A Gangster? (2004)	"Harry's Funkadelic Ghost Song Mark 3" "Like A Dog's Bone" "Looking Inside (Myself)"
Hobnobin (2005)	"My Pet Skunk" "My Girl Awaits" "Wake Up!" "My Girl Awaits" (Orgasm mix)
Live at The Winter Gardens (2007)
Natalie's Box EP (2008)

Singles

• "This Could Be It" (Go Global' December 10, 2007)
• "Overdraft" (Download single released on June 9, 2008)
• "Sleepless in Sick Cattle" (due for release 2009)

References

1. ^ East Magazine | Eastbourne Reviews, Event Reviews Eastbourne, Eastbourne Gig Reviews

External links

• Sleepless In Sick Cattle at HAW benefit gig
• Natalie's Box MySpace page