Batfoot! are a punk rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 2008.

Biography

Batfoot! are a three piece punk rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The band are heavily influenced by the Ramones, Screeching Weasel, Queers, and Chixdiggit!.

To date Batfoot! have played with bands such as The Tenants, No Fun At All, The Flatliners, Strike Anywhere, Magic Dirt, Rehab For Quitters, Guttermouth, and The Rabble.

In 2008 their debut EP, Melodic Tardcore was self released, and available from It's Alive Records. Their follow up EP was released in 2009 and titled Utsukushii. This EP sold on Japanese label SP Records. Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and the Riverdales completed the sequencing on both of these releases.

After the release of Melodic Tardcore, Australian radio station Triple J played tracks from the CD on the short.fast.loud show. Radio announcer Stu Harvey wrote "Simple fast melodic punk rock played in the vein of The Ramones and Screeching Weasel, love it! Batfoot! is the best thing I've heard on Unearthed in 2009."

Band lineup

• Craig Hughes (Craig Hughes) - Bass/Vocals
• Justin McLoughlin (Justin McLoughlin) - Guitar/Vocals
• Joel Sedgwick (Joel Sedgwick) - Drums

DVD

Batfoot!'s music is played on:

• Ben Wilson's Dirty South, released in 2010.

Discography

EPs

• Melodic Tardcore (December 2008)
• Utsukushii (October 2009)

Compilations

• Vandals Voice (2009) Nancy Vandal tribute album.^[1]

References

External links

• Batfoot! Official Website
• Batfoot! on MySpace Music