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Up And Coming UK Band #2

By: Bekka Collins

After meeting in college, in 2004, a group of friends Jack (vocals), Gary (guitar), Dan (guitar), Chris (bass) and PK (drums) began to write and perform music together as Smudge. Smudge are currently managed by ‘The Animal Farm’ which is a music production company based in London. Their professional approach to music and their formula to writing catchy songs have allowed Smudge to create a mix between punk and rock tracks with solid riffs and sing along choruses. They currently have two releases under their belts, both of which are available to buy from iTunes and Big Cartel.

Smudge have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with some big named bands such as The Used, Atreyu, You Me At Six , Rise Against and many others. They now plan to tour for the next 6 months visiting as many places as possible. With amazing quotes such as “What would happen if you mixed Fall Out Boy with the Movielife and a dash of The Swellers? –Smudge- With their attention to melody with a knack for remembering punch and punk,” from AbsolutePunk.net helps show they are one of the best up and coming UK bands out there right now and I wouldn’t pass up the chance to get their EP’s while you can.

Their first 3 track EP “SteelFeelRegret” was released September 2008.
Track Listing:
1. Flat-Line
2. StayFeelRegret
3. Lock & Load

Their latest 3 track EP “Where I Go At Night” was released May 2009.
Track Listing:
1. The Thrill, The Ride
2. Speechless
3. We are the Night

To learn more about Smudge please visit:
www.myspace.com/smudge