ABOUT
Crapsons are topical junk punk trio from Birkenhead. Their raw and energizing punk rock illuminate the defects of working class life. The band are Mike Markey with his fuzzy distorted bass, spitting vocals out like a young John Cooper Clarke, Andy Gilbert on “Slaves-style” stand-up drums, and Pete Williamson bringing a touch of class to the band on guitar.
HISTORY
Crapsons formed a few years back on a drunken pub conversation. Named after Pulled Apart By Horses’ song “The Crapsons”, Crapsons started as a two-piece (Markey and Gilbert) and launched the band alongside a debut single released independently called “You Don’t Know When You’re Going To Die” which became (and still is) a favourite among the live set. As the gigs across the country rose, Crapsons were signed to Link2Wales, under the guidance of Welsh punk stalwart Neil Crud, who released their debut EP “Deaths and Spelling Mistakes” which enjoyed excellent online streaming figures and physical copies selling out. On the back of a raucous set at DIY all-dayer Loserpalooza, Crapsons were snapped up by independent label Society of Losers who released singles “Clotheslined By A Nun” and “That Bit Between Christmas and New Year”. Since then, Crapsons made the decision to go entirely independent, launching Crap Records and released their debut mini-album, Songs To Make A Brew To and received their best streaming figures so far, with physical copies, still to this day, flying off the shelves.
Debut single – You Don’t Know When You’re Going To Die: https://open.spotify.com/album/4rNk1MtXl6EoyVTEaH6oXX
16 track mini album – Songs To Make A Brew To: https://open.spotify.com/album/2EQJjGPIXvf9bxNniTXS3T
Video to Clotheslined By A Nun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARVtvDxbGQQ
GIGS
Crapsons adopted Liverpool as their regular haunt for hometown gigs to kick things off, before venturing out to cities such as Leeds and Manchester. After radioplay on Tudno FM, the band developed a following in North Wales which was rewarded with subsequent shows across Wales. Early on in the band’s tenure, they travelled over to Ireland, have returned since, playing sell-out shows in Derry, Belfast, and Dublin. While the gigs expanded, Crapsons had notable support slots with the likes of Half Man Half Biscuit (Nottingham Rock City and Sheffield Leadmill), The Undertones (Lincoln Engine Shed, Birmingham O2 Academy, and Castleton Devil’s Arse Cave), Wonk Unit, Cabbage, Bob Vylan, and Pulled Apart By Horses. They have also graced the stage at festivals such as Manchester Punk Festival, Smithdown Road Festival, and Liverpool Calling.
RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA COVERAGE
The release of Songs To Make A Brew To saw Crapsons receive some excellent radio coverage with the lead single Park People being played on Radio X by both George Godfrey and John Kennedy. The tune was also played on KEXP in America as well as the Alternative Show on BBC Radio Merseyside. Songs over the years have been played on various stations such as BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Ulster, Louder Than War Radio, Tudno FM, Radio WigWam, and many other online stations from all over the world.
The single Clotheslined By A Nun featured on Frank Turner’s Artist to Watch Spotify playlist.
The band have featured on live radio sessions for Louder Than War and Tudno FM as well as guests on several podcasts
PRESS
“Some of the shorter tunes deserve to be longer, and could well end up being so in the bright future this exciting band have ahead of them. Viva Crapsons!” – Louder Than War
“They don’t hold back. Never have. Never will. But one thing is for sure they will never disappoint when it comes to entertaining. They are what they are, and no-one would ever change them. Long live Crapsons.” – Planet Mosh
“They’ve honed a brand of music that balances daftness in equal measure with energy and loudness” – Gig Radar
“Crapsons are the most punk band I’ve seen in a while” – Scene and Heard
“Snotty and brilliant” – Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales
“These are the bringers of classic observational songs such as 42 Wheelie Bins that are distorted through a powerful punk music machine withy grinding baselines and sharply precise drums” – Last Stop Sounds
”They went down a storm, a band with a wicked sense of humour that engage with their audiences really well and that’s no surprise to me as I’ve seen them on many occasions and they never let you down” – The Punk Site
