BOTB RECORDS' first signing was seminal underground Yorkshire band, The Ill-Fitting Garibaldis.
From 2008-2013 the self-titled "pioneers of unpop", Steve Wicked, Robert Heart and Rory McButt gained cult status thanks to bold ambitious works including HOPE AND MONET (2011) and latest album SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE TO DISLIKE (2013).
Described by their loyal fan-base as "possibly the greatest band of all time" like all great art, The Garibaldis' legacy earns greater respect as time passes. Thanks to the recent firing of McButt, Wicked and Heart are looking forward to a new era of TIFG.
Grime, a descendant of garage, dancehall and hip-hop born roughly a decade ago on the streets of the UK, is now entering maturity, with several of its stars finding themselves experiencing the trappings (and the traps) of major label success. But there’s also an increasing universality in its subject matter and themes, and a playfulness … Continue reading Album of the Week: The Surgery EP → Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 5, 2011