Bio

Hailing from the eastern part of The Netherlands comes a band that you would expect from the western and sunny side of California. The band started in 2006 and not long after that they recorded a demo which was well received by critics and fans. Playing festivals such as Light The Fuse/Trashfest and also attending the 5 year anniversary for Punx.nl shows that this band is not just a punkrock band but lots more. With ex- and current members of Beans, Antillectual, My Reply and Citizens Patrol they have a wide variety of musicians in the band and that's something you distinctly hear in their sound. Influences vary from the melodic sounds of Nofx (take note off the melodic guitar intros), Bad Religion, No Use For A Name but with a harder edge than any of these bands using influences of hardcore bands such as RKL, Stalag 13, 7 seconds en old New York and DC hardcore bands like Minor Threat and Urban Waste. In 2007 their demo was re-released by Gummopunx/Misspelled Yuoth and Pick-up records. Not long after that they started to record a full-length album which is now ready to be released and to be played all summer. Brat Pack delivers 13 songs of full excitement and loads of melodies which will have you dancing in no time and also set a standard for the next generation of punkrock bands to come.

Hate The Neighbours

The bands first album "Hate The Neighbours" was recorded by the infamous Menno Bakker at the Bunt studios in the end of 2007. It was released early May 2008 by Crucial Attack (The Netherlands), Dirty Faces (Germany) and Ha-Ko Bastards (Serbia). The album contains 13 songs ranging from fast songs clocking in around a minute (think RKL, Minor Threat) to more mid-tempo songs, influenced by bands such as the Adolescents and Agent Orange. Lyrics deal with political themes, such as consumerism, the war in Iraq, xenophobia and the hypocrisy of politicians themselves, as well as more personal themes.

Line-up

Ken - vocals
Bas - guitar
Jeroen - guitar
Roel - drums
Rody - bass

Discography

	Hate The Neighbours LP/CD 2008 - Crucial Attack, Dirty Faces and Ha-Ko Bastards Records
	Demo 7"/Tape/CD-R 2006/2007 Released on tape by Angry Youth Records and on CD-R by ourselves in 2006 and on 7" by Gummopunx, Pick-Up and Mispelled Yuoth Records in 2007

Compilations

	Kids Union vol 1. CD 2009 - Kids Union Records Compilation on the Chinese label Kids Union. Some Chinese bands (No Name, The Scarred, a.o.) and some western bands (Gewapend Beton, All Out Attak, a.o.). Brat Pack song: Spending Money
	15 jaar AFA CD 2009 - AFA/Alert Compilation CD/DVD celebrating the 15 year existance of the dutch anti-fascist action and the 10 year existance of its publication Alert. Other bands: Party Animals, Smash The Statues, Human Alert, Antillectual and Sangre, amongst others. Brat Pack song: Xenophobe
	Glory Days 7" 2007 - Angry Youth Records Compilation 7 inch containing some of the best dutch punkrock bands of the moment. Besides us: Tenement Kids, The Real Danger and Union Town. Brat Pack song: Elections
	Pressure Release - New Breed tape 2007 - Pressure Release Records This is a compilation containing 30 great songs by the best new European hardcore bands! Check out the Pressure Release site for a complete song listing. Brat Pack song: State Of War
	Music Of The Streets CD 2007 - Space Rebel Records This is a Russian compilation cd, containing bands from all over the world. Beans, Los Fastidios, Mean Idols, Zuname, Angel City Outcasts and Green Balloons among others. Brat Pack song: State Of War