Armed with natural charm, great stage presence and an uncanny ability to lower peoples guard, SMASH ROBOTS will worm their way into your heart in no time.

Heralded by Readings Velocity Recordings as "the best power pop band in town" this high energy three-piece specialise in juicy guitar riffs, strong vocal melodies and songs so infectious you'll be humming them for days after a single play.  "Imagine putting The Fratelli's, Vampire Weekend and Elvis Costello into an ice cream van and driving it full throttle off the white cliffs of Dover..." (Get Reading)  Juicy guitar riffs, strong vocal melodies and songs so infectious you'll be humming them for days after a single play.

Consisting of Rafael Aldon on guitar and lead vocals, Richard Paine on bass and vocals and David Tyler on powering drums; the trio formed in December 2008.  "We were sick of seeing shoe-gazing bands where every song sounds the same... " Raf explains  "we believed that we could do better and wanted to give audiences an experience that leaves them feeling energized and entertained with songs that they can really latch onto..." an ethos that will surely serve them well with festival crowds.

Approaching two years on, and only after a 'Rocky' style video montage later, our protagonists have broken free from the confines of their locked rehersal rooms, hardened and ready, wielding sticks and guitars. You find them on the run, suffering from amnesia, and with a point to prove that they just cant remember. So If you have a problem and nobody else can solve it.... maybe....just maybe...its time you rocked out with SMASH ROBOTS!