Punish The Atom

Punish The Atom's new LP is now available to buy on iTunes



Welcome to YEAR ZERO.



Five angry men gathered in the year 2003, in the worn and torn streets of Nottingham (ROCK CITY) with a boredom of the state of the U.K scene and a need to be heard. We poured all that energy into the Mini album

"LETSDOTHEDONTCARE".



NME ".The kind of left field agit-pop which they just don't make any more.Micro anthems which recal Wire and vintage PIL" 8/10



KERRANG ".This is a stunning first effort which points the way to an even more promising future." KKKK



We've shared the stage with some great bandsThe Future Heads, Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture, Lady Sov, Radio 4, Forward Russia, Ikara Colt, Liars, Ex-Models, Chinese Stars, New Black, The Rakes, Your Code Name Is Milo, Pink Grease, J R Ewing,The Pipettes, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Neils Children and Lou Barlow.



We picked up some mystical tutorage on our first tour from the grand wizard of the punk funk mixing desk Paul Epworth, When we toured with his band Lomax (R.I.P).

In 2004 we self released the stand alone single "Filthy Advice".

It didn't blaze up the charts but Play Louder did make it Single of the week.



PLAYLOUDER "A wholly fantastic record; whack it on and be prepared to mop the sweat out of the stereo".



Then in 2005 we recorded a live session for John Kennedys XFM show then were whisked off to Texas for the annual Music Conference SXSW a musical carnival of A&R men and Bullshit!

From which the NME featured us on the front cover CD as one of the bands at the front of the Brit Explosion,



NME "A post At The Drive-In knees-up.Ace"