Playing reggae tinged pop punk, Manchester outfit Smith 6079 have a sound that imagines The Police grappling with Fugazi.

New single KILL ROMEO is a seething blast of dark punk energy, the gravel throated vocals delivering searing melodies over snaking guitar riffs and driving drum beats; an arresting and slow burning treat. FADING SOULS and (DAMN) THE MUSIC continue to cement Smith 6079's position as a band well worth your time, further examples of deliciously dark and enticing punk rock that will stealthily creep beneath your skin and gradually work its slow burning charms.

A band offering a dark, evil sounding spin on punk rock, Smith 6079 deliver a single in KILL ROMEO that suggests them an outfit you'll be hearing plenty more about.

Smith 6079 were formed in Manchester, England, in April 2005. The band spent the next 12 months months locked in their own recording studio putting together their debut album, called 'Therapy' - only venturing out for the occasional sold-out home-town gig. Before Long a few MP3s had been dispatched to a select group of high-ranking record company execs. Then, the phones started to ring off the hook. Ray Cooper (former President of Virgin Records USA and MD of Virgin Records UK) flew in from Los Angeles to see the band on a Wednesday night in Manchester and then offered them a management deal the following day. The band has 30 songs recorded and mastered and is currently seeking a UK record deal. They have recently been billed as "Manchester's best unsigned band" by the hugely popular Manchester After Dark website and named as 'The Ones To Watch' by the influential Fly Magazine. If you like your indie-rock hard, heavy, angry and bursting with attitude then Smith 6079 is the band you have been looking for. Chris Long, music reviewer for BBC Online said: "Meatier than Kasabian and more fulfilling than Death from Above 1979, Smith 6079 have kindled a musical fire which might just burn down the world". The band have been chosen (from more than 400 unsigned acts who entered the competition) to support Kasabian and The Fratellis at the huge JerseyLive Festival in September. They were hand-picked to play on the JerseyLive main stage by Martin Elbourne, the chief band booker for the Glastonbury Festival. Check them out on www.smith6079.com or email them at smith.6079@hotmail.co.uk

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