THE SCOOP:
Brassy are:
Muffin Spencer - Vocals and guitar
Stefan Gordon - Guitar
Karen Frost - Bass and vocals
Jonny Barrington (a.k.a. DJ Swett) - Drums and decks.
They take punk funk and hip hop as their inspiration, and produce music that you can't sit still too.

BIOGRAPHY:
Brassy were formed when friends Muffin Spencer, Stefan Gordan, and Jonny Barrington decided that nowhere in modern music could they find as thrilling a mixture of aggressive guitars and catchy beats as the one they heard in their heads. The band was complete when Karen Frost was discovered, her ability to play bass , shout, and chew gum all at the same time marking her out as an obvious Brassy member.

Three singles were released on independent imprint Costermonger before the label ran out of money and left Brassy to fend for themselves. Two years, countless gigs, and the introduction of Jonny's long-held scratching techniques (his dad ran a mobile disco in the early '80's) to the live show followed before Wiiija signed them and showed the world what it had been missing.

In 1999 the Bonus Beats EP, released in May, and 'I Can't Wait' (August) were both met with a flurry of praise from the media and plenty of Radio One spins. An excellent Rob Swift remix of 'I Can't Wait' garnered rave reviews in hip hop circles.

Live, the band have built up an enthusiastic and loyal fan base. Their show is a blast of raw energy, frenzied scratching and two-minute thrills. "Muffin Spencer is utterly magnetic - lungs of mercury, presence of venus " Melody Maker. They have now toured the UK several times over and played Transmusicalles in Rennes, France in December.

2000 kicked off with Brassy's 3rd Wiiija single, the excellent 'Work It Out' . Already credited as a NME 'Single of the Week' it sees the band at their punchiest and has been a live favourite for some time.

Their debut album 'Got it Made' melds assertive vocals , hard beats and garage guitars; the sound of the Shangri La's produced by Schoolly D. The DIY aesthetics of hip hop and punk aren't that far removed and Brassy's love of both is evident as they combine them throughout .
Jonny Barrington (aka DJ Swett)'s scratching skills are an intrinsic ingredient of the entire album and the hip hop aroma is particularly zealous on tracks such as 'I Can't Wait', 'Parkside', 'That's the Way' and ''Cos We Rock'. Muffin's distinctive vocals are part-rapped, part-sung both with a cool savoir-faire, often with a venomous sneer towards her subject matter and all delivered with exceptionally self-assured aplomb.

At the punkier end of the spectrum 'Nervous', 'Good Times' and 'I Gotta Beef' are bristlingly succinct pop thrills - Stefan Gordon's huge riffs and Karen Frost's punchy basslines supporting infectious choruses. However the hip hop beats, samples and scratches are ever evident as are the big guitars in the decks'n'fx laden tracks.

'Got it Made' is a high thrill energy buzz made for parties, made to be danced to - "if you can't dance to it then what's the point?" asks Muffin... and she succeeds. As one NME journalist observed "Each song hits the spot so perfectly, so naturally you'd think all pop music was meant for dancing".

The album has 14 tracks plus 3 interludes yet is only 41 minutes long...you work it out. There's no self-indulgent guitar trickery or tiresome drum solos, just a series of short sharp adrenalin fixes and like the most addictive of drugs from the first hit you'll find yourself hooked.

"PLAY SOME D" is released 31st March

"a ballsy, funky hybrid of garage attitude and funky hip hop beats"
The Guardian

"Brassy are itchin' and scratchin' returntablists. And they rawk! And strut, holler and ooze a wonderfully lithe, beats-driven sass."
The Face

Brassy returned after two years in the studio, kick-starting 2003 with a re-release of the much-loved "Play Some D".
"Play Some D" is currently the soundtrack for the heavily-rotated Motorola TV commercials, and the song's catchy, cool hook has attracted plenty of interest. So much so that, by popular demand, Wiiija is making the single available again.

"Play Some D" is a perfect example of Brassy's sussed and sassy blend of punky swagger and hip hop sensibilities. New York based Muffin Spencer's vocals are particularly distinctive, melding rap with melody, and delivered with self-assured aplomb. Combined with Karen Frost's punchy basslines, Stefan Gordon's catchy guitar riffs, and Jonny Barrington's (a.k.a DJ Swett) turntable mastery, the resulting combination is packed with attitude and lethally energetic.
"Play Some D" will be available on CD and 7"

Brassy will follow "Play Some D" with the release their second album, Gettin Wise in April 2003.