Hellcats

Lead singer Mika arrived London in 1998, with only one thing on her mind - playing in a cool punk band. Recruitment for the now legendary line-up, began with the arrival in London of a teenage brat from Beijing who had everything you could want in a guitarist - Agi joined the band. Another Mika (bass) introduced an element of musicality to the bass department while a North London boy, Ergi, provided the unique hard hitting rhythms - the MIKA BOMB sound was born.

Things started to pick up in 1999 when the band played what seemed like thousands of gigs at various venues around the country. The band were championed by Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq and received rave reviews across UK.

"The best band to ever come out of Japan" - Steve Lamacq.

"Four impossibly pretty Japanese girls playing spiky Tommy-gun punk like an on-form Elastica covering Shampoo"- NME.

In 2000, they signed as the hard-hitting new stars of Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal, MIKA BOMB stormed into the West Country plugging their singles "Super sexy razor happy girls" and "Heart Attack". Fusing Motown, New York punk, 50' Garage and Japanese pop to form their distinctive, helter-skelter, distortion-heavy pop sound, The four Japanese girls are physically tiny, but once plugged into outrageously overdriven guitars, they are more than a match for any number of sweaty punters in the audience twice their size.

With the tragic (Lucky - Ed) demise of Grand Royal the album, 'The Fake Fake sound of MIKA BOMB" was released through Damaged Goods in 2001

Finally in 2005 their second album 'HellCats' has been released alongside the single 'Osaka'. Recorded at Gizzard studios in London this is more of the same Punk-Pop-Garage stuff the band are known for, it also includes a guest appearance from Holly Golightly on their cover of Holly's 'Won't Go Out'.

"Mikabomb's appeal is unintentional, but that's exactly why it's so appealing! Bonkers lyrics, Mental Oriental!!"

KKKK- Kerrang.

Mikabomb - Hellcats (DAMGOOD241CD)

Download Album

1.		Mikabomb - Shut Your mouth	2m 32s
2.		Mikabomb - Bettie Page	1m 49s
3.		Mikabomb - Boomeranka	2m 22s
4.		Mikabomb - Hellcat Rider	2m 18s
5.		Mikabomb - Osaka	2m 38s
6.		Mikabomb - 9-5ers	2m 20s
7.		Mikabomb - Chuck Berry	3m 31s
8.		Mikabomb - Rock Out	1m 45s
9.		Mikabomb - Cadillac	2m 19s
10.		Mikabomb - Hava Bad Day	2m 11s
11.		Mikabomb - Love Shot	2m 2s
12.		Mikabomb - Hero No.1	2m 8s
13.		Mikabomb - Yellow Fever	2m 42s
14.		Mikabomb Featuring Holly Golightly - Wont Go Out	3m 26s

Mikabomb - Hellcats (DAMGOOD241LP)

12" Vinyl Album

1.		Mikabomb - Shut Your mouth
2.		Mikabomb - Bettie Page
3.		Mikabomb - Boomeranka
4.		Mikabomb - Hellcat Rider
5.		Mikabomb - Osaka
6.		Mikabomb - 9-5ers
7.		Mikabomb - Chuck Berry
8.		Mikabomb - Rock Out
9.		Mikabomb - Cadillac
10.		Mikabomb - Hava Bad Day
11.		Mikabomb - Love Shot
12.		Mikabomb - Hero No.1
13.		Mikabomb - Yellow Fever
14.		Mikabomb Featuring Holly Golightly - Wont Go Out

Mikabomb - Hellcats (DAMGOOD241CD)

CD Album

1.		Mikabomb - Shut Your mouth
2.		Mikabomb - Bettie Page
3.		Mikabomb - Boomeranka
4.		Mikabomb - Hellcat Rider
5.		Mikabomb - Osaka
6.		Mikabomb - 9-5ers
7.		Mikabomb - Chuck Berry
8.		Mikabomb - Rock Out
9.		Mikabomb - Cadillac
10.		Mikabomb - Hava Bad Day
11.		Mikabomb - Love Shot
12.		Mikabomb - Hero No.1
13.		Mikabomb - Yellow Fever
14.		Mikabomb Featuring Holly Golightly - Wont Go Out

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