TAT

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TAT are a female fronted rock/punk band hailing from London, England consisting of Tatiana DeMaria (vocals/guitar), Nick Kent (bass/vocals) and Jake Reed (drums/vocals).

History

The band, originally a quartet, was founded by Tatiana DeMaria and Tim Vanderkuil (formerly of The Vegas Tones) in 2003. In 2004 they released two singles, 'Peace Sex & Tea' and 'Pessimist', which were put out independently through EX Records in conjunction with the Extreme Sports Channel. After touring the UK, they earned a support slot with The Offspring and HorrorPops in Paris, where they were exposed to 13,000 people.

Throughout 2005, TAT experienced several lineup changes which eventually saw the band become the three-piece they are today with the addition of bassist Nick Kent and drummer Jake Reed. After more UK touring, they flew to Poland to join Coalition For Kids, a two week stadium tour to raise money for terminally ill children.

2006 saw the release of their next single, 'Champagne Cocaine & Strawberries', which they released and distributed themselves. During this period, Jake briefly left the band and was replaced by former drummer Robin Guy until his return. For this reason, Robin can be seen in the promotional video for 'Champagne Cocaine & Strawberries'. The band were invited out to America in July to join the second leg of the Vans Warped Tour, where they were well received by spectators and bands alike.

In 2007, TAT toured the UK and Europe with such notable punk acts as NOFX and The Bouncing Souls (who they met on Warped Tour '06) as well as Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, The Draft and The Loved Ones. In October, they spent three weeks in Atlanta, GA where they recorded the bulk of their long awaited debut album.

TAT released their album preview EP entitled 'This Is...TAT' in 2008. They completed the Vans Warped Tour and embarked on several other North American/Canadian tours with Alice Cooper, Lagwagon and MxPx.

Soho Lights, the band's long awaited debut album, was released on October 28th 2008 through their own label, Red Wagon Records, with nationwide distribution across the USA via Sony's RED Distribution.

After a short break over the festive period and playing a one off home coming show in London on 15 January 2009, The band returned to the USA in February for a Californian tour with Pennywise and Authority Zero. Nick Kent was unable to attend the tour due to a wrist operation and was temporarily replaced by Nick Stagnaro of Good Guys In Black for all shows.

TAT completed the 2009 Warped Tour, performing on the Hurley stage. A fall tour with Social Distortion was scheduled and promoted; however TAT later announced that due to unforseen circumstances they would be unable to perform. As of September 2009 the band are writing material for their second full length album.

On Reel Big Fish's 2009 release, Fame, Fortune, & Fornication, Tatiana DeMaria sang duet vocals with Aaron Barrett on Talk Dirty to Me.

Discography

Studio albums

Soho Lights (2008, Red Wagon Records)

EPs

This Is...TAT (2008, self released)
4 Track Warped Tour EP (2006, self released)

Singles

Champagne Cocaine & Strawberries (2006, self released)

Pessimist - Live From Another Wasted Summer (2004, Ex Records)

Peace Sex & Tea (2004, Ex Records)
I Don't Want To (Love You) (2009, Red Wagon Records)