Panda Bear Jones

Panda Bear Jones are a British pop band, formed in the 2000s.

History

Formation and The Rigdale Demos (2010)

Frontman Ross Graham (acoustic guitar & vocals) formed the group after contacting longtime friend Lloyd Jones (electric bass & harmonised vocals) AbOUT the prospect of playing on a few of his tracks in order to produce a demo recording. The initial practise sessions went so well that Jones began to contribute to the music writing process, with songs for what is now The Rigdale Demos EP (2010) being produced.

The band has seen quick success, with The Rigdale Demos EP receiving airplay on BBC Radio6 and appearing on the iTunes Store and Spotify service respectively.

Stuck In Eggbuckland (2011)

Their latest song 'Stuck In Eggbuckland' was released on Friday the 18th of February 2011. The song was also posted to their myspace page.

Name

The band's name, according to Ramen Music is derived from Lloyd Jones' sympathy with Chinese culture in a wider sense, and Ross Graham's disdain for this fact.

MusicAL style

Originally branded as pop, the band flippantly suggested their musical genre is one of 'finger metal' on Tom Robinson's BBC6 Introducing show when asked what their musical genre could best be described as. This is allegedly due to the incorporation of Heavy metal music riffs at live performances, mixed with their usual pop music.

2011 Festival Appearances

It was announced via Facebook that the band will be playing at the 2011 Maker Festival, Camp Maker, Cornwall. They also made appearances at the Run To The Sun festival in Newquay, Cornwall and the Freedom Festival at Freedom Park, Plymouth.