Pissinboy was originally Andrea Pirovano's solo project (guitar & vocals), and became a band in november 2007 when Tel (bass) and Graham Mushnik (drums) joined Piro.
Based in Hackney, London, Pissinboy started up sounding quite dirty and low-fi, with elements of American folk, garage, British bored-punk...
After being a duet for 2 years - the EP "Always Find You" only features Piro and Graham -, the band is now a 3-piece again since Juste Akiss was offered to play a 2nd guitar. Piro, who writes most of the material, has been recently working with Graham and Juste on an almost entirely new set of songs integrating whiffs of 60's psychedelic pop and garage to a rather British punk base.
Their first Long Player "Emily" will be released in February 2012 on the French independent label Larsen Recordz.
Review by Sophie Jacobs:
Artists-cum-musicians can be a pretty hit or miss thing. For every Throbbing Gristle there are a hell of a lot of Yoko Onos. Thankfully Pissinboy, the musical arm of Italian artist Andrea Pirovano’s creative endeavours, is actually pretty damn good. The group, which began back in 2007 as the solo project of singer/guitarist Pirovano (or Piro for short), now features Graham Mushnik on drums and Juste Akiss on second guitar.
Based in Stoke Newington, the three-piece make lo-fi fuzz-pop, and kind of sound like a mariachi band who have discovered the joys of garage rock. Piro’s songs are endearingly simple, as are his lyrics, which concern everyday things like the colour of his tracksuit as he runs through Hackney Marshes. There is something really charming about Pissinboy’s music, which owes as much to the lo-fi naivety of Daniel Johnston as it does to '60s garage bands.
The group form part of indie label Catapulte Records, a collective of artists and musicians who are DIY through and through. Piro himself regularly puts on gigs around London, illustrating the promotional poster and flyers, as well as the Pissinboy artwork. Check out the group’s brilliant, bittersweet single ‘I Will Always Find You’, which was released last year as an EP on Catapulte.
mp3 Left Temple - 2010 mp3 She's the One I'm Looking For - 2010 mp3 Always Find You - 20082012
Emily LP
Vinyl LP - Larsen Rdz
2010
Music to Cook To
compilation - CATACD007
2009
First Take EP
unreleased
Always Find You EP
Catapulte Records CATAEP004
2008
4-track Demo