4ft Fingers

Band members:
original/main
Rob (vocals / guitar)
Tom (guitar / vocals)
Dougie (bass / vocals)
Dave (drums)

Bio:
Formed in Cheltenham in 1996, the band went through several line-up as well as name changes before they finally settled on 4ft Fingers. Having mainly played locally for a couple of years, Rob, Tom, Dougie and Dave met manager Darren in late 1999 and things began to happen. The band started to gig relentlessly, playing anywhere they possibly could. In 2001 the quartet recorded their debut album At Your Convenience with Martin Nicholls at Whitehouse Studios, which was released on Jamdown Records. This was followed by a year of non-stop touring (140 gigs in 2001), earning the band the reputation as one of the hardest working UK bands, which brought them to the attention of several record companies. In early 2002 4ft Fingers signed to Golf Records, home to the likes of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Snuff and many more at the time.The second album From Hero To Zero, recorded with Dave Chang at Philia Studios, was released on Golf in September 2002 and supported by an impressive advertising campaign and a full 40-date co-headline UK tour under the title Golfing On The Moon (2002).2003 had seen the band embark on a massive 47-date headline UK tour under the banner From Hero To Zero which was followed by tour dates with Dead Kennedys and The Damned.Summer 2003 saw the band writing and pre-viewing new material which was set to see the light of day in May 2004. In the meantime 4ft Fingers had toured Europe in September 2003, after which a third video had been added to Scuzz TV, which was set to coincide with a UK headline tour in October. After this the band were invited to tour with the Voodoo Glow Skulls and Skindred on a 6-week European tour in November/December.The bands third full-length, A Cause For Concern, was recorded in early 2004 with Pete Brown at Philia Studios and was released to coincide with a UK and European headline tour in April and May. This was followed by the Fingers FIRST TOUR OF THE US IN THE SUMMER, coinciding with the American release of their new album on Go-Kart Records. During the last three months of the year, the band was back gigging in the UK, playing another headline tour in October/November, followed by a number of shows with punk rock legends The Damned.The band had four videos on Scuzz TV (Sky Digital channel 471) and P-Rock TV: Last Man Standing, Brickwall, Emergency Manoeuvre and 40 Years Of Misery. All these made it into the channels Top 5. Dougie left at the end of 2004. and was replaced by Ben from Bristol on bass. They still played one off shows but decided to give fulltime touring a break. Towards the end of 2006 Tom decided to call it a day and a month or two later, Ben had to leave for a new Job and his band back in Bristol, Rob and Dave however did not want to call it a day. Tom finished the year of shows booked and after nearly 2 years out of the band, Dougie rejoined along with new guitarist JON (formally of gash).Bringing the band back with Darren as manager, 4ft fingers returned to give the uk scene a good kick up the ass...and get back to basics where it matters...the music!! not the scenesters or hairdos!! The band recorded their new album "New Beginings of old stories" in 2008 which featured 12 brand new punk rock explosive tunes

Discography:

– Holy Shit... Four Foot Fingers! (Special Blend Records 1999)

 Tracklist:

01.		Confused
02.		Fake I.D.
03.		Subterfuge
04.		One Night Stand
05.		Constricted
06.		One Way

– How's My Driving? (Special Blend Records, 1999)

Tracklist:

01.		Doubt It
02.		Hopeless Romantic
03.		All About
04.		In My Shoes
05.		Hit Me
06.		Working Hero

...At Your Convenience (2001  Jamdown Records, rereleased in 2002 by Golf)

Tracklist:
01.Brickwall
02.One For The Road
03.Pictures
04.Slowly Sinking
05.Killing Time
06.Coffee Grinder
07.My Song
08.Drunkenville
09.Hopeless Romantic
10.Learn To Survive
11.Broken Bones
12.Sense Of Direction
13.Goodbye, Good Luck

– From Hero To Zero (2002, Golf)

Tracklist:
01. Proud To Know You
02. Burn The Bridges
03. Bright Side
04. Walk Away
05. All Down Hill From Here
06. Confused
07. One Way
08. Last Man Standing
09. Emergency Manoeuvre
10. Busted
11. Doubt It
12. Eye For An Eye
13.1 Carpe Diem
13.2 Untitled

-Cause for Concern (2004 Golf, Go - Kart USA version )

Tracklist:
1. Head Held High
2. Only Time Will Tell
3. Back On The Wagon Again
4. Unite Or Fall
5. Gone But Not Forgotten
6. Side By Side
7. One For All And All For Me
8. Stand My Ground
9. Irish Eyes
10. 40 Years Of Misery
11. Hollow Words
12. The Life We Choose To Live

-40 Years Of Misery (2004, Golf)

Tracklist:

01.		40 Years Of Misery (Radio Edit)
02.		Brickwall (Live)
03.		Sense Of Direction (Live)
04.		40 Years Of Misery (Alt. Version)
05.		Brickwall (Hammond Allstars Mix)
06.		40 Years Of Misery (Video)

-New Beginings of old stories (2008, released also in Japan has  bonus song and different covers)

Tracklist:
01. Where Did All The Legends Go
02. Thick As Thieves
03. Save Your Soul Tonight
04. After All This Time
05. The Escape
06. Little Did We Know
07. I Give Up
08. Tale Of Benjamin Lloyd
09. A Place I Call Home
10. Letting Go
11. Deal Those Cards
12. New Beginnings Of Old Stories