Sit Down In Front 'Who Ate All The Pies' Tour dates revealed, along with new album Confessions Of A Pie Thief. OUT NOW!
Since forming in January 2017, The Gisborne Punk-Rock band Sit Down In Front, whose members are all still in high school
have been impressing fans in Aotearoa and abroad.
This four piece is lead from the front with frontman and lyricist Cory Newman (17), who uses a wheelchair due to his
Cerebral Palsy, but whose energetic performances are enough to warm up and wow any crowd "magically capturing the essence of a young Johnny Rotten". Backed up by talented Guitarist Jackson Clarke (16), impressive bassist Roman Benson (15) with multi-talented
self-taught drummer Rikki Noble (16).
They self-produced their 2018 debut album Red Light Runner in the small-town of Wairoa, New Zealand, the first single from the album 'Runaway Chair' quickly racked up over 45,000
streams on Spotify. After placing first in the 2019 Smokefreerockquest East Coast regional final they went on to be
placed third nationally in the band category of Smokefreerockquest and since have performed and toured Aotearoa with
some of their favourite artists including Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Villainy, Aussie shed-rockers The Chats and local
inspiration Skinny Hobos, John Toogood, The D4 and Head Like A Hole. Sit Down In Front closed out a successful 2019 with
a performance on the Garden Stage at Rhythm & Vines.
Their new album Confessions Of A Pie Thief was recorded at Roundhead studios under the expert guidance of renown International producer Greg Haver (Manic Street
Preachers, Opshop, Feelers). Lyrically the album centres around real-life situations, straightforward songs about
stealing pies from the school tuck shop, karma, burning sausages on the BBQ or just having a bad day. The album was
released in the midst of the global pandemic in June 2020, but that didn't stop the band sharing their punk rock dreams
with the world.
Sit Down in Front’s brand of rock is built on the foundations of classic punk rock, they successfully capture the
essence and energy of the old while creating their own, new, exciting, youthful sound. Collectively, the band are
inspired by a wide range of genres from the 60s rock of the Rolling Stones and Beatles to punk bands like Sex Pistols
and Green Day to the modern-day rock of Foo Fighters and Rage Against The Machine. New Zealand artists, Villainy,
Shihad, Devil Skin, and Alien Weaponry have also all had a huge influence on the band.