Miniature Dinosaurs

Miniature Dinosaurs
Miniature Dinosaurs c. 2014
Background information
Origin	Stirling, Scotland
Genres	Pop/ Rock
Years active	2009–2014
Labels	Integrity Records Electric Honey Records
Members	Barry Maclean Alban Dickson Andrew McAllister Sam Waller
Website	www.miniaturedinosaurs.co.uk

Miniature Dinosaurs were a pop/rock band from Stirling, Scotland. The band consisted of Barry Maclean (Vocals/Guitar), Alban Dickson (Bass Guitar), Andrew McAllister (Guitar/Synth), and Sam Waller (Drums). Critics compared their music to The Killers, ^[1] Pulp, and Weezer.

History

In March 2009, their track '(I Want To Watch) Top Gear' was featured on BBC Radio 1, ^[2] meaning the band made it to national airwaves three months before the outfit performed its first gig.

In 2010, the band announced a clothing endorsement with Police-883, the fashion company's first endorsement of its kind. The band appeared several times in the MTV drama Being Victor in the same. ^{[3] [4]}

Their 2011 single "Fight or Flight" was picked up by Electric Honey (label), which released it as a 7" Vinyl. Electric Honey is most famous for helping out Biffy Clyro, Snow Patrol, and Belle & Sebastian in their early years.

In 2012, the band was nominated for Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards and then signed to UK independent label Integrity Records.

Between 2012 and 2014, the band worked on their debut album at Beetroot Studios in Airdrie. In 2014, without explanation, the band broke up and their album, In The Spirit of Everything, was posthumously released as a digital download.

Releases

Albums

Name	Format	Release date
In The Spirit of Everything	digital download	August 2014

EPs

Name	Format	Release date
Turn It On	CD / digital download	November 2012
Off The Radio	CD / digital download	February 2011
Chatterbox	CD / digital download	February 2010

References

1. "This is Fake DIY Review". This is Fake DIY. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
2. "BBC - Music - Miniature Dinosaurs". BBC. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
3. "Being Victor Music From The Show". MTV UK. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
4. "Being Victor Music". STV. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-03.