The Stilts

The Stilts

The Stilts are a rock group from the United Kingdom, formed in 2006. They play a home-grown brand of punk rock with an emphasis on energy, passion and integrity, and they reject synthesizers in favour of a direct guitar-based sound.

Style and material

Their music combines funk-driven bass lines, overdriven guitar rhythms, twinkling melodies and vocal harmonies. Their songs deal with life outside the bubble, and their material ranges from the laid-back mood of Sunshine Breaks to the more aggressive sound of Lois Lane.

Live reputation

The Stilts build a reputation through live performance, playing established venues and attracting a loyal audience as well as new listeners. Their set-up is presented as energetic and cheeky in tone, with a clear dislike of the shoe-gazing style they see as common in rock at the time.

Ambitions

The band looks to play larger venues and festivals and to reach a wider audience beyond its home base.