The Winter Olympics toboggan back into action with the propulsive but poignant ‘I Miss The Nineties’, which showcases, once again, their canny ability to craft neat pop hooks and soaring choruses. Produced by Paul Hollingsworth of Gold Future Joy Machine and mastered by John Davis (Joy Division, Florence &amp; The Machine, Led Zeppelin and R.E.M.) this outstanding single will be released on CD and CASSETTE (complete with handmade sleeves) and available to download from iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and elsewhere on 14th March 2011. It serves as a further indication of the good things to expect from their already-recorded debut album ‘Profit and Loss’ due out later this year.

Squeezing boisterous guitars, rattling drums and a twist of pure electronic pop into a sub-three minute thrill-ride of a record, ‘I Miss The Nineties’ is The Winter Olympics’ boldest swipe yet at the proper pop charts; a nostalgic nod to the marvels of the 90’s and a red-eyed rumination on good times gone-by. Dedicated to Winona Ryder, Swervedriver and anyone who ever tried to leave the house without a mobile phone, the song extols the virtues of everything from The X Files to Eric Cantona; from nights in with the Sega Megadrive and Nevermind to singles on cassette (hence the band’s decision to make this release available on tape, with a free download code for the gadget-geeks among us). The song is more than a mere nostalgic novelty, however. With a classy melody and clever lyrics, this isn’t the ‘fifty funniest Nineties fads’ from some soul-sucking TV list-show, rather it’s a warning from history that the future might not be quite as good as it used to be. 

I Miss the Nineties

The Great Outdoors

Heavy Metal Ending (You're Gonna Need A Bigger Beat) Corporation Scavenger's 12" Dance Mix

The Wild West Midlands (by The West Midlands)

Back in 2003 (you remember 2003, right? David Sneddon, t.A.T.u and Fatman Scoop were all massive) The Winter Olympics took refuge in Cologne in Germany. The band had such a good time (getting played in local clubs, losing at electronic darts to the local big friendly truckers, predominantly drinking beer and eating a lot of meat) that they wrote a song about it.
 
The phrase "Kolle, alaaf you!" from the song's chorus was the closing line from a speech given by the visiting John F Kennedy in June 1963. It wasn't quite German, but the 350,000 strong Cologne crowd he drew took the compliment to their hearts. Too right, as well, it's a great place.
 
When they returned to the UK the band decamped to a studio in the middle of Wales (where My Bloody Valentine recorded Isn't Anything) and attempted to put the song down on tape with the bass player out of Hawkwind. A week later they returned with ten minutes of barely listenable man disco. Thoroughly embarrassed, the band disowned the song for the next five years until their new producer Paul Hollingsworth talked them into jamming out a version beneath the Bedford Park pub in an attempt to, "get a level". He got a little more than he bargained for as he and the band birthed a bold new blueprint for a brave new European...  

Feeling European

“I Prefer The Early Stuff“ (released on Monday May 28th 2012) is the first single from the album, “Profit and Loss” due out in October 2012 on LP/CD and download on Freakscene Records.

Like a lot of Winter Olympics’ songs,”Early Stuff” is about girls and bands (who has time to think about anything else?)

I Prefer The Early Stuff

New single 'Fags and Girls' released on September 24 2012 on Freakscene Records.  Taken from the  Winter Olympics' debut album, 'Profit &amp; Loss' out on October 1st 2012.
Visit the website for more: http://www.thewinterolympicsband.com/

Fags And Girls

RADIO_FM's (Slovakia's alternative radio station) 15 minute feature on the Winter Olympics' debut album, 'Profit and Loss'.

Buy the album direct from the band here:
http://www.churchofmerch.bigcartel.com

RADIO FM - 'Profit and Loss' feature

"Throbbing disco-indebted rock with a manic delivery that wont fail to grab your attention, all backed up by a crunching rock sound that references 30 years of guitar music in one swift blow – impressive stuff!" - Single of the Month! - Subba Culture

"No nonsense, fat guitar rock, thank fuck" - High Voltage

"It's got balls!" - Loud Horizon

"A brilliant piece of dance-punk" - TunA the Day

"Their big time rock has gained them admiring glances..." - GobShout

"Both of these massive tunes are justification enough to warrant further listens to this London outfits' future work." **** - Manchester Music / Music-Dash

"I suspect these guys have a strong future ahead of them" - Glitzine

"Brash and shy at the same time, flashes of ironic electro campness and well-disguised self-loating in one tasty package" - RockBeatStone

"The new single by The Winter Olympics is a monster of a song, a pulsating electro, snarling rock beast" - Russell's Reviews

"It’s taken nearly eight years for the impression to come, but The Winter Olympics have made it and are causing quite a fuss in doing so" - Music makes the merry-go-round

"They're going for triumphant transcendence through humorous, yet emotive fist- pumping arena-ready anthems, and you have to suspect that this may work out very well" - **** - Museic

Attention All Departments

The Winter Olympics are a dance punk, rock and roll band from London England. Inspired by the DIY dignity of Dischord records, the deft funk of Daft Punk and the stadium metal standards of Def Leppard, the band marries literate lyrics to dance rock party beats and positive punk jams drawing comparisons with LCD Soundsystem, and The Hold Steady. They are noted for their entertaining live show which mixes an earnest punk intensity with a boozy barroom bonhomie that recalls Guided by Voices or the Replacements.

All Songs available via iTunes, Amazon and other good online shops.

Managegment, booking and enquiries:
<a href="mailto:jimmyketchup@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jimmyketchup@gmail.com</a>