Amoeba Teen were founded by critically acclaimed songwriting team, Mark Britton and Mike Turner. Armed with a four-track tape recorder and junk shop guitars, Britton and Turner began writing together back in the dying embers of the last century. With a rag-tag collection of scratchy demos, Britton and Turner slowly honed their craft, melding together lush harmonies, hooky melodies, the odd sample and overdriven guitars. Hints of power pop can be heard: Teenage Fanclub, Jellyfish and Big Star spring to mind. But Turner’s raucous guitar and reverb soundscapes keeps the vibe punky and a little dirtier. During a particularly dark year of damp accommodation and alcohol, their work attracted the attention of Nokia, who wanted to feature their track, Friend to the Stars, in a TV advert. They declined and chose to remain underground and drunk. During a three-year break Mark Britton re-released some of Amoeba Teen’s material, attracting international acclaim that included rave reviews from Powerpopaholic, Pure Pop Radio and an Album of the Month award from Ryan’s Gig Guide. Amoeba Teen reformed in 2016. In addition to Britton and Turner’s songwriting foundations, today Amoeba Teen also features Simon Muttit, legendary former bassist of Fierce Panda Record’s darlings, X>Y. On drums is Carl Baylis, whose percussive skills have found him featured on Steve Lamacq’s record of the week on BBC 6Music. During 2017 Amoeba Teen were invited to perform at the International Pop Overthrow festival, at the iconic Cavern in Liverpool.