We recently interviewed Liverpool's brightest stars and general scruffy layabouts Tramp Attack about their forthcoming album release, tours and their huge sex appeal. And for all the ladies out there - the Tramps will be touring the UK this coming April / May (check news page for full listings).

The album entitled 'Attack Attack Attack' is released (hopefully) sometime this Summer through Must Destroy.

Yo! How are things in the Tramp Camp?

Absolutely Tramptastic!

So what's with the bizarre pseudonyms... are you the Wu Tang Clan of Liverpool?

Daily Star columnist Dawn Neesom gave them to Barton (Jack Russell) in a dream. I don't know about Wu-Tang, we're more like the Bucks Fizz of Liverpool.

Are you pleased with how the album turned out? And in your own words, how would you describe the album? Or are you more than satisfied with the bizarre NME favoured "sea shanty space skiffle cosmic scouse rock"?

The album was actually completed about 15 months ago and we've just finished the second one. We're happy with it but it's only a minor classic as compared to the new one which is a modern masterpiece! In our own words we'd describe it as old and fun, like Harry Secombe. We don't agree with the Cosmic Scouse tag because we're totally un-groovy, the least psychedelic band in the world. The skiffle comparisons are fair enough though, we're doing a lot more stuff with the banjo and double bass at the minute.

It's taken a while for the album to finally arrive. What took you so long?

As I say, it was done ages ago but the label have been dragging their heels over it. It was due out last year I think but it's been put back about ten times. It'll be nine months since the first single came out which I think's a bit stupid. We like to record at a fast pace, the first two albums were done in a flash and for next to no money so it'd be nice if we could release stuff at a similar rate.

Will there be a new tour to promote the LP?

That's pretty doubtful. We'll most prabably be in Spain by the time the album comes out. There's an agency that wants us to go over and play around the bars in Mallorca for six months and it sounds too good to refuse. Hopefully by the time we get back the label will be ready to release the next record. We're doing some dates in April and May though which will fall around the release of the new single '1-4-7-1'.

What's next on the horizon? World domination seems imminent...

Mallorca first, then America, then Peru.

Do you get annoyed being compared to The Coral simply because you are from Liverpool? And do you think this Scouse scene is going to end soon?

It's not so bad because they're a great band but it can get a bit tiresome because I think we're at different ends of the spectrum. It's just a lazy comparison really. However, I have seen some of our press releases which basically just talked about our association with The Coral and The Bandwagon which is just asking for comparisons I guess. As for the whole Scouse Scene, I couldn't really say where that's going to go but I can't help but think of the old "build 'em up to knock 'em down" routine. Which would be a shame because there's still loads of great unsigned bands in Liverpool who play similar kinds of music to our lot, but there's also a lot of great bands who are a million miles away from what we're doing like Zombina And The Skeletones, 28 Costumes, Flamingo 50, Ambulance and the likes who I'd like to see do well and prove that Liverpool isn't all about retro haircuts and jangly guitars.

When I saw you in Manchester about a year ago there was some serious crotch thrusting going on. Is this to woo the ladies? Do you break many hearts on the road?

We like to attempt to inject a little raw sex into proceedings which isn't hard seeing as though we're possibly the most attractive, virile and manly band the world has ever seen. We're like Take That and Boyzone rolled into one but with all the closet homosexuality extracted. However, we still don't manage to break many hearts on the road but we do break a lot of wind.

If you weren't a chart topping, million selling stadium rock band, what would you be doing instead?

Exactly what we're doing now. Doing gigs for no money and dodging dole courses.

Didn't that guy in Hollyoaks used to be in your band?

No, but we're getting Jimmy Corkhill to do a rap about the Capital of Culture Award over an instrumental version of 'The Theme From Tramp Attack'.

What are the most shameful records in your collections?

We have no shame.

If you were invisible for a day, where would you go and what would you do?

We wouldn't bother facing the chairs away from each other when we have a circle wank.

Who would play you in the film version of your lives?

The Golden Girls.

Thanks Tramps - good luck with everything!

Cheers guys and toodle-pip!
TRAMP ATTACK