The Detroit based Child Bite is a strange amalgam of contradictory
elements coming from Danny Sperry's hectic drumming, Sean Clancy's
fuzzed-out bass, Zach Norton's fragmented guitar lines, and Shawn
Knight's guitar, keyboards, and signature vocal warble. Child Bite's
blend of sophisticated noise-pop has enough time changes and feedback
layering to please hipsters and experimental rock enthusiasts alike,
recalling bands like Pere Ubu, early Deerhoof, Devo, Talking Heads,
Primus, Dead Kennedys and Sonic Youth.
Child Bite was formed in late 2005 with an experimental writing style
in mind; to document a handful of improvised sessions and later edit
them down to concise arrangements for the band to learn. The outcome
of this process was their debut album Wild Feast, which was released
in October of 2006 on Suburban Sprawl. To follow up, Child Bite
recorded two songs for the Physical Education split with Stationary
Odyssey released in May 2007 on Joyful Noise.
Child Bite have since released the full-length "Fantastic Gusts of
Blood" on Suburban Sprawl in September of 2008, a split 7" with This
Moment in Black History on Forged Again Records in June 2009, a split
7" with Boston's Big Bear on Joyful Noise in July of 2009 and a split
7" with dd/mm/yyyy in 2009.
"You just get the feeling that this is a group who would tear shit up
live" – AbsolutePunk.com
"Every so often a band comes around that I just... really don’t know
what to say about. Believe me, this is rare. So, in a way, I kind of
admire Child Bite" – Wonka Vision Magazine
