a New Breed of Monkey have been playing and recording together for over four years and have achieved quite a lot in a short time. This Burnley based band have attracted interest from the media, record companies, promoters, and record labels.
Formed October 2004, they gigged locally in a few pubs who would have them.
January 2005 recorded a 4 track EP.
Played their 37th gig at The Muni, Colne in front of over 1000 people.
I Cant Stop Thinking of You charted on the website RAGTIME.com and reached No3.
October 2005 recorded 4 more tracks and released their first CD, then played their 70th gig at Night & Day Café, Manchester.
November 2005 played Manchester's Late Room.
By the end of 2005 the band had performed 80 gigs.
2006 appearances include the Late Room, The Muni, The Attic (Accrington), Hope & Anchor (Islington), The Shed (Leicester), Fox & Firkin (Lewisham),Jabez Clegg (Manchester) and their 120th gig was at The Cavern Club, Liverpool.
July 2006 Summer hit the No1 spot on PZAAZ.com download chart.
More gigs included Hark to Towler (Bolton),then The Attic, the Shed both headlining.
September entry in top 10 on WILDPLUM chart, gigs at Dry Bar, Manchester, Storm!, Leicester Square, The Attic, Accrington
(with Laikadog featuring Tony Wright),The Shed, Leicester, The Cavern, Liverpool, The Attic Accrington (with Tom Hingley and Gecko).
The year finished with another 3 tracks laid down, and another Cavern gig as well as ULU London. Quite a year!
2007 saw the band continue gigging, 44 so far (September), including support for Aziz Ibrahim Band, and support for Paul Ryder's band BIG-ARM, and Big Country.  They added another 7 tracks to their catalogue of music and some of their tracks have been released on Rhapsody, iTunes, Napster, and Cradle to the Grave has been identified as a track worthy of a single release by Cave Records. They have also appeared live on radio in Gillingham, Kent playing acoustically, with a half hour interview, and had airplay on radio Chorley FM among others. 

2008 opened with support for Laikadog (Tony Wright) and Bloc Party's aftershow party at Brixton Jamm. A return to London supporting Mike Joyce, and several major gigs in Manchester and Leeds, notably for Surface Unsigned 08 which is a national battle of the bands type event. More big announcements throughout the year to come!