The mysterious and ethereal Miss Roberts along with her Rude Mechanicals is a whirlwind of strange songs, sounds and looks. Miss Roberts is the leader and her flamboyant persona has become the look of the band. She has put together an act that combines surreal stories, poetry and songs. The full band is a 5-piece, but happily capable of adapting to more intimate settings as a duo, trio or quintet.

Long term collaborator Cos Chapman (Alternative TV, SPeW) has been with the band since inception - co-writing and arranging most of the music - currently playing guitar live, but in the studio often adding keyboards, samples and percussion as well as engineering and mixing. Jowe Head (Television Personalities, Swell Maps etc..) is currently our multinstrmentalist adding sonic delights from home made acoustic instruments and mini-synths to the mix. He’s also found the time to write several songs for the band - amazing considering all the projects he’s got on the go!

Drums from Jeff Bloom (Television Personalities) and bass from Marina Young (Demi Monde, The Long Decline) form a mighty rhythm section, Marina’s melodic skills and Jeff’s jazz touches moving the band further away from straight rock, but keeping a strong, danceable pulse running through the songs.

The band has featured in Bizarre Magazine, is played regularly on Resonance FM, and had national airplay on the BBC6 as well as being picked up Irwin Chusid - Journalist and DJ of New York's WFMU Radio and Everett True in New Your’s Village Voice. Other collaborators include Mark Perry of Alternative TV and Sexton Ming.