Eureka Machines are a British pop rock band based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who formed in 2007.

[4] Described as "power pop" by Classic Rock magazine,[1] they are something of a cottage industry, putting out their own records and being self-managing and self-promoting[5] while also touring and gaining press coverage and airplay at a national level.

[11] Dave had previously played alongside Chris in Catylyst[2] but had then taken a break from music before being invited back to join Eureka Machines.

The band played their debut gig supporting Forward Russia at the Brudenell Social Club on 14 December 2007 (a line-up which also included The Scaramanga Six).

In July the band recorded their first videos with Ash TV, one was a promo for the track Everyone Loves You,[20] the other was a spoof version of MTV Cribs which appeared on YouTube in early August.

Their largest live date for the summer was being asked to appear on the BBC Introducing Stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Single "Being Good is Okay, but Being Better's Better" was released as a free download on 2 September through their website, with a video to accompany it made by Paul Morricone of Poison Pen Films.

[34] Classic Rock Magazine featured the band again in November 2009 by putting "The Story of My Life" on a cover mounted CD.

[36] In January 2010 Eureka Machines were included on a charity download album called The Haiti Project[37] put together by Round Records.

[38] On 2 December 2010, Eureka Machines released the first single from the second album, "These Are the People Who Live in My House", as a free download on their website, premiering the video at the same time.

[41] On 11 October 2012, Eureka Machines appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale playing at a fictional music festival.

The full festival line up was Scouting for Girls, The Proclaimers, DeLorean Drivers, Eureka Machines and folk singer Brendan Croker.

[46] The album was produced by Jase Edwards and Chris Catalyst, and features guest artists including Steve and Paul Morricone (from The Scaramanga Six) on saxophone and vocals and Willie Dowling (Honeycrack, Jackdaw4) on strings & piano.

[63] The album was released on download exclusively to pledgers in the first instance, and the band hosted a virtual listening party on Facebook and Twitter to celebrate on 26 March 2015.

[64] Brain Waves was released officially on Monday 11 May 2015, accompanied by a new video from the band for the song "Brainwaves" (difference in spacing intentional [65]) filmed in the back of their van while on tour.