The Barbs was an indie rock band from Medway, Kent, England and New South Wales, Australia.
Though never particularly successful in their home country, the band gained wider recognition in the Philippines in late 2004, with the single "Massive Crush".
[1] The UK release of the same record was Single of the Week on Lauren Laverne's XFM show, and was played on BBC Radio 2 several times.
and was, according to the NME, "The best song about killing your parents, stealing guitars and humping till dawn ever penned".
The members of the band were Amy Casey, Jim Tucker, Simon Hartop and Tim Box.