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Band: The ShakesLocation: London, UKGenre: Pop / Indie / ElectronicaWebsite: www.theshakesmusic.com
Hot S.E. London four piece playing 3 ˝ minute pop songs, The Shakes mix classic songwriting and catchy choruses with tough modern sounds, synths and electronic drums. It?s all in the mix of old and new. The band have been mates since they were kids ? Gaz and Junior are brothers. 3 years ago, the band bought themselves a hearse from a funeral parlour in East Ham and recorded their demo in the rock & roll Mecca of Brendan Lynch?s studio (Paul Weller, Primal Scream).With a glowing review from Steve Lamacq and sold out headline shows at The 100 Club The Borderline and The Metro, they signed to Tough Cookie records in July 2005. Their debut single Goodbye New York sold out in a week. Their second, ??Liberty Jones??, comes out on October 16th with a video supported by Tiscali and The Raindance Film Festival.The Shakes music stares squarely down the barrel at the mainstream. And with a catalogue of songs this good and an army of fans this loud, it surely can?t be long before they?re up there mixing it with the best of them.
Written by:host10/1/2006 6:00 PM
::: VOTE FOR US @ XFM: MUSIC RESPONSE :::Liberty Jones has been a regular on Music Response over the past week. Cheers to everyone who's emailed and voted. As a result, we're now up for the Top 7 at 7. With your votes we could make it.Vote for Liberty Jones here: http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=10638 Thank you. ::: RADIO 2 PLAYS LIBERTY JONES :::Dermot O'Leary played 'Liberty Jones' on Saturday and Mark Radcliffe played us on Tuesday. Apparently Matthew Wright will be playing the track too, but we're just not sure when - great news and the perfect station to reach a big audience.::: PHIL JUPITUS PLAYS US ON BBC 6MUSIC :::Got our first national radio play on BBC 6Music from Phil Jupitus. "Very nice that" were the big man's words. You can hear the show for yourself by going here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/listen/ go down to Phil Jupitus and his Wednesday show, Liberty Jones is 1 hour 10 minutes in!It starts here people. x THE SHAKES
::: VOTE FOR US @ XFM: MUSIC RESPONSE :::
Liberty Jones has been a regular on Music Response over the past week. Cheers to everyone who's emailed and voted. As a result, we're now up for the Top 7 at 7. With your votes we could make it.
Vote for Liberty Jones here: http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=10638
Thank you.
::: RADIO 2 PLAYS LIBERTY JONES :::
Dermot O'Leary played 'Liberty Jones' on Saturday and Mark Radcliffe played us on Tuesday. Apparently Matthew Wright will be playing the track too, but we're just not sure when - great news and the perfect station to reach a big audience.
::: PHIL JUPITUS PLAYS US ON BBC 6MUSIC :::
Got our first national radio play on BBC 6Music from Phil Jupitus. "Very nice that" were the big man's words. You can hear the show for yourself by going here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/listen/ go down to Phil Jupitus and his Wednesday show, Liberty Jones is 1 hour 10 minutes in!
x THE SHAKES
The single's here and you can order a copy today ahead of the April 2nd release date. There's loads of ways to get hold of it - whichever's best for you.
1. In the UKIncludes unheard b-side 'Remember This' and a 10 minute 'Best of Shakecasts'. There's a limited number available at HMV so you'll have to be quick: Buy Here
2. Outside the UKThe best way to get the CD outside the UK is through Amazon: Buy Here
3. Digital DownloadIf you love your music digital, you can get the download for just 79p at Indiestore: Buy Here
4. UK TextThis is clever. Just text BETTER to 78789 to reserve a copy of the download (texts cost 1.50)
