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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:host10/31/2006 7:00 PM
It was the highlight of our summer - getting to play the Tiscali VIP tent at Reading Festival. Junior was so excited pulling into the festival that he drove up a massive ramp too fast and smashed the exhaust off his car. We don't do well with cars.Anyway, the whole set was filmed and now it's up online at Tiscali's site. You can check out 3 of our tracks here:http://www.tiscali.co.uk/music/sessions/the-shakes.htmlEnjoy xTHE SHAKES
It was the highlight of our summer - getting to play the Tiscali VIP tent at Reading Festival. Junior was so excited pulling into the festival that he drove up a massive ramp too fast and smashed the exhaust off his car. We don't do well with cars.
Anyway, the whole set was filmed and now it's up online at Tiscali's site. You can check out 3 of our tracks here:
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/music/sessions/the-shakes.html
Enjoy
xTHE 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)
