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The Shoes Release New EP

• 1st Oct 2010

It’s a fact – The Shoes are the coolest duo to come out of France since Django Reinhardt & Stephene Grappelli, and although boasting a full set of fingers, this Gallic two piece also seem to be making waves beyond their homeland. “Stay The Same” is to be the first single released from their debut self-titled album. It’s a real lesson in how the modern pop song should be written. It features the impressive Esser and one can hear the influence of Hot Chip, LCD and even The Cure in there, but in actual fact “Stay The Same” really sounds like nothing else, you could say it’s in a world of its own.

The Shoes, known to their friends and family as Guillaume & Benjamin are from the French town of Reims (45 mins outside Paris), they met at the age of 15 and immediately gelled, falling into a love-hate affair that’s seen many a twist and turn along the way. Needless to say, a relationship that was built on a love of music, girls and being too cool for ecole, is still going strong.

Yes, you may have heard of The Shoes before. The band released People Moving, a single that featured Primary One over a year ago. They’ve since produced tracks for the forthcoming Shakira album that feature Dizzee Rascal and Pitbull, produced for French superstars Raphael (million album seller), Gaetan Roussel (platinum) and Julien Dore (platinum), whilst also having tracks synched on hit TV show Gossip Girl, the new Joel Schumacher film “Twelve”, and they most recently remixed the new Chapel Club single.

So you’ve made it to the fourth paragraph of the press release. You must have far too much time on your hands ;-). Well seeing as you’ve made it this far, I may as well tell
you about the remixes… The delightful Isolee, the super hip Etienne De Crecy and the slightly harder hitting Harvard Bass work their magic and join B-Side “Cover Your Eyes” to complete one hell of a package.

UK Live Dates:

Thurs Oct 21st :: LONDON, The Garage

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