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Hot Club De Paris are natives of Liverpool, with their scouse tongues unambiguously wrapping round their punk-influenced jollies. The band formed in 2004 from a mixture of bands already frequenting the Liverpool music scene, notably from Down and Outs and Victor FME. Divulging in their passion for American punk, math-rock and experimental indie, their bonds were beginning to weave the Hot Club De Paris sound.
In 2005 they were signed by Moshi Moshi Records and saw slots to support Jamie T, Maximo Park and more notably The Who cross their inaugural music internships. On the back of this they also impressed at SXSW in 2007. Similarities to bands like The Futureheads and The Coral were obviously thrown their way. However, the more comical reference that they has hampered their rise are that they are merely barber-shop cappella’s with instruments remit through reviews.
Their most obvious/signature song is ‘Shipwrecked’ a track from their debut disc, an aquatic skulduggery of a mashed-up chaotic filled bombardment. In their first album they covered topics from work-angst to the hectic seas. This album follows the same youthful mock-ups with catchy indie-pop hooks aplenty. However this release seems to have more substance to its tunes.
‘Live At The Dead Lake’ contains the novelty ‘The Anchor’ akin to Art Brut’s early sound. ‘Call Me Demolition Man’ is a typical inept jaunty sea shanty musical expedition, with an afrobeat guitar lay-down. ‘Found Sleeping’ follows suit to all the rest, lyrically below par. Progression is something to strive towards, HCDP are drowning at the moment in a sea of unauthentic scouse swagger.
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