Red Shoes (Edit) / Sirens

PLASTIC TANKS

Playing emo drenched power pop with its eye on the epic, Midas are a Stourbridge five piece merging various elements of Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, the Lostprophets and Snow Patrol.

The band's Second single RED SHOES rides a crunching guitar riff and chiming synth stabs, vocalist Kris Lloyd howling passionately at the centre of proceedings.  Like the Killers gone nu-metal, RED SHOES is an energised slice of melodic power pop; Midas proving themselves a band well worth keeping a keen eye on.  Flipside SIRENS suggests Midas are a band with the songs to go the distance too, Kris Lloyd delivering the kind of chorus that has you singing along within seconds.

Impressive stuff all round, RED SHOES finds Midas on superb form with a single sure to elevate them to star status.

BIOGRAPHY

We're Midas. We like writing songs about stuff that's happened to us. Like the song we do about a fight that broke out in a chip shop when we were on our way back from Snobs one night.

Our new single is called 'Red Shoes', and it's basically a cautionary tale to those dedicated followers of fashion who go out in shoes that look great but run your feet to hell. And also about getting obliterated on shots, then being a bit to free with your love. One of our ex's was a bit like that.

Anyway, our first single got to number 59 in the UK Singles Chart and number 3 in the Indie Chart, so we'd love you to help us do even better with this one. It's released on 20th August on our own record label, and it'll be available on limited edition CD single or on any good download site. Or you could text "redshoes" to 78789 right now.

Play safe. Love Midas x 

LINE UP

Kris Lloyd

Lee Scott

Jake Mason

Rich Lloyd

Dave Smyth

DISCOGRAPHY

RED SHOES (Plastic Tanks>2007)

Red Shoes (Edit)

Sirens

LINKS

Midas>www.midas-official.com

FURTHER LISTENING

Biffy Clyro

The Killers

Fall Out Boy