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SHY CHILD - DROP THE PHONE
Drop The Phone / Down On Yourself
PIAS/Wall Of Sound
The latest band to blend sharp synth riffs with frenetic drum patterns, p-funk guitar stabs and huge pop choruses, New York duo Shy Child are back with new single DROP THE PHONE.
Sounding like a more urgent and hungry version of The Bravery, DROP THE PHONE throbs away like the dancefloor-owning monster-tune its destined to become; the sound of Soft Cell abusing Duran Duran at a sleazy electro strip club. As the thrusting bass line kicks in and frenetic synth riffs dance erratically around pulsating drum beats, DROP THE PHONE instantly announces itself as a single to believe in. An urgent sounding and essential addition to this years wave of exciting new bands, Shy Child have arrived and judging by DROP THE PHONE, are ready to kick-start the year into some serious action.
BIOGRAPHY
The new single from New York duo Shy Child perfectly captures what this band are about - a truly unique sound that merges Timbaland, Devo and the White Stripes: a blend of electro, hip-hop, prog and punk that on paper shouldn't work but truly does in practice. Shy Child are an original proposition not only in sound but in the way they create their music. Shy Child are a live act in every sense - every sound heard is made by the combination of Nate's drumming and Pete's vocals and prodigious playing of an often dismissed instrument - the keyboard guitar. Having chosen this unusual line-up, they've made a name for themselves with a live show that blows all rivals out of the water. Such a reputation has seen Shy Child already sharing bills with the likes of The Chemical Brothers, CSS, Hot Chip, Klaxons, Spank Rock and Soulwax.
LINE UP
Pete
Nate
DISCOGRAPHY
DROP THE PHONE (PIAS/Wall Of Sound>2007)
Drop The Phone
Down On Yourself
LINKS
Shy Child>www.myspace.com/shychildmusic
FURTHER LISTENING
Devo
Soft Cell
The Bravery
Review date: February 2007 |
