Stuck In The Sound - Shoegazing Kids (2009)

Genre : Indie,Rock,France GOOD!!
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Tracklist

01 Zapruder
02 Ouais
03 Utah
04 Shoot Shoot
05 Teen Tale
06 Playback A.L.
07 Beautiful Losers
08 What ?!
09 Dirty Waterfalls
10 Erase
11 Gore Machine
12 I Love You Dark

Stuck in the Sound wear their musical influences on their sleeve on their second album, their sound bearing unmistakable traces of American and British indie bands such as The Pixies, Nirvana and The Smiths (particularly apparent on Dirty Waterfalls and the lyrical Teen Tale, one of the outstanding tracks on Shoegazing Kids). However, the Paris foursome mark themselves out from their musical mentors as well as current competitors on the rock scene with the intro and the finale on their album, both quasi instrumentals. The opening track, Zapruder, is a powerfully hypnotic affair without any sign of a traditional verse-and-chorus structure. And it sets the slightly melancholy tone for the rest of the album which is wrapped up by the highly atmospheric finale, I Love You Dark. "It's a bit like the colour of the album cover," Arno explains, "There's a sort of blue-ish tone lingering over 'Shoegazing Kids' all the way through."

Shoegazing Kids is clearly infused with teen spirit from beginning to end. "This album is designed to appeal to the sort of teenagers we were once ourselves," admits José, "Solitary angsty types!" Stuck in the Sound appear to have formed a particularly close rapport with their teenage fanbase since their last tour in 2007. "Teenagers are our hardcore fans," says José, "And I know when I was their age I'd love to have been able to talk to the bands I followed. We keep in close contact with our teenage fans, communicating a lot on social networking sites like myspace. And we always make an effort to mix with the audience after all our concerts in France." A policy Stuck in the Sound have vowed to continue on their next tour which, if attended by their fervent teen following, should be a memorable event indeed! From www.rfimusique.com