Hot Club De Paris
Encyclopedia
Hot Club de Paris are an English
band from Liverpool
. They are signed to the London
-based Moshi Moshi Records
and released their debut album Drop It 'Til It Pops
in October 2006. Their second album Live at Dead Lake
was released in June 2008 and they released an EP titled With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?
in 2010.
In the first half of 2010 Hot Club de Paris released two 6-song EPs, called "With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?". Their second EP called "The Rise And Inevitable Fall Of The High School Suicide Cluster Band" was released on the 24th May. A CD compilation including all the tracks from both 2010 EPs with a reordered tracklist, titled Free the Pterodactyl Three, was released in North America and Europe in late 2010.
, and a rare CDR release Munkyfest v7.0, released by the organisers of the Munkyfest festival. They can also be heard on "Print is Dead" the first volume of the collaboration project with yourcodenameis:milo
.
England
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band from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. They are signed to the London
London
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-based Moshi Moshi Records
Moshi moshi records
Moshi Moshi Records is a small London-based record label that has released music by bands such as The Rakes, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Late of the Pier, Hot Club De Paris, Kate Nash, Junkboy, Architecture in Helsinki, Tilly and the Wall, Slow Club, Yeti, and Au Revoir Simone...
and released their debut album Drop It 'Til It Pops
Drop It 'til It Pops
Drop It 'til It Pops is the debut album by Hot Club de Paris. It was released on Moshi Moshi Records on October 9, 2006 .-Track listing:...
in October 2006. Their second album Live at Dead Lake
Live at Dead Lake
Live At Dead Lake is the second album from English indie band Hot Club De Paris, which was released in mid-2008. The first single released from the album is entitled "Hey Housebrick" and was released on 16 June on Moshi Moshi records...
was released in June 2008 and they released an EP titled With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?
With Days Like This as Cheap as Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want to Work?
With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work? is the third offering from English indie band Hot Club De Paris...
in 2010.
History
Hot Club de Paris are a band of two brothers and a mutual friend. Alasdair Smith (drums & vocals), Matthew Smith (guitar &vocals) and Paul Rafferty (vocals, bass and baritone guitar) signed to Moshi Moshi Records in 2005 and have since released a string of 7" singles and two critically acclaimed albums (Drop It 'til It Pops, 2006, Live at Dead Lake, 2008). They toured both albums extensively, playing hundreds of shows across the UK & Europe, Scandinavia, the US and even India. They are proud to have played alongside the likes of Joan of Arc, Battles, Jamie T and The Who. They're besotted with mid-era Don Cabellero, old Billy Bragg and any period of their hero Mike Watt's back catalogue.In the first half of 2010 Hot Club de Paris released two 6-song EPs, called "With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work?". Their second EP called "The Rise And Inevitable Fall Of The High School Suicide Cluster Band" was released on the 24th May. A CD compilation including all the tracks from both 2010 EPs with a reordered tracklist, titled Free the Pterodactyl Three, was released in North America and Europe in late 2010.
Albums/EPs
| Date Of Release | Title |
| 2006 | Drop It 'til It Pops Drop It 'til It Pops Drop It 'til It Pops is the debut album by Hot Club de Paris. It was released on Moshi Moshi Records on October 9, 2006 .-Track listing:... |
| 2008 | Live at Dead Lake Live at Dead Lake Live At Dead Lake is the second album from English indie band Hot Club De Paris, which was released in mid-2008. The first single released from the album is entitled "Hey Housebrick" and was released on 16 June on Moshi Moshi records... |
| 2010 | With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work? With Days Like This as Cheap as Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want to Work? With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want To Work? is the third offering from English indie band Hot Club De Paris... (EP) |
| 2010 | The Rise And Inevitable Fall Of The High School Suicide Cluster Band (EP) |
| 2010 | Free The Pterodactyl Three |
Singles
- "Sometimesitsbetternottostickbitsofeachotherineachotherforeachother" (2006)
- "Everyeveryeverything" (2006) UK #140
- "Shipwreck" (2007) UK #153
- "Clockwork Toy / You Can Call Me Al" (2007) UK #N/A
- "Will You Still Be In Love With Me Next Year?" (2007)
- "Hey! Housebrick" (2008)
- "My Little Haunting" (2008)
Compilation contributions
Hot Club De Paris have released several tracks on compilation albums, including Can You Hear Me Clearly?, on Moshi Moshi recordsMoshi moshi records
Moshi Moshi Records is a small London-based record label that has released music by bands such as The Rakes, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Late of the Pier, Hot Club De Paris, Kate Nash, Junkboy, Architecture in Helsinki, Tilly and the Wall, Slow Club, Yeti, and Au Revoir Simone...
, and a rare CDR release Munkyfest v7.0, released by the organisers of the Munkyfest festival. They can also be heard on "Print is Dead" the first volume of the collaboration project with yourcodenameis:milo
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Sources
- Interview
- BBC gig review
- Article on gigwise
- http://retrolifestylemag.com/blog/2006/06/07/drop-it-till-it-pops/