Shimmy Rivers and and Canal was a UK beat combo that was formed in Dalston, London in 2003.

In 2005 Resonance FM

Resonance FM

Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...

 released a collection of demo recordings. The same year, the band played at Resonance FM's 3rd Anniversary event at the Conway Hall

South Place Ethical Society

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, and in 2006–2007 hosted the station's 'Daddy Said So Land' radio show, with live sessions, and interviews with Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung

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, Let's Wrestle

Let's Wrestle

Let's Wrestle are an English indie rock band based in London. The band consists of Wesley Patrick Gonzalez , Sam Pillay , and Darkus Bishop .- History :...

 and Sonny Tufts

Sonny Tufts

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.

Shimmy Rivers and and Canal disbanded in February 2009, playing a final gig at Barden's Boudoir on February 27. The band released a 7" record on the Siltbreeze

Siltbreeze

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 record label in January 2009. Their debut album, Forks, recorded and mixed by Capitol K

Capitol K

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, was released in 2009.

Members of the band included Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett

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, and Koichi and Niiyan from Screaming Tea Party

Screaming Tea Party

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.

Discography

Albums

• Forks, 2009,

EP's

• The Endless Discourse, 2005, Resonance FM
• Picnic At Angst Rock, 2009, Siltbreeze

Split Release

• Dapp In Ze Romb, Split cassette with Blanket
  Blanket
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  , 2006, Undereducated

Compilations

• The Winking Cowboy, 2005 from The Stolen Recordings
  Stolen Recordings
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  Compilation
• Wird, 2006 from Utrophia 03 Compilation
• Fear Of Smell, 2006 from the Caff/Flick Compilation