Noisettes

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Noisettes (Left-right) Shingai Shoniwa, Jamie Morrison, Dan Smith
Background information
Origin Image:Flag of England.svg London, England
Genre(s) Indie rock
Rock
Post-punk revival
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Universal Records
Website Official website
Members
Shingai Shoniwa (Vocals, Bass)
Dan Smith (Backing vocals, Lead Guitar)
Jamie Morrison (Drums)

Noisettes (occasionally written as NOISEttes) are an indie rock band from London comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison.

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[edit] History

The band formed in 2003 when guitarist Smith and singer Shoniwa of the band Sonarfly began playing and writing together more often. The two met drummer Morrison (formerly of Living With Eating Disorders, Willis, Six Toes, Jaywalk Buzz and others) in December 2003 and played a number of gigs across London over the winter.

They recorded their debut EP Three Moods of the Noisettes during this time, which was released in April 2005 on London indie label Side Salad Records. This led to signing internationally with Universal Music Group, who released the EP in the US on the Low Altitude imprint. Their next single, "Iwe" was released via the Transgressive label, followed by "Scratch Your Name" on Mercury/Side Salad Records; since then all releases have been on the Vertigo Records label.

Noisettes have toured Europe and the United States extensively, with the likes of TV on the Radio, Tom Vek, Babyshambles, Bloc Party and the Mystery Jets. They supported Muse on a UK and European arena tour in November and December 2006, and toured the UK to promote the release of their debut album What's the Time Mr. Wolf? in February 2007. Noisettes also appeared at the Coachella festival on April 27th, 2007 and are going to be at the Reading and Leeds Festivals on the NME/Radio 1 Stage in August. Noisettes also made their US television debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on April 2, 2007. Shingai Shoniwa has provided backing vocals for many bands including Guillemots songs "Made Up Love Song #43" and "Over the Stairs". Noisettes song, "Scratch Your Name" was featured on the finale episode of The Sopranos in 2007. As well, another Noisettes song was in a Bionic Women episode.

Noisettes were set to tour their first North American headlining tour but had to cancel due to over-touring, much to the great disappointment of their fans.[1] This message was posted on the bands MySpace:

US Tour Cancelled

The band has been touring non-stop for the last 2 years, the upcoming tour has forced the band to reconsider the effect another 8 week tour will have on them. They will be taking the next few months to rest up. Noisettes will be back in the US with a rescheduled tour, early in the new year. Please stay tuned for more info and updates; many apologies to disappoint...[2]

Although they did still preformed at the Detour Music Festival on Oct 6th 2007. Noisettes have been working on their new album which is slated to be released early of 2008, it is said to 'shock'. Guitarist Dan Smith, says: "Currently, we're truly a band now. We are writing songs for our next album and we are quite far down the line. Anyone who had us written off as a garage rock buzz band on our first album - I hope those people will be shocked when they hear our new album."[3]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Singles

[edit] Compilations

  • NME Presents: Independent Thinking: Transgressive Records with "IWE" track number 6
  • Uncut: The Playlist March 2007 with "Don't Give Up" track number 2
  • Love Music Hate Racism with "Shame", disc 2 track number 12

[edit] Videography

  • "IWE" (March 2006, directed by Danny Parsons)
  • "Don't Give Up"(March 2006, directed by Danny Parsons)
  • "Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)" (March 2007, directed by Danny Parsons)
  • "Scratch Your Name" (May 2007, directed by Danny Parsons)
  • "The Count of Monte Christo" (August 2007)

[edit] External links

[edit] Interviews

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Shingai Shoniwa | Dan Smith | Jamie Morrison
Discography
Studio albums: What's the Time Mr. Wolf?, 2007
EPs: Three Moods of the Noisettes, 2005 | What's The Time Mini-Wolf?, 2006
Singles: IWE | Scratch Your Name | Don't Give Up | Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) | The Count of Monte Christo

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=8301
  2. ^ http://myspace.com/noisettesuk
  3. ^ http://www.musicrooms.net/cm/live/templates/?a=5290&z=5
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