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| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock Indie rock Noise pop Punk rock Grunge |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | V2 |
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| Laura-Mary Carter (Vocals and guitar)Steven Ansell (Vocals and drums) |
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Blood Red Shoes are a two-piece, alternative music band from Brighton, England.
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Consisting of Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter, Blood Red Shoes formed in 2005 after their previous bands (Cat On Form and Lady Muck respectively) had broken up and they decided to "have a jam".[1] In an interview in Berlin, Laura-Mary explained that the band's name was taken from a Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire musical, in which Ginger Rogers had turned a pair of white dancing shoes red with blood due to the amount of dancing she had done practising for the role.[2]
The band cite a large swathe of US-based underground punk and rock music as their primary influence, drawing inspiration from Babes in Toyland, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Q and not U, Pixies, Fugazi and Sonic Youth, although they also regularly highlight English artists Blur and PJ Harvey as music heroes.[citation needed] The band frequently distance themselves from current English guitar music and consider themselves to be a punk band, in ethos and attitude, if not in their immediate musical style. Blood Red Shoes deal with themes of frustration, anger, alienation, boredom, confusion and ultimately the hope of freedom, in their lyrics.[citation needed]
The band openly support anti-fascist campaigns such as Love Music Hate Racism,[3] contributing on the second CD of the 2007 LMHR compilation album with the track "Can't Find the Door",[4] and have also played the feminist festival Ladyfest in the past.[5]
They released their début single "Victory for the Magpie" on 18 July 2005, followed by the double A-side "Stitch Me Back / Meet Me at Eight", "A.D.H.D", and "You Bring Me Down" in 2006. After playing over 300 live shows around the UK,[6] they were signed to V2 in April 2007 with whom they released the singles "It's Getting Boring By The Sea" (June 11, 2007) and "I Wish I Was Someone Better" (October 29, 2007), as well as the singles compilation album I'll Be Your Eyes on 25 June 2007.
The band featured on both days of the 2007 Camden Crawl,[7] playing the Purple Turtle and the Earl of Camden respectively, and also headlined the inaugural 2007 Red Stripe Music Awards alongside Yourcodenameis:Milo.[8] They were one of four bands to play the NME New Music Tour 2007, with The Little Ones, Pull Tiger Tail and The Rumble Strips.[9] The summer of 2007 saw the band playing several festival spots, including T in the Park, the inaugural Underage Festival,[10] and the Electric Gardens festival. They also supported a wide range of bands, such as Biffy Clyro, Maxïmo Park,[11] Panic At The Disco, Lightning Bolt, The Gossip, Siouxsie Sioux and Rage Against the Machine.[citation needed]
Following the sale of V2 to Universal Music Group, the band's début album Box of Secrets was released on Mercury Records on April 14, 2008.[12] It was leaked to private torrent trackers in November 2007, several months before its retail release date. The band have commented that although they have no issue with file sharing and downloading free music, having their debut album become available outside of their control and without the intended artwork and lyric booklet was a disappointment.[citation needed]
They played a nine-date tour of the UK,[13] and various music festivals in 2008 in support of the album, including Reading and Leeds, Jersey Live and Offset festival. They also stepped in to perform in place of The Long Blondes at Glastonbury 2008.[14]
After their Autumn-Winter tour of 2008, the band took a performance stop in the first months of 2009 to write songs for their next record. They have now begun touring again,[15] and are introducing new songs at every gig, sometimes including unfinished songs or those without lyrics. They opened for Foals in Brighton in 2009 to road-test some new material by playing all new songs except for "It's Getting Boring By The Sea" and "This Is Not For You". On 17 May 2009, the band played All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP festival), having been invited to play by The Breeders.[16] The band are currently recording their second album with Mike Crossey at the Motor Museum studio in Liverpool. They also recently contributed an instrumental track called "Carry Knots" on a compilation CD for Audioscope, in aid of the homeless charity Shelter, to be released in October 2009.[17]
On November 25 the band made a new track, Colours Fade, available from their website.[18] Independent music webzine The Music Magazine immediately commented that the band's sound had been boosted. Author Jamie Smith wrote: "We’ve been listening to it on repeat for about half an hour and can conclude it is BRILLIANT. It takes the tried and tested BRS formula and as they say, turns it up to eleven. It’s seven minutes long. It pretty much defines epic. It sounds HUGE."[19]
| Title | Release Date | UK Album Chart |
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| Box of Secrets | 14 April 2008 | 47 |
| Title | Release Date | UK Singles Chart | Album |
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| "Victory for the Magpie" (EP) | 18 July 2005 | - | - |
| "Stitch Me Back / Meet Me at Eight" (Double A-Side) | 20 February 2006 | - | - |
| "A.D.H.D" | 15 May 2006 | - | - |
| "You Bring Me Down" | 20 November 2006 | - | I'll Be Your Eyes |
| "It's Getting Boring by the Sea" | 11 June 2007 | - | I'll Be Your Eyes |
| "I Wish I Was Someone Better" | 29 October 2007 | - | Box of Secrets |
| "You Bring Me Down" (Re-Release) | 04 February 2008 | 64 | Box of Secrets |
| "Say Something, Say Anything" | 07 April 2008 | 79 | Box of Secrets |
| "This Is Not for You" | 07 July 2008 | - | Box of Secrets |
Laura-Mary uses thick 1 mm Jim Dunlop plectrums, and thick "skinny top heavy bottom" Ernie Ball strings. On her telecasters she uses standard tuning, on the Springtime, an alternate tuning.
Steven uses a 4-piece kit and only 1 crash and ride.
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