Good Shoes

Good Shoes, hailing from the London suburb, Morden, emerged onto the indie scene in 2006, coming at a time when indie music was reaching its popularity peak.

After receiving radio airplay from the likes of Steve Lamacq and Zane Lowe on the BBC, the band went onto support the likes of the Kaiser Chiefs, Pigeon Detectives, We Are Scientists and even supported Maximo Park at a massive arena show, here in Newcastle.

It was becoming clear by this point that the band's jangly-guitar, heartfelt brand of indie music was a going down a treat, and they attracted masses of fans following the release of their debut album, 'Think Before You Speak' in 2007.

Fast forward two years, and times are very different for the London four-piece; line-up changes have been made, and with both indie music losing its popularity, and the band themselves taking themselves off the radar, we now see the band almost taking a step back on this latest tour, as people are starting to be gently reminded of who and what the band are all about.

Touring ahead of the release of the band's second full length album, 'No Hope No Future', due for release early in 2010, the band take to the dark, confined space that is The Other Rooms, to an, unfortunately, less than capacity crowd.

From the off, it's clear that the band haven't lost their sense of pop sensibilities in both their music and their lyrics, especially on new single 'Under Control', and that they haven't lost their signature guitar style.

'Under Control', a real hip mover of a song, reminds me of their fellow London friends The Rakes, and also removes any fears that the band may have come under the second album syndrome, writing a really excellent two and a half minute pop song.
With the audience taking well to the new material, including free to download single 'The Way My Heart Beats', which really sees lead singer Rhys Jones open his heart once more through his music, the band then take the audience back to remind them of what they've always been like, delving into first album material.

Racing through their 'hits', such as the emphatic 'Morden', and the tender, fast/slow paced 'Never Meant to Hurt You', the audience really get into the show, and lead singer Jones responds positively by launching himself into the audience, screaming every word into almost every audience member's face.

He's clearly here to enjoy himself, and he does, along with the whole band, along with the audience.

Good Shoes are never going to be a ground-breaking band, but they do know how to write some great, danceable, indie music, and that's why they're liked so much.

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