GoodBooks
Artist Type: Group
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GoodBooks formed out of the glowing embers of The Fingerprints in January 2005. The music is nimble and fresh, with influences ranging from Kraftwerk to Pulp to Hot Chip. The strong vocal harmonies and quirky synth lines polish up a sound that the band call quite simply us - The Times helpfully called it literate, avowedly untutored clatter. Their self-released EP 'Valves & Robots' created a stir among all who heard it, and has now sold out. Supporting Art Brut in August was followed just a few weeks later by a support for the Magic Numbers in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the request of the Magic Numbers themselves.
Towards the end of last year things really started taking off. Début single Walk With Me came out in early April as a one-off on London's finest indie, Transgressive Records. A UK tour followed a couple of weeks later, taking the live show well and truly outside the M25. Now work is underway on the first album, and gigs and festival appearances are being booked for the summer.
Band Members:
Max Cooke - vocals, guitar Chris Porter - vocals, bass JP Duncan - keys Leo von Bülow-Quirk - drums
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Artist Discography
EPs
Valves and Robots (2005-06-27)
Singles
Leni (2006-12-04)
Passchendaele (2007-07-16)
The Illness (2007-05-07)
Turn It Back (2006-08-14)
Walk With Me (2006-04-03)
