Good Shoes

11th July 2008

This post was written by Benji

UK rock-pop collective Good Shoes sound like the Converse crossover of The Strokes and Vampire Weekend. The rhythms of both are heavily prevalent in their debut Think Before You Speak. “Small Town Girl”, musically sounds like it was ripped from an Is This It? B-side, while the lazier “Wait” has the reggae influences that are becoming so ever popular in rock these days (see Vampire Weekend, Razorlight, etc.) It seems as though Good Shoes should be a total formulaic indie hit at this time, but I think what keeps them back on this album is their overall inconsistency. These songs don’t feel coherent, not to mention the lack of discipline on songs like “Blue Eyes” and “Everybody’s Talking”. Nonetheless, this is a wonderful debut for a band that shows a great deal of both talent and potential.

Grab a copy of Think Before You Speak.

Listen to “Small Town Girl”

Listen to “Sophia“

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1 On October 13th, 2008, Leslysan said:
The dude with the dog marry me

posted on October 13th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
2 On October 13th, 2008, Leslysan said:
Well i read what you wrote and i make me want to hear your music

posted on October 13th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

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