Rating: 70.91
Genre: Post Punk
Blood Red Shoes formed in late 2004, after Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter's previous bands broke up. They explain the name as taken from a musical, in which Ginger Rogers had turned a pair of white dancing shoes red with blood due to the amount of practice she'd done for the role. This is their third studio album.The band consider themselves to be a punk band, in ethos and attitude (if not in their immediate musical style) and cites influences that include Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Pixies, Fugazi and Sonic Youth, Blur and PJ Harvey. My favorite song on the Album is Lost Kids, which reminds me a lot of the Kills. Je Me Perds establishes their punk creds. Slip Into Blue is a pretty song that reminds me a bit of Metric (one of my favorite bands in recent years.)
FYI, hyperlinks now are generally pointed to Spotify. I love this site for listening to new music before I buy it, but give me some feedback if you have problems.
They are active in social causes, openly supporting anti-fascist campaigns such as Love Music Hate Racism, contributing on the second CD of the 2007 LMHR compilation album and performing at LadyFest.
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