THE HIPSHAKES – SHOT/SAMBA 7”

5060446071779                   NC002                     29^th Sept 2017

https://soundcloud.com/easyactionrecordco/sets/hipshakes-shot-samba

·       The Hipshakes, Garage Punk institution since 2001.

·        Hipshakes have released records on key diy/Punk labels, including Goner Records (run by Eric from The Oblivions), Tic Tac Totally!, Die Slaughterhaus, Art For Blind, and Crocodile Records and subsequently put out their first full-length LP in 2007 with influential Garage Label Slovenly Records.

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·       Toured the world many times over the last 10 years, playing shows with Flamin’ Groovies, The Gories, Carbonas, King Louie, Cheap Time, Eddy Current Suppresion Ring, and The Black Lips.

·       The ‘Shot’/’Samba’ 7" single was recorded and mixed by Sam Stacpoole (The Black Tambourines) and Ben Woods (The Golden Dregs) in Falmouth, Cornwall. It was mastered by Mikey Young of Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring.

·       Members of The Hipshakes also play in a number of other bands: Proto Idiot, Horrid, Thee Mightees, Bruce & Carl, and Freak Genes. 

·       The band are gearing up for a tour of America in October, which will include their  third  performance at the hugely respected Goner Fest in Memphis and an in-store at Jack White’s Third Man Records.   

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The Hipshakes from Bakewell (now based in Manchester), are a British garage punk institution from the crazed teenage yowlings of their Debut ‘Shake Their Hips’ (Slovenly), to the exuberant punk pop of ‘Snake’ (Art For Blind), really good Hipshakes records have been the norm for a long time. We at Nerve Centre are over the bloody moon to be putting out a 7” by these guys; especially one of this quality.

First track ‘Shot’ has the immediacy of Wire in late seventies euphoric mode, combined with that thing which makes a Hipshakes track instantly recognisable. ‘Samba’ is a power-punk stormer, all climbing guitars and last-gasp singing. On first listen it made me want to pull over my car and stand on the roof while shaking my arms around. Both tracks were recorded in Nerve Centre’s hometown of Falmouth, Cornwall, by local legends Ben Woods and Sam Stacpoole (Black Tambourines, Holiday Ghost), and were mastered by Mikey Young of Total Control and Eddy Current Suppression Ring.   

With a tour of America and a slot at Goner Fest coming in October, one thing’s for sure: The Hipshakes will continue to bang out bona fide hits for a long time to come. We are just glad to hold two captive on Nerve Centre for the second instalment of our 7” series.

FFO: Wire, Angry Angles, The Saints    

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