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New York City, USA (1998 – present)
French Kicks are an indie rock group from New York City, USA. Formed in 1998, their sound is a mix of garage rock, post-punk, and modded pop.
Three of the original four band members, bassist Jamie Krents, vocalist/drummer Nick Stumpf, and vocalist/guitarist Matthew Stinchcomb, are from Washington, D.C. They were heavily influenced by the hardcore scene that flourished during their youth in the D.C. area. They began playing together in a series of bands while in their teens and then all attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where they continued to play together. The three friends then moved to Brooklyn, New York after college, where the French Kicks were formed with vocalist/guitarist Josh Wise, a Princeton grad who originally hailed from Huntsville, Alabama.
In 1999 they released a self titled EP The French Kicks under the label My Pal God. Soon, after a lot of touring, the band signed to Startime International. They soon released the Young Lawyer EP in 2001. The group then embarked on a tour with fellow garage rockers The Vue and The Walkmen. In 2002 they released their first full length album, One Time Bells. Jamie Krents departed the band the next year, and was replaced on bass by Lawrence Stumpf, Nick’s younger brother. In 2004, their next album, The Trial of the Century was released.
Three of the original four band members, bassist Jamie Krents, vocalist/drummer Nick Stumpf, and vocalist/guitarist Matthew Stinchcomb, are from Washington, D.C. They were heavily influenced by the hardcore scene that flourished during their youth in the D.C. area. They began playing together in a series of bands while in their teens and then all attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where they continued to play together. The three friends then moved to Brooklyn, New York after college, where the French Kicks were formed with vocalist/guitarist Josh Wise, a Princeton grad who originally hailed from Huntsville, Alabama.
In 1999 they released a self titled EP The French Kicks under the label My Pal God. Soon, after a lot of touring, the band signed to Startime International. They soon released the Young Lawyer EP in 2001. The group then embarked on a tour with fellow garage rockers The Vue and The Walkmen. In 2002 they released their first full length album, One Time Bells. Jamie Krents departed the band the next year, and was replaced on bass by Lawrence Stumpf, Nick’s younger brother. In 2004, their next album, The Trial of the Century was released.
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qanitahasinah wrote:
yeah the trial of the century the best song i heard
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funereal_waif wrote:
The Trial of the Century. One of the best songs ever.
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oneroomcity wrote:
mi gusta.
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Chulitschka wrote:
love it!
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kwokwokwo wrote:
ничёшная группа
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JeckylnHyde2010 wrote:
Vaguely reminds me of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.
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MarcoXalana wrote:
I read somewhere that the band was on hiatus... Does anyone know something about it or have some news regarding them?
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train_me wrote:
yeah you come to mind
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IAmFTA wrote:
I don't understand how a band can simultaneously be so sad and so sexy......
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nathalie17china wrote:
what year is this band? I mean the year it was created
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ambulatory wrote:
SWIMMING... all day e'ry day
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cezar_Alejandro wrote:
D E S T R O !!!!
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Jacqescoley wrote:
Bonjour French Kicks.
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Poncecutor wrote:
I'm not promoting a band or anything but just saying if you want a really similar artist to French Kicks: http://www.last.fm/music/Magic%2520Bullets?ac=MAGIC%20BULLETS
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Lurch_ wrote:
French Kicks @ a-life
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Lucienne_fr wrote:
my favorite!
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rosnettn wrote:
<3
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beckybartkowski wrote:
Anyone listened to Local Natives? Google their name and 'airplanes.' So solid.
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dafunkystar wrote:
one time bells + trial of the century = <3
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spacematador wrote:
Way more than a cheap Walkmen/Strokes imitation, as I am now realizing.
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