Hot Club de Paris are an indie-rock trio from Liverpool, Merseyside consisting of
Paul Rafferty (vocals/bass/baritone guitar), Matthew Smith (guitar/vocals) and his brother Alasdair Smith (drums/vocals). Inspired by such diverse groups as
Owls,
Storm and Stress,
Pavement,
Don Caballero,
Joan of Arc,
Les Savy Fav,
Minutemen,
Black Flag,
XTC and
Talking Heads, they create fast-paced, melodic music combining sing-along choruses with intricate arrangements, three-part vocal harmonies, odd time signatures and literate, observational lyrics. They formed in 2003, their name being inspire…
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