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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. Another Personnel Change Occurred When Nick Stopped Playing Drums At Live Shows To Concentrate On His Lead Singing. A Series Of Temporary Drummers Filled His Spot Until The Band Settled On Aaron Thurston A Massachusetts Native. In Late 2005 Stinchcomb Announced That He Was Leaving The Band. Their Video For Their Single "So Far We Are" Also Features Actress Olivia Wilde. Singer Josh Wise Has Recently Begun Appearing With The "A>G>E Amigos" In And Around NY. The Track List For A Short LP On Vinyl Appeared On The "Above Ground Episodes" Tumblog In Early 2011. Www.Frenchkicks.Com
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French-Kicks - One Time Bells
Lead Singer Nick Stumpf Told Songfacts That The Group Finished The Track To This Song Without The Vocal Part. Stumpf Was Frustrated Because He Could Not Come Up With Adequate Vocals. To Make Fun Of Himself He Just Started Singing Over It In A Falsetto Voice. He Liked What He Heard So He Added Harmonies And Wrote Words But The Process Began As A Joke.For More On This And Other French Kicks Songs Check Out Http //www.Songfacts.Com/artist French_Kicks.Php.
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Biography - French Kicks
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. Another Personnel Change Occurred When Nick Stopped Playing Drums At Live Shows To Concentrate On His Lead Singing. A Series Of Temporary Drummers Filled His Spot Until The Band Settled On Aaron Thurston A Massachusetts Native. In Late 2005 Stinchcomb Announced That He Was Leaving The Band. Their Video For Their Single "So Far We Are" Also Features Actress Olivia Wilde. Singer Josh Wise Has Recently Begun Appearing With The "A>G>E Amigos" In And Around NY. The Track List For A Short LP On Vinyl Appeared On The "Above Ground Episodes" Tumblog In Early 2011. Www.Frenchkicks.Com
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Lead singer Nick Stumpf told Songfacts that the group finished the track to this song without the vocal part. Stumpf was frustrated because he could not come up with adequate vocals. To make fun of himself, he just started singing over it in a falsetto voice. He liked what he heard, so he added harmonies and wrote words, but the process began as a joke.For more on this and other French Kicks songs check out http://www.songfacts.com/artist:french_kicks.php.
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