Shart Nouveau is an indie/electro pop band from New Plymouth, New Zealand formed by Euan Ross and Josie Hunter. for the place called New Plymouth in the United States see New Plymouth Idaho. The band was formed in January 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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The Lollipop Summer
During the sweltering summer of 2005, after attending the Big Day Out music festival in Auckland, New Zealand, Josie and Euan decided to form Shart Nouveau. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
Drawing inspiration from Le Tigre (band), they set about recording their first single "La La Lollipop". Le Tigre ( French for "The Tiger" is an American Dance-punk band formed by Kathleen Hanna (formerly of Bikini Kill After garnering interest on the popular local radio station, the very popular E. P "The Mile High Club" was recorded. A very limited pressing of 50 discs sold out in days after heavy rotation on the local student radio station. With 'La La Lollipop' becoming a local underground success story. "La La Lollipop" later featured in the annual "Best of Summer Collection" CD.
In early 2006, the band were signed to the independent record label, "Sleepy Creatures Records". In May 2006, Shart Nouveau released their first full length EP "Shart-Tastic".
Tracklist
- 1: Shartroduction
- 2: La La Lollipop
- 3: Shake It down Your Leg
- 4: Black Lung
- 5: Yuuuuuuuup!
- 6: Merde Sur Mes Mesanges
- 7: Ballad Of the Gizzler
- 8: Eh Rhet
- 9: Steam This!
- 10: Attack Of The Fadoobadoobs
Discography
- Mile High Club (EP)
- L'Attaque du Fadoobadoobs (EP)
- Shart-Tastic (LP)
External links
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