New Rhodes
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British indie-pop four-piece New Rhodes formed in Bristol and moved east to London. Though technically unsigned, they have put out three singles through Moshi Moshi, the label behind Hot Chip, Tom Vek and Architecture in Helsinki.
Their influences include The Smiths, the Strokes, the Cure and The Velvet Underground. The band is currently touring in the UK and in addition to headlining they have supported the likes of Razorlight, The Dears, Delays, Hope of the States, The Killers, The Gliteratti, and The Futureheads and recently completed a UK tour as support for Bloc Party.
New Rhodes' debut single, "I Wish I Was You", released in July 2004 on Moshi Moshi. It charted in the Top 75 (and number 7 in the Indie Charts). Despite its success, the band elected not to release it for download to the general public.
Their last single "From the Beginning" was released in August 2005.
The band are preparing for the release of their debut album "Songs From The Lodge", the release of which will be accompanied by the single "The History Of Britain".
[edit] Press clippings
- "Thrilling dancefloor burning stuff" - NME
- "Startlingly fresh and utterly absorbing ... our jaws dropped" - Logo
- "If the demise of painfully hip indie rock has left a void in your world, look no further than New Rhodes ... all the tunes and talent of Casablancas and Co without the pretension. ... So cool it hurts and they don't even know it" - Rocksound
- "reminds you why you first fell in love with singles" - Sunday Times Culture Section
- "great songs that make the Ordinary Boys look ordinary 5/5" Zoo
- "Perfectly illustrates why we tipped them for stardom way back at the start of the year" - NME
