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Half a Cup of Superkings

About Me

Half a Cup of Superking was founded in 2002, by Nicolas and Frédéric Meyer. Both grew up in a popish environment, and it was natural for them to follow the steps of bands like Belle & Sebastian, The Beatles or Wilco. Now, Half a Cup of Superkings counts six musicians. We could see them at venues like Bad Bonn, la Case à Chocs, Bikini Test, Ebullition, and some festivals in Switzerland.

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Member Since: 22/09/2006
Band Website: www.halfacupofsuperkings.com
Band Members: Frédéric and Nicolas Meyer have written and composed most of Half a Cup of Superkings' songs. It's also them who try to sing them, while Frédéric is playing the guitar, and Nicolas the drums.

Thankfully, they haven't been left alone, as they're surrounded by magnificent musicians: Jacques Hanselmann plays the bass, Cédric Liardet's ..boards and accordion, Noëlle Bron plays the flute and Yann Marchesi's on guitar. Now and then, any band member can change his mood and instrument, so it isn't rare to see Jacques play the piano, while Cédric's at the cowbell and Yann on a lovely Glockenspiel.

Right underneath, you'll find a video we made for our song "I Would Do Anything"; a 3D love-story between the Sun and the Moon!

I Would do Anything
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And right here's another video, shot in Summer 2008 by French director Yannick Saillet... The band was joined by the Parisean singer-songwriter So, and as she was here, there's no reason for leaving her out of the video! The song's calledE in the End

And this is Half a Cup of Superkings playing with Mark Berube on "Flowers on the Stones" at the "Caveau du King" in Neuchâtel!

Mark Berube avec Half a Cup of Superkings from Kantu T. on Vimeo .
Influences: Our music is influenced by trans-generational popish sounds, starting with The Beatles and their legendary Sir Paul Mc Cartney, and coming to more modern stuff like Belle and Sebastian, Wilco and so on. Nevertheless, this section is hard to fill in, as our songs are all original, and because music takes such an important part in our lives, that it is hard to tell what influenced who and when... (well, if you think this isn't English, please let us know)

Sounds Like: Belle and Sebastian, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Adam Green, Paul Mc Cartney, The Hidden Cameras, Jeff Lynne, Kevin Ayers, John Cunningham, Wilco, Salim Nourallah, and so many others!
Record Label: We'd be proud to put your label's name here :-)
Type of Label: Major

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Moody day... Surfing and voting on Popworld Promotes. Discovering stuff... Oh right, we are there too, with our "Cinnamon Star". If you have the time and passion, leave us your votes and comments! We'...
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