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We Start Fires

The album 'We Start Fires' is out NOW!!

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WE START FIRES, the album, is out now!

You can get your copy on CD from the following stores:
play.com
HMV
Recordstore
Or buy the digital release from:
iTunes
Napster
HMVdigital
The tracklisting is:
1. Play You
2. Magazine
3. Let's Get Our Hands Dirty
4. Hipshake
5. Wicked Spell
6. Trouble
7. Strut
8. Hot Metal
9. Cheating Hearts
10. Looking For You
11. Wired
12. Lullabies

The Japanese version also includes the bonus tracks Hit The Switch, Caught Redhanded and Wicked Spell (electronic mix)
"Sexy, sassy, incendiary new wave, like Blondie doing Elastica doing Weezer. We Start Fires will launch a petrol bomb at your preconceptions." - NME
"Laser guided debut with sass rock dynamics that would do their foremothers proud." - Uncut
"The best punk of Blondie and the pop sensibilities of Siouxie and the Banshees. A blazing trail of balls out new wave for the noughties." - Artrocker
Let's Get Our Hands Dirty
Play You
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We run the frankly brilliant club night CLUB STRUT at Inside Out on Beaumont Street in Darlington on the first Friday of every month. It is a glamorous indie electro pop rock n roll affair with cheap drinks and sparkly lights. We DJ and get bands we love to come and play. For more information click on over to the Club Strut myspace page!
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LIVE BOOKINGS - DJ BOOKINGS - MANAGEMENT
For live bookings contact James Alderman at Free Trade Agency - [email protected]
To book The High Kicks (Becky & Nikki) for a DJ set contact Chris at F-10 - [email protected]
For all other enquiries contact Tom Haxell at Spirit Music and Media - [email protected]
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Member Since: 5/23/2005
Band Website: westartfires.co.uk
Band Members: Becky - vocals / guitar

Melissa - synths / vocals

Nikki - bass / vocals

Ashley - drums

Influences: Elastica, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Clor, Miss Kittin, The Clash, Blondie, Girls Against Boys, Gwen Stefani, Ladytron, Wire, PJ Harvey, The Breeders, Courtney Love, Kraftwerk, Goldfrapp, Devo, The Go Gos, Be Your Own PET, Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, The Fall, Chicks On Speed, Cobra Killer...
Sounds Like: "Sludge-sleek pop songs with spiky guitars and ear splitting noise freakouts. Ones to watch." The Guardian

"Like one of the Deal sisters in a cosmic deathray fight with Be Your Own Pets Jemina." NME

"Mistresses of implosive electro feistrawk and a wonder to behold. Nikki looks far too delicate to be playing such unfeasibly unholy bass, Melissa regularly punctuates her Meg White-like insouciance with alarming gushes of keyboard abuse, and frontwoman Becky is thoroughly inspirational, providing the missing link between Polly Harvey at her most electrifyingly pop and Kat Bjelland on an especially seethey day." Playlouder

"Brash, spiteful, tuneful, cheeky and chaotic - a refreshing blast of air." Everett True Plan B

"Gratifyingly aggressive and winningly pop." William Ravenscroft, The Times

"Urgent two minute blasts of keyboard laced, tune heavy, stiletto punk rock thrills. We Start Fires make living for the dance floor seem not merely a sensible but an indispensable life choice." Drowned In Sound
Record Label: Hot Noise (UK)

51 Records (Japan)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Off to Singapore!

Becky and Nikki are off to Singapore on July 26th for a High Kicks DJ set at Zouk Club! Check out www.zoukclub.com for details!...
Posted by We Start Fires on Mon, 05 May 2008 07:09:00 PST

SKINS LIVE: DJ SET

Becky and Nikki are back on High Kicks DJ duties this Saturday (12th April) with a set at SKINS LIVE at Cardiff University Students Union. Our set starts at midnight till 2am - see you there! ...
Posted by We Start Fires on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:11:00 PST

CLUB STRUT BANK HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!

Since we got back from Japan, we've had some time off to write, write, WRITE! - have you missed us?! - but we're pleased to announce that we'll be back 'on the road' with a clutch of sparkly...
Posted by We Start Fires on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:28:00 PST

Our album is out in Japan now!

Our album came out on 51 Records in Japan today! The Japanese version includes the bonus tracks Hit The Switch, Caught Redhanded and the original electronic version of Wicked Spell. Make sure you get ...
Posted by We Start Fires on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:24:00 PST

New single - Let’s Get Our Hands Dirty - out TODAY!

Our sultry new single Lets Get Our Hands Dirty is out today on electric blue vinyl and digital download! The b-side is the glittering MHC Remix of the song x...
Posted by We Start Fires on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:38:00 PST

WSF on BBC 6MUSIC - Monday 8th October!

We Start Fires are the featured band on this weeks Band Aid on BBC 6Music. Listen to an interview with Becky on the breakfast show at 9.40am on Monday morning and make sure you vote for us!&...
Posted by We Start Fires on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:11:00 PST

STRUT is Download of the Week on HMVdigital.co.uk!

http://www.hmvdigital.com/HMV.Digital.WebStore.Portal/defaul t.aspx...
Posted by We Start Fires on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:09:00 PST

HMV INSTORES & SIGNINGS!

We'll be doing a live instore at HMV Manchester on October 1st before our show at Night and Day. We'll be playing around 5pm and signing copies of our album! We'll also be doing signings on October 3r...
Posted by We Start Fires on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:11:00 PST

ALBUM RELEASE: OCTOBER 1ST!!!

Our album is released on October 1st on Hot Noise records in the UK! Pre-order links coming soon. The tracklisting is: 1. Play You 2. Magazine 3. Let's Get Our Hands Dirty 4. Hipshake 5. Wicked Spell ...
Posted by We Start Fires on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:00:00 PST

JAPANESE RELEASE DATE FOR ALBUM!

Our album, We Start Fires, will be released on November 7th on 51 Records in Japan and we hope to be heading over for some shows before the end of the year. The Japanese release will include 3 bonus ...
Posted by We Start Fires on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:57:00 PST