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They are a 4 piece new wave indie-punk band from exeter by way of London. They practice in a converted barn. The idea is indie rock as its supposed to be. Punk, then Post punk early 80s, American indie rock, British indie pop and Radiohead, These are the movements that matter to us. We're part of all the others being the next phase. . Everything is great, there is great music, electronic music is pushing things forward. So are we and other guitar bands like us. Out of this GREAT things will happen. We hope.
Seen recently alongside the likes of the paddingtons, new rhodes, victorian englishman gentlemans club,bromheads jacket, duels, help she can't swim, twisted charm, morning runner, I was a cub scout, Xerox teens, 65 days of Static, PLot to blow up the Eifel Tower, , Dot to Dot Festival with Klaxons, mystery jets british sea power. and lots, lots more. We put out a 7-inch on PIAS/play it again 7 (Soulwax, Mogwai, Sigur Ros) in 2006.
Here are some of the shows we have played recently...
Lofi Hifi @ Exeter CavernExeter Cavern w/t JakobinarinaDemo @ Blueprint, NottinghamCafe 1001, Brick Lane, London - charity event w/t XFM djsClub popaganda @ UCL union, London w/t agaskado televrekContact through myspace, or agent lofihifi bookings myspace/lofihifi
The Service stations are shit/what's wrong with the world TOUR, november 2006. Fun times...props to ben for playing in his leeds student living room when Glasgow was cancelled.

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Member Since: 31/07/2005
Band Website: www.thousandnaturalshocks.com
Band Members: rollo-vocals, guitar andy-guitars, vocals Prince dan-bass, vocals jimmy-drums,Recordings all by THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS. Recent recordings at the Barn. Devon.
Influences: Here are 13 bands that we like: Electrelane, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Interpol, Au Pairs, Nirvana, Fugazi, Talking heads, The Rapture, Radiohead, Q and not U, At the Drive in, Minus the Bear,
Sounds Like: POST INDIE YEAH???////

...'They're pretty fucking decent, too, 'Under The Sun' proving a summery slab of pop, full-on early Supergrass-style but with an attractive new wave makeover. B-side 'Attack' is interesting too, aping the art pop shock treatment of early Idlewild. We shall keep a close eye on this lot.
8/10' ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE////////////

well educated and well articulated punky stylings that veer from early adam and the ants (quite a popular move at the moment) to a real Jam feel. Which means you get the real and the feel, the pop and the rock and it's just like early sex, simple, packed with complication, but fucking ace.
UNPEELED MAGAZINE///////////

'Under The Sun combines the pacing vocals and pulsing melodies of The Faint and The Rapture, but has slightly darker interludes for contrast. Thousand Natural Shocks have managed to find the right balance between youthful exuberance and emotive song writing.
8/10' GLASSWERK.co.uk, music webzine /////

UNDER THE SUN / ATTACK is a wonderful starting point for this Exeter based four piece...ATTACK dances to a more wired beat, yelping vocal howls, crashing guitar chords and big choruses ensuring this is a ride to remember.Original and distinctive enough to stand out from the crowd, yet familiar enough sounding to fit in with the current crop of new bands breaking through...the the future is looking blindingly bright for Thousand Natural Shocks.
UKMUSICSEARCH.com/////////////

'These guys played hard, neat, high slung guitars. Although much noisier than post punk pioneers Joy Division they possed that angular trait combining at a push Devo type vocal exploration.'
DECODE MAGAZINE////////

'TAKE vocals akin to the Rapture, or more pertinently Gang of Four. Mix in a jerky stage presence resembling the demented spasms of David Byrne. Add a set filled with poppy, spiky new wave tunes. And, oh yeah, theyre quite a pretty bunch which should help them in these fickle times.
EXEPOSE MAGAZINE////////////

Record Label: recent single on Play it again 7/PIAS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Look forward

new demo recordings up. shocks new record january. shows posted soon.
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:25:00 GMT

day off, mid-tour re-cap

So this is day off. We're all having a nice rest, eating some food. This tour has officially been titled the 'bread alone' tour. I think I've averaged a proper meal once every 2 days and apart from th...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:06:00 GMT

New recordings up!

Hey new recordings of Under the Sun and Attack! are up on the page now. These are the tracks on April's vinyl release, enjoy them for now, but remember to buy 'em when it comes out. Also there's a bu...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:13:00 GMT

this be december

woah haven't really used this blog, when have meant to often. Quick update in bullet point form on what the band have been doing- 1-we are currently doing final mixes after re-recording bits for our ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 07:04:00 GMT

this is what it's going to be.....

I have'nt written anything in my blog space so im going to. I'm dan, I play bass in thousand natural shocks. These blogs will usually be filled with band related subjects/boasts about various levels o...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:04:00 GMT