Video: Hot Club de Paris - Free the Pterodactyl 3

This video was my introduction to Hot Club de Paris. Before the vocals came into play, the music immediately called to mind indie rock/math rock outfit American Football, especially with the crashing cymbals and the spiraling guitar riff. The video itself sees the band's three members in a room, all pounding away on part of a drum kit. And while the camera swings around them, cutting in close on their faces, the song continues to grow to an uplifting, celebratory feel of a finale. It's about the musical union between these guys that brings you inside the video. [...]

I understand that these fellas will never be everyone's cup of tea, but I can't help it. They scratch a particular itch for me, musically speaking. This is one of their stronger compositions, less overtly-indebted to the midwestern emo of the late '90s and more... current. I like pretty much everything they do, and this is no exception. We all have our bands that we like, bands that don't necessarily push things forward or blow minds but rather hit that emotional sweet spot within, something so hard to put your finger on. Hot Club de Paris is that band...

Hey Rachel- Remember when we went to Iceland and we literally stood inches away from Hot Club de Paris at 12 Tonar in Reykjavik ? Remember how we basically had to dodge their guitars when they swung them while playing? Remember how we totally loved them and thought they were so awesome? Well I'm happy to report that Hot Club de Paris is still making music. They just released Free the Prerodactyl 3 , which is a compilation of EP releases from 2010. According to the HCdP website, [...]

Video: Hot Club de Paris - Free the Pterodactyl 3

I'm not sure why, but my most immediate reaction upon hearing new music is to find another song or a band to compare the freshly introduced tunes to. Might be a common thing, rooted in wanting to make the unfamiliar familiar, to feel comfortable with a stranger. With Hot Club de Paris track "Free The [...]

Moshi Moshi Records and Liverpool's Hot Club de Paris are proud to announce the release of Free The Pterodactyl 3 . The group's North American debut will be available digitally January 18th and features tracks taken from their two widely celebrated previously released 10" EPs With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum , Why Would Anyone Want To Work? , and The Rise and Inevitable Fall of the High School Suicide Cluster Band . [...]

Hot Club de Paris are certainly one of the more intriguing bands I've come across in some time. Huddled in their Liverpudlian rehearsal space, the trio has cobbled together a sound that isn't quite prog or art-rock or math-rock or any other of an endless array of inane hyphenated sub-sub-sub-genres. That being said, good luck resisting its charms. Free The Pterodactyl 3 (available digitally from Moshi Moshi on January 18th) is the band's North American debut and features a dozen tunes culled from their two [...]

• Hot Club De Paris - Free The Pterodactyl 3

Hot Club de Paris are Paul Rafferty (vocals/bass/baritone), Matthew Smith guitar/vocals) and Alasdair Smith (drums/vocals), and are soon to release their newest album "Free the Pterodactyl 33 on Moshi Moshi Records (digital/jan.18th).  A record that was self recorded and produced in their Liverpool rehearsal space is being called "Lean, mean pop perfection" (Drowned In Sound) and is evidenced below in the title track/video; a never-ending guitar lick taking us into a climax of percussion and gang vocals. Check out  Free The Pterodactle 3 . Hot Club de Paris - "Free The Pterodactyl 33 [...]

• Hot Club de Paris - "Free The Pterodactyl 3"

Os Hot Club de Paris, de Liverpool, são os manos Matthew e Alasdair Smith e o amigo Paul Rafferty. Eles começaram em 2005 e assinaram pela Moshi Moshi Records. Na sua discografia contam-se dois EPS e dois álbuns, de onde ainda resultaram alguns, apesar de humildes, pequenos êxitos em formato single. Depois de dois EPs editados em 2010, 2011 será o ano de, para já, mais um EP com o curto título de 'The Rise and Inevitable Fall of the High School Suicide Cluster Band', de onde vem o tema no vídeo abaixo que dá pelo nome de “Free the [...]