GoodBooks formed out of the glowing embers of The Fingerprints in January 2005. The music is nimble and fresh, with influences ranging from Kraftwerk to Pulp to Hot Chip. The strong vocal harmonies and quirky synth lines polish up a sound that the band call quite simply “us” - The Times helpfully called it “literate, avowedly untutored clatter”. Their self-released EP 'Valves & Robots' created a stir among all who heard it, and has now sold out.

Debut single ‘Walk With Me’ was released on the 3rd of April 2006 as a one-off on Transgressive Records. A UK tour will follow in mid-April, taking the live show well and truly outside the M25.

www.myspace.com/goodbooks

Releases

• Control - album, out 30/07/2007 on Columbia Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Passchendaele - single, out 16/07/2007 on Columbia Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Leni - single, out 04/12/2006 on Columbia Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Turn It Back - single, out 28/08/2006 on Columbia Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Walk With Me - single, out 10/04/2006 on Transgressive. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Fri 19 Oct at Brixton Fridge Club. (post review)
• Fistful Of Fandango, Fri 07 Sep at London ISH. (post review)
• Field Day Festival, Sat 11 Aug at London Victoria Park. (post review)
• Thu 09 Aug at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Wed 25 Jul at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Kill 'em All, Sat 14 Jul at Cambridge Junction. (post review)
• Thu 12 Jul at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Thu 21 Jun at Paris La Maroquinerie. (post review)
• Jail Guitar Doors Festival, Sat 16 Jun at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Wed 13 Jun at London Astoria 2 formerly Mean Fiddler. (post review)
• Tue 12 Jun at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Mon 30 Apr at London ICA. (post review)
• Sat 28 Apr at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Fri 27 Apr at Northampton Soundhaus. (post review)
• Thu 26 Apr at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Wed 25 Apr at Cambridge The Soul Tree. (post review)
• Mon 23 Apr at Manchester Jabez Clegg. (post review)
• Sun 22 Apr at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill. (post review)
• Sat 21 Apr at Wolverhampton Little Civic. (post review)
• Thu 19 Apr at Mansfield The Mill. (post review)
• Wed 18 Apr at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 16 Apr at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
• Sun 15 Apr at Guildford Boiler Room. (post review)
• Sat 14 Apr at Winchester Railway Inn. (post review)
• Wed 11 Apr at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Tue 10 Apr at Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach. (post review)
• Chalk, Sat 07 Apr at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Chalk, Mon 02 Apr at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Fri 09 Mar at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
• The JD Set presents..., Sat 24 Feb at Nottingham Junktion 7. (post review)
• Wed 24 Jan at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• The DiS Christmas Party 2006, Wed 13 Dec at London Kings College London (KCLSU). (post review)
• Sat 28 Oct at Brighton Pressure Point. (post review)
• Wed 25 Oct at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 25 Sep at Guildford Boiler Room. (post review)
• Reading Festival 2006: Saturday, Sat 26 Aug at Reading Little John's Farm. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 28 Jul at Brighton Pressure Point. (post review)
• Truck Nine - Day 1 (Saturday), Sat 22 Jul at Steventon Hill Farm. (post review)
• White Heat, Tue 11 Jul at London Madame Jo Jo's. (post review)
• Wireless Festival, Sun 25 Jun at London Hyde Park. (post review)
• Sat 24 Jun at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Thu 22 Jun at London Islington Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Sat 21 Jan at London The Tatty Bogle. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 09/10/2007: New nights in New X: Amersham Arms opening this week
• 27/07/2007: GoodBooks? GoodRecords, more like - band do instore tonight
• 23/07/2007: Chart round-up: Enemy pan Potts, Potts has last laugh
• 18/06/2007: WIN! Tickets to Field Day
• 05/06/2007: Prisoners to get Bragging rights?
• 29/05/2007: GoodBooks: debut album news
• 04/04/2007: GoodBooks: single and tour...
• 28/02/2007: The Noisettes and GoodBooks for Vice tour
• 12/01/2007: Larrikin Love: 'remixed' on new single
• 13/12/2006: Christmas Party tonight with Guillemots, GoodBooks and more! Tickets available on the door!

Features

• 14/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: The Valentine's Day Mixtape Massacre
• 17/08/2007: Field Day: the DiS review
• 07/08/2007: A Field Day Q&A: Tom Baker on London's newest festival
• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekend 2006 - Saturday

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