Shy Child

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Shy Child
synthpop, alternative dance
Years active2000–2010
LabelsCurrent: Gigantic Music, Wall of Sound
Former: Kill Rock Stars, Say Hey Records, Romz Record, Grenadine Records
MembersPete Cafarella
Nate Smith
Websitewww.shychild.com

Shy Child were an American electronic music duo from New York City, United States, consisting of Pete Cafarella on vocals and synthesizers and Nate Smith on drums.[1]

History

Shy Child formed in the summer of 2000, when former college friends Pete Cafarella and Nate Smith separately moved to

Humanity EP
in 2003.

In 2004 the band released their second album,

Technicrats
", though the album itself was only released in North America.

Shy Child began playing steadily in the UK in 2006, and they also started working on their next album with producers Chris Zane and Paul Epworth. In the summer of 2006, they signed with UK label Wall of Sound. A U.S. tour supporting Hot Chip[3] followed in the fall.

In early 2007, Shy Child released the singles "

Drop the Phone
" was re-released in November.

Shy Child toured New Zealand and Australia as part of the Big Day Out Festival in January and February 2008, and opened for Björk at the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House as well. "Noise Won't Stop" was released in the US by Kill Rock Stars in May 2008.

In March 2010, Shy Child released a new single, "

Open Up the Sky", was released later in the year. In September 2010, Liquid Love was released in North America by Gigantic Music
. This would be the duo's final project before becoming inactive, and they have not released any new material for over a decade after Liquid Love.

Side projects

Before Shy Child, Pete Cafarella had been playing synthesizer in El Guapo, later known as Supersystem. Nate Smith was drumming for another New York duo, Touchdown.

Instrumentation

Cafarella is well known for playing entire songs using only a keytar. The keytar in question, a Roland AX-7, accompanied the band through all of their tours until 2010, when it was replaced by two regular synthesizers. When asked about this, Cafarella responded with "[the keytar is] kinda broken", and also that he felt people were not taking the band seriously because of it.

Television

Shy Child performed "The Noise Won't Stop" on

Drop the Phone" on the BBC television show, Later... with Jools Holland. In October 2007, Shy Child performed the same song for Stella McCartney during the Swarovski Fashion Rocks event at Royal Albert Hall in London, which was broadcast worldwide. They have also appeared on the UK television shows The Culture Show
, and Death Disco.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Humanity EP
     (2003)

Singles

  • "Noise Won't Stop" (2004)
  • "
    Technicrats
    " (2006)
  • "
    Drop the Phone
    " (2007)
  • "Noise Won't Stop" (re-release) (2007)
  • "Summer" (2007)
  • "
    Disconnected
    " (2010)
  • "
    Open Up the Sky
    " (2010)

Remixes

Shy Child has remixed songs for

Busy P, Infadels
, and others.

References

  1. ^ "Shy Child". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Shy Child". Grenadinerecords.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Shy Child". The Guardian.

External links

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