French Kicks

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French Kicks
Origin New York, USA
Genre(s) Garage rock
Post-punk revival
Indie rock
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Startime International/Vagrant Records
Website Official website
Members
Nick Stumpf
Josh Wise
Lawrence Stumpf
Aaron Thurston
Former members
Jamie Krents
Matthew Stinchcomb

French Kicks is anindie rock group residing in New York City, USA. Their sound is a mix of garage rock, post-punk, and modded pop.

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Three of the original four band members, bassist Jamie Krents, vocalist/drummer Nick Stumpf, and vocalist/guitarist Matthew Stinchcomb, are from Washington, D.C. They were heavily influenced by the hardcore scene that flourished during their youth in the D.C. area. They began playing together in a series of bands while in their teens and then all attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where they continued to play together. The three friends then moved to Brooklyn, New York after college, where the French Kicks were formed with vocalist/guitarist Josh Wise, a Princeton grad who originally hailed from Huntsville, Alabama.

In 1999 they released a self titled EP The French Kicks under the label My Pal God. Soon, after a lot of touring, the band signed to Startime International. They soon released the Young Lawyer EP in 2001. The group then embarked on a tour with fellow garage rockers The Vue and The Walkmen. In 2002 they released their first full length album, One Time Bells. Jamie Krents departed the band the next year, and was replaced on bass by Lawrence Stumpf, Nick's younger brother. In 2004, their next album, The Trial of the Century was released. Another personnel change occurred when Nick stopped playing drums at live shows to concentrate on his lead singing. A series of temporary drummers filled his spot until the band settled on Aaron Thurston, a Massachusetts native.

In late 2005, Stinchcomb announced that he was leaving the band. A new album was released on July 18, 2006 titled Two Thousand.

Their video for their single "So Far We Are" also features actress Olivia Wilde.

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French Kicks
Nick Stumpf · Josh Wise · Lawrence Stumpf · Aaron Thurston
Jamie Krents · Matthew Stinchcomb
Studio albums
EPs
Compliation albums
The My Pal God Holiday Record · This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation
Languages