Zoey Van Goey

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Zoey Van Goey
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s)	Indie Pop Experimental Music Twee pop
Years active	2006 - present
Label(s)	Say Dirty Records (UK)
Website	zoeyvangoey.com
Members
Kim Moore Matt Brennan Michael John McCarthy

Zoey Van Goey are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2006. The trio of Kim Moore, Matt Brennan and Michael John McCarthy are originally from England, Canada and Ireland respectively. ^[1]

The band's debut single Foxtrot Vandals was released on seven-inch vinyl and across both iTunes and eMusic digital distrubution channels in October 2007. The single was produced by Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch.

Contents 1 Press Coverage 2 Tours and Gigs 3 Discography 3.1 Singles & EPs 3.2 Other Recordings 4 References

[edit] Press Coverage

Zoey Van Goey were received onto the Scottish music scene being described as "like the Postal Service with a sense of humour" ^[2] being included in national press alongside established acts such as The Down and Outs and The Chemical Brothers.^[3]

[edit] Tours and Gigs

Since forming, Zoey Van Goey have played a number of Gigs in Scotland and London, playing alongside fellow Glasgow based act Wake the President and Falkirk born Y'all is Fantasy Island.

In 2007 Glasgow based writer Alan Bissett approached the band and Y'all is Fantasy Island suggesting they perform together. In May 2007, all three performed together in a short tour of Central Scotland. The three acts, dubbed as The Super Puny Humans played in Edinburgh on the second of May, Glasgow on the third, Stirling on the fourth and finally Falkirk on the fifth.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles & EPs

Foxtrot Vandals 2007

[edit] Other Recordings

• We All Hid in Basements
• Song To The Embers
• Two White Ghosts
• City is Exploding
• Tell Me Lies
• Persecution Complex
• Jump Your Bones

[edit] References