| Stuck in the Sound | |
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| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Discograph |
| Website | http://www.stuckinthesound.com/ |
| Members | |
| José Reis Fontao Emmanuel Barichasse Arno Bordas François Ernie |
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Stuck in the Sound is a French indie rock band formed in Paris in 2002.[1] The current band line up consists of José Reis Fontao (lead vocals and guitar), Emmanuel Barichasse (lead guitar), Arno Bordas (bass guitar) and François Ernie (drums and backing vocals).[1] The group are presently signed to Discograph Records and have to date released three studio albums; their début Stuck in the Sound was self-released in 2004, their first commercially released album Nevermind the Living Dead was released in 2006 and their most recent album, Shoegazing Kids, was released in early 2009.[1]
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Stuck in the Sound were formed in Paris in 2002. The four group members shared a love of the band Nirvana and its lead singer Kurt Cobain.[2] The name "Stuck in the Sound" came from the fact that when the band first started they locked themselves in a cellar and made music, so they were literally "stuck in the sound".[2] The group released their eponymous début studio album on 1 October 2004, on a compact disc produced by the band's own record label, Stuck Records.[3] Some time after this, the band were signed by French record label Discograph. On 6 September 2006 the band released their first extended play, the Toy Boy EP, which contained four tracks, three of them from their second album.[4]
Two months to the day after the release of the EP their second, although first commercially released, studio album Nevermind the Living Dead was released as a download, CD and LP in France and as a download in a number of other countries.[5] Despite the album failing to enter any national charts, a number of tracks from Nevermind the Living Dead were featured on various compilation albums; "Never On the Radio" appeared on the Les Inrockuptibles Made In France compilation and "Toy Boy" was included on EMI France's L'Alternative Rock collection.[6] In 2008, the song "Toy Boy" was included on the soundtrack of the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.[7]
During the same year, the band began recording their third studio album. They released the single "Ouais" on 1 December 2008 to precede the album and on 26 January 2009, Shoegazing Kids was released to moderate commercial success, achieving a peak position of #69 on the French album chart and staying in the Top 200 for a total of six weeks.[8] In France, the album sold over 10,000 copies.[9] "Shoot Shoot", the second single from Shoegazing Kids was brought out on 29 June 2009.[10]
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