Hot Club De Paris are a band that I’ve been meaning to check out for ages and I’ve finally got around to it. They appeal to the part of me that loves Maximo Park and The Rakes and those kind of bands. They do have similar qualities to those bands, but they definitely have their own sound. In fact, they’re touring soon with both Maximo Park and Jamie T, so let’s just say that if you like any of the bands mentioned in this rather aimless post, you’ll probably like Hot Club De Paris, too.

I’m clearly doing a horrible job here, so just go listen to their stuff on their myspace page. You can’t miss out on “Shipwreck”, that one’s my favorite.

And keep a look out for their debut album, Drop It Til It Pops, which comes out in two weeks.