Blood Red Shoes are an alternative rock duo from Brighton, England. They have released three full-length albums, Box of Secrets (2008) and Fire Like This (2010). Their third studio album, In Time to Voices, was released this month [March 2012]. What is it about Brighton lately? In my day it was more Mods vs Rockers than new bands.
One has to wonder, often, where groups come up with their names. Well worry no more as far as this group goes.
Blood Red Shoes formed in late 2004, after Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter's previous bands (Cat On Form and Lady Muck respectively) broke up and they decided to "have a jam". In an interview in Berlin, Laura-Mary explained that the band's name was taken from a Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire musical, in which Ginger Rogers had turned a pair of white dancing shoes red with blood due to the amount of dancing she had done practising for the role.So I've been listening to their new album, and all I can say is ummm ummm good. Check out a few tracks from said album, see what you think.
In Time To VoicesBlood Red Shoes performing In Time To Voices in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge February 2012.
ColdBlood Red Shoes perform Cold in session for Huw Stephens and Radio 1 from the BBC's legendary Maida Vale studios.
And here is the official video version from the new album.
Cold
Slip Into The BlueLaura-Mary and Steven play a stripped-down version of 'Slip Into The Blue', a track taken from the Brighton duo's third album, 'In Time To Voices' exclusively for DIY in an East London cafe.
