The Motorettes
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| The Motorettes | |
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| Origin | Tynemouth, England |
| Genres | Rock, Indie, Pop, Pop punk |
| Years active | 2006–2008 |
| Labels | Kitchenware Records |
| Website | http://www.themotorettes.com/ |
| Members | |
| Jack Laidlaw, Robin Howe | |
| Former members | |
| Jed Laidlaw, Daniel Rose-Troup | |
The Motorettes are a band from the North East England coastal town of Tynemouth. The band comprises Jack, Dan & Robin. They were signed to Kitchenware Records with Editors. They released their debut single "Super Heartbeats" on January 23, 2006. Super Heartbeats was the xfm single of the week[citation needed]. The Motorettes extensively toured the UK throughout 2006. This included joint-headline dates in July with Kubichek!. In June 2007 drummer Jed Laidlaw left the Motorettes and was replaced by Daniel Rose-Troup who then subsequently left shortly after. The Motorettes played the Freevolution festival in Newcastle on may day 2007.
Their debut album, the self-titled "The Motorettes" was released on 21 August 2006.
[edit] Track listing for "The Motorettes"
- "Super Heartbeats" - 3:07
- "You Gotta Look the Parts" - 2:55
- "Go! Go! Gadget Girl" - 2:16
- "Heart... Stop... Ing" - 4:08
- "I'm on Fire" - 3:14
- "Baby Come Home" - 3:40
- "I Hate to See You Cry" - 4:50
- "The Death of Cool" - 2:45
- "(Do You Wanna Be My) Girlfriend?" - 2:38
- "I Am Blisters, I Am" - 3:25
- "Relax, It's the 80's" - 2:41
- "Vs the Mountain" - 2:30
[edit] The end of the band
In mid-2008 Jack and Robin announced on the motorettes website that the band "were no more". The two have now got involved with another group named "Love Bites and Bruises".
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