Shoegazing Kids

About Shoegazing Kids

Shoegazing Kids is the second studio album by French indie rock band Stuck in the Sound. Released on 26 January 2009 through Discograph Records, the album was available as both a physical release and download in their home country of France, but exclusively as a download in a number of other countries. The songs on the album were all recorded in the same studio and the record was mixed in New York City by producer Nick Sansano and mastered by Ted Jensen. The record contains a mixture of indie rock and shoegaze genres, and the track "Ouais" was in particular hailed for its Britpop style. The album featured the first instrumental track to be released by the band and has been described as more ambitious and experimental than Stuck in the Sound's previous effort, Nevermind the Living Dead. In France, the album sold over 10,000 copies in its first three months and achieved a peak position of #69 on the French albums chart. Two singles have so far been released from the record; "Ouais" was released in December 2008 and "Shoot Shoot" was released in June 2009. The album was accompanied by a European tour and following its release the band made a number of festival appearances. Upon its release the album received mostly positive reviews and was described by one critic as "really exciting", although it was also criticised for relying too heavily on its influences, and was branded as unpleasant by one reviewer more »