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I Heart Sharks are a German-British Indietronica band from Berlin, Germany. They are currently signed to Island Records Berlin. == History == Founded in 2008 after Pierre Bee moved to Berlin from London, I Heart Sharks have supported acts such as Cobra Starship,〔() Laserlaser Management〕〔() Mainstage Review, Luxor, Cologne〕 BLK JKS,〔() Knust Hamburg〕 Does It Offend You, Yeah?〔() Halle02 Heidelberg〕 and Zoot Woman.〔() Szene Magazin Gorgeous Music Festival〕 In 2011 they went on tour in Germany with Friendly Fires〔() JMC Magazin Revue, Luxor, Cologne〕 and Natalia Kills.〔() Life On Stage Revue, Knust, Hamburg〕 The band cite a mixture of both German and British influences, including Kraftwerk and The Cure,〔() Rote Raupe Interview〕 and are celebrated for spearheading a new indie music scene in Berlin and Germany.〔() JMC Review〕 The band's first single, "Wolves", was released on Laserlaser/Rough Trade〔() Rough Trade Distribution〕 in July 2010 and included several remixes, including one from Cobra Starship guitarist Ryland Blackinton. The second single, Neuzeit, was released digitally and as a handmade physical special edition limited to 300 copies on AdP Records/Alive on the 21st of October 2011.〔() AdP Records〕 The song was the band's first venture into German lyrics, albeit only in the chorus, and the video features topless dancers with images of the band members projected upon them.〔() Kinki Magazine〕 On the 28th of October 2011, I Heart Sharks released their debut album, Summer, also on AdP Records/Alive. It was met with positive reviews from the German music press, many comparing the band to contemporariesFoals and Friendly Fires through their live show, but also mentioning that some of the live energy is lost on the LP.〔() Intro Magazine〕 On the 13th of December 2011, the band released a statement on their Tumblr blog that drummer Georg Steinmaier was leaving the band.〔() I Heart Sharks Tumblr〕 After a brief period with a session drummer, I Heart Sharks started 2012 with new permanent member Martin Wolf.〔() Stuttgart Gig Blog〕 Guitarist Simon Wangemann has also worked as a producer, remixer or engineer for other bands such as 'Ja, Panik', 'Bilderbuch', 'Dadajugend Polyform' and 'Lux Repeat'.〔() Simon Wangemanns personal website〕 The song "Neuzeit" was chosen as the Berlin Festival Anthem in 2012.〔() Berlin Festival Anthem〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Heart Sharks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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