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Barefoot Confessor
Indie / Rock / Pop





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Member Since4/27/2008
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"Singer Michael clearly has no problems addressing a crowd, either through his songs or through verbal dialogue with the crowd.
Forthright in thoughts and opinions, it makes a change from the average indie frontman who mumbles the name of the next song into the mic. Lyrically, he is head and shoulders above many of his compatriots. Sure there are simply mapped out love songs, such as the Beatles-infused He Doesn’t Love You, but Barefoot Confessor more often than not offer a social commentary on the lives they lead and the locations in which they live them. People Today is a very upfront personalised view from the perspective of Michael's own ethics and beliefs while Camden Road details, with a certain wicked sense of humour, a generalised summary of a less-desirable pocket of London. Isabella is just a great big hit, ‘nuff said....

These guys are soon to be your best new band and your best new friends. Don’t let them down."

- Glasswerk.co.uk




"They’re a thinking mans guitar band, but don’t fall into shoegaze, rather their intelligence is met by their musical panache, making a sound that you can recline from, drawing from your pipe at the back of the venue, or gallop forwards and dance your inhibitions away to.
They’re a strange mix of the quirkily complex and unbelievably catchy pop. You can image One Night Only singing ‘Urgency’, though you can also imagine the Beatles doing it, and now that’s exciting.

Front man Michael has a superhuman voice that drags you in, and the band keep you hostage. This is early days for a sure to be huge group, but there’s plenty on offer to even the most reluctant of rock ‘n’ roll fan already."

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HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU.




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"I used to think I was Slim Shady," sniggers Michael Shearer, "but every rap I tried to write always ended up being a pop song." Realising where his true talent lay, Michael kicked MC-ing to the London curbs, dusted off the old rock n roll and soul albums that he had been weaned on, rallied three childhood friends and formed Barefoot Confessor. Now at the helm of one of the UK's most exciting new bands, it's laughable to think that Shearer ever tried to squash his 1950s quiff into a baseball cap or hide his creamy, Springsteen-croons behind spoken words.

The band's roots can be traced back to a Year 7 English lesson in which Michael leaned over to school mates James Towers and Chris Rees and whispered an invitation to join his band. The pair jumped at the excuse to make some extra curricular clatter, despite the fact that, as Chris admits, "none of us could play instruments, let alone owned any, so we'd nick them out of the music classrooms do we could practice."

Less than a year ago, these three pals enlisted another long time friend Erol Yurdagul to play bass and Barefoot Confessor was born. These days, the band are playing venues a touch more glamorous than their high school's practice rooms, such as Scala, Islington Academy and NME club nights. Ever humble, however, Michael is quick to enforce that in-between the snazzy joints "we also play skanky ones. One was so depressing that Erol had to turn the smoke machine on just to lighten things up. We'll happily play toilets like that again though because we're not afraid of working our way up the ladder." Along the way of these extensive touring schedules the band have whipped industry tongues into quite a frenzy. One listen to 'He Doesn't Love You' and it's not hard to see why: brimming with youthful energy, sun-smackled hooks, sixties "oos" and heart-melting vocals, it's a Twentieth Century Beatles' hit. Michael sites the Fab Four as being a major inspiration to his songwriting, remembering: "as a kid I would listen in secret to my Dad's blue and red Beatles albums on his record player."

Whilst it was The Beatles, he claims, who made Michael want to write music, it was Oasis who inspired the eleven-year-old Michael to form a band in that English classroom. "I wanted to have all the frivolities that they seemed to be having," he explains. Quoting a lyric of the current pop-punk outfit The King Blues, he grins, "I wanted to save the world and get the girl." Similarities between B.C and the punk-politicians can in fact be drawn in B.C's 'Camden Road', a thought-provoking ode to the "happy slappy chappies", coke-addicts and "militant fists" which litter his hometown. Such sharpness of the tongue demonstrates a further string to the Barefoot Confessor bow. "My writing is observational," Michael explains. "I'll draw my inspiration from anything from a TV programme to a drop of dew on a lily pad in the spring. I just open up my peepers, have a looksy and write down what I see." It's from this mentality that the band draws its name, Barefoot Confessor. "It's about not being pretentious or contrived. It's about being honest and naked… but just on your feet, coz otherwise you'll get arrested!" Michael jokes.

It's this colourful layering of humour, unforgettable melodies and heart-halting poetry which makes the band so unique. As Michael says, "I don't want to be Slim Shady, I don't want to be anyone else now. We are Barefoot Confessor."












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Nov 9 2009 1:20 AM

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Nov 4 2009 5:23 PM

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Sep 14 2009 5:24 PM

Hey, a 3rd new song is up now, check it out and check out the other 2 if you haven't already ; ) xx
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Aug 21 2009 5:32 PM

I am an established music publisher I work with major labels.

I am interested in meeting you half way if you are willing to do the same.

I am always looking for new talent!
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Pascal

Pascal



Aug 4 2009 2:29 PM

Bonjour BAREFOOT CONFESSOR,

Every month I present to my friends my 4 musical "coups de coeur",
and in August you are one of them.

- You are at the top of my top friend (easier to go on your page)

- Your video is on my page

- Your music will be play alternately

- Your concert is announced

I'm very enjoyed to have you as "a guest" on my page

I really appreciate your music and good sound

Hope you a great day !

Much love
Pascal
REC-LIVE-UK

REC-LIVE-UK



Aug 3 2009 5:31 PM

Hello !!
Dont Forget that during august, any booking made will recive a 20% discount of our already amazing rates.
Get in touch


Rec Live UK
Lucy

Lucy Mead



Aug 2 2009 5:50 PM

where can I download your new songs from ?! i love heart skip jump <3
Robbie C

Robbie C



Aug 1 2009 2:07 PM

Alright Guys its 'Rob' from the Durdhambury festival... Dont know if you remember me! Just wonderin if theres an EP or anything in CD format being released soon? x
d,

Darcey Stedders



Jul 24 2009 5:26 PM

nice new tracks,
come and play at york sometime (Y) x
Fleur-de-Lys Club

Fleur-de-Lys Club



Jul 15 2009 9:29 AM

Next Fleur-de-Lys Club is Wednesday 15th July at The Lexington.

Free Whisky courtesy of Buffalo Trace!!!

click the flyer for £4 tickets...
Hevy

Hevy



Jul 5 2009 8:55 AM


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Nicolas

nicolas delfosse



Jul 3 2009 10:51 AM


thanks for the friendship & welcome BC, love, peace, vibes & doodeloo from Bruges!!!
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Charlotte

Charlotte Mcgarry



Jun 20 2009 9:16 PM

omgomgommg rave. iiim soo looking forward to blissfieldss and seeing you pplay and like woahh yes. x<3
amy

Amy Hines



Jun 19 2009 4:04 AM

Grrrrrr.....
amy

Amy Hines



Jun 17 2009 12:13 AM

so glad i tripped upon your sounds. love your stuff!!!!!
Like An Ancient Chant

Like An Ancient Chant



Jun 7 2009 11:14 PM

I WISH I can connections like that!
Hell i would love to even have the connections to see you dudes! Thank goodness for youtube that somehow played that song at random!
Like An Ancient Chant

Like An Ancient Chant



Jun 7 2009 9:10 PM

Im doing AMAZING!Thank YOU! =D
What a wonderful group you have going on. Im impressed with The music and your all around style. So far "He doesn't love you" is my go to song whenever I need to cheer up and jam! Haha!
Whats US touring looking like? =D
*+*maddie*+*

Madeline Daley



Jun 5 2009 4:02 PM

Thanks for not thinking we were weird! Glad you liked the pressies

x
Bex

Becky yates



Jun 5 2009 2:46 PM

Last night was brilliant, thanks for letting us hang out with you guys, you are all sooooooo nice :) xx
Aimee Bea

Aimee Bea



Jun 5 2009 9:48 AM

Hello... thank you very much, i wanted to stay and here you guys play but alas I do not live in London and had to catch the last train back to the Countryside!
I really like the songs up here, which sounds like a generic comment, but I do!
Take care, A xx
Shardi

Shardi Vaziri



Jun 4 2009 8:54 PM

That's not faiiiiiiiiiiir! You promised!! And I'm missing tonight because I had a rubbish dinner to go to!! :( WHICH also means I'm not gona be able to see you until the 22nd!! :(  I need your music before then pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee x s x
Teen Death Squad

Teen Death Squad



Jun 4 2009 4:01 PM

Thanks for being our chum! Check out the Strawberry Butterfly EP on our myspace some time and let us know what you think, cheers!
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