The Hoof & The Heel - "King Finds Out"

The Hoof & The Heel - "King Finds Out"

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September 16, 2009

We set up on a rooftop in Venice Beach, against the traffic of Pacific Ave. and the intermittent airplanes overhead. It was the building Christine used to live in before traveling to Montreal (she had met Harris and Farid on a trip out there, ended up joining the band, recording an EP, and heading off on a tour across the country, through Canada, and back, all in a frenzied couple-month timeframe). I had been talking to her about possibly doing some artwork for the website, and it turned out her newest musical project happened to be coming to LA for a couple days. So naturally, we had to do a session. This was actually our second attempt to film something (two nights earlier we'd tried the same spot but arrived after it'd gotten dark, so we postponed).

The night before, The Hoof & The Heel kicked off their tour at the Viper Room to a typical mingling Tuesday night crowd of begrudging hipsters with vodka tonics and folded arms. But it didn't take long for the crowd to warm up, and even start dancing, by gosh! Their lovable brand of indie-pop, packed to the brim with catchy melodies, call and response harmonies, and a seemingly endless supply of charming synth hooks, is hard to resist.

While their album does have a bit of folkiness and moments of melancholy, it tends towards the happier side of things, with layered instrumentation and bouncy arrangements. But this session was decidedly more stripped down and somber, and it brings out the soul of front-man Harris Shper's songwriting. A gorgeous balance in Shper and Hale's back and forth, acoustic strumming, and sparse percussion (brushes on the back of a guitar, shaker, tambourine), even a little clarinet.

Find out more about The Hoof & The Heel @ www.myspace.com/thehoofandtheheel

Check out Christine Hale's artwork @ www.lovechristine.com

Camera: Elliot Glass
Sound: Elliot Glass
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• The Hoof and The Heel
• Harris Shper
• Farid Rener
• Christine Hale
• acoustic
• indie
• rock
• elliot glass

[Shamrock2612]

@nomansland21 its chill not pussy, if u want pussy music see itunes top 40

[phunkyphish3]

BABABOOEY

[feniksity]

where can I find guitar tabs or chords for this song? it's very beautiful !

[DylanDiMartino]

love the seagull

[woodhd]

nice one harris

[nomansland21]

@nathanhough1 the music industry is littered w/ bands like this. sick of this generic bs. goodluckfindinganicheinthissat­uratedmarket

[nathanhough1]

@nomansland21 Stuck in the 80's are we? Dont worry you can borrow my time machine and experience quality music

[nomansland21]

@Araciont u really took your time responding.......... too bad u sound stupid

i wont even respond to all the assumptions u made. say what u want, i can assure u i have better taste in music than u do

[nomansland21]

@Shamrock2612 its non commercialize sissy music.

[Araciont]

@nomansland21 I don't think quoting Metallica should really dignify a response in any situation, but considering your ignorance i think I'll make an exception..

First off. All of Metallica's music sounds the same and just consists of fast beats and similar riffs that all end up being incredibly monotonous. Not to mention most of Metallica's fans consider a lot of their newer stuff garbage.

Listen to some real music, whether you like this or not at least try to not be such a Media dope.

[checkthestairs]

Sound

[nomansland21]

indie garbage

"give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which i desire"