Noisettes (Left-right) Shingai Shoniwa, Jamie Morrison, Dan Smith
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Post-punk revival, indie rock
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Universal Records
Website	Official website
Members
Shingai Shoniwa (Vocals, Bass) Dan Smith (Backing vocals, Lead Guitar) Jamie Morrison (Drums)

Noisettes (occasionally written as NOISEttes) are an indie rock band from London comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 EPs 2.3 Singles 2.4 Compilations 3 Videography 4 External links 4.1 Interviews

History

The band formed in 2003 when guitarist Smith and singer Shoniwa of the band Sonarfly began playing and writing together more often. The two met drummer Morrison (formerly of Living With Eating Disorders, Willis, Six Toes, Jaywalk Buzz and others) in December 2003 and played a number of gigs across London over the winter.

They recorded their debut EP Three Moods of the Noisettes during this time, which was released in April 2005 on London indie label Side Salad Records. This led to signing internationally with Universal Music Group, who released the EP in the US on the Low Altitude imprint. Their next single, "Iwe" was released via the Transgressive label, followed by "Scratch Your Name" on Mercury/Side Salad Records; since then all releases have been on the Vertigo Records label.

Noisettes have toured Europe and the United States extensively, with the likes of TV on the Radio, Tom Vek, Babyshambles, Bloc Party and the Mystery Jets. They supported Muse on a UK and European arena tour in November and December 2006, and toured the UK to promote the release of their debut album What's the Time Mr. Wolf? in February 2007. Noisettes also appeared at the Coachella festival on April 27th, 2007 and are going to be at the Reading and Leeds Festivals on the NME/Radio 1 Stage in August. Noisettes also made their US television debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on April 2, 2007. Shingai Shoniwa has provided backing vocals for many bands including Guillemots songs "Made Up Love Song #43" and "Over the Stairs".

Their Single "Scratch Your Name" was featured in the last ever episode of The Sopranos.

Discography

Albums

• What's the Time Mr. Wolf? (5th February 2007) UK #75, (17 April 2007 in the U.S)

EPs

• Three Moods of the Noisettes (April 11 2005)
• What's The Time Mini-Wolf? (December 26 2006) - Digital download exclusive to iTunes

Singles

• "IWE" (January 30 2006)
• "Scratch Your Name" (June 12 2006); Re-released May 7 2007.
• "Don't Give Up" (November 20 2006) UK #73
• "Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)" (January 29 2007) UK #63
• "Monte Christo" (September 3 2007)^{[1 norefsend -->}

^Compilations

• ^{NME Presents: Independent Thinking: Transgressive Records with "Iwe" track number 6}
• ^{Uncut: The Playlist March 2007 with "Don't Give Up" track number 2}

^Videography

• ^{"IWE" (March 2006, directed by Danny Parsons)}
• ^{"Don't Give Up"(March 2006, directed by Danny Parsons)}
• ^{"Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)" (March 2007, directed by Danny Parsons)}
• ^{"Scratch Your Name" (May 2007, directed by Danny Parsons)}

^{External links}

• ^{Official Noisettes Site}
• ^{Official Noisettes Site (Non-flash)}
• ^{Noisettes at MySpace}
• ^{Noisettes at All Music Guide}
• ^{Noisettes at MSN music}
• ^{Noisettes at MusicBrainz}
• ^{Noisettes videos}
• ^{Noisettes lyrics}
• ^{Noisettes Last.fm Page}

^Interviews

• ^{Interview with Platforms magazine}
• ^{Noisettes interview with Popworld magazine}
• ^{Noisettes interview with PopMatters magazine}
• ^{Five Questions: Noisettes}
• ^{Noisettes Interview with Indietastic.net}
• ^{Interview with VenusZine}
• ^{Interview with Jamie Morrison at CultureBully.com}