The Motorettes

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The Motorettes
Origin	Tynemouth, England
Genre(s)	Rock, Indie, Pop, Pop punk
Years active	2006–present
Label(s)	Kitchenware Records
Website	http://www.themotorettes.com/
Members
Jack Laidlaw, Daniel Rose-Troup, Robin Howe
Former members
Jed Laidlaw

The Motorettes are a band from the North East England coastal town of Tynemouth. The band comprises Jack, Dan & Robin. They are signed to Kitchenware Records with Editors. They released their debut single "Super Heartbeats" on January 23, 2006. Super Heartbeats was the xfm single of the week. The Motorettes extensively toured the UK throughout 2006. This included joint-headline dates in July with Kubichek!. In June 2007 drummer Jed Laidlaw left the Motorettes and was replaced by Daniel Rose-Troup. The Motorettes played the Freevolution festival in Newcastle on may day 2007.

Their debut album, the self-titled "The Motorettes" was released on 21 August 2006.

Track Listing for "The Motorettes":

1. "Super Heartbeats" - 3:07
   
2. "You Gotta Look the Parts" - 2:55
   
3. "Go! Go! Gadget Girl" - 2:16
   
4. "Heart... Stop... Ing" - 4:08
   
5. "I'm on Fire" - 3:14
   
6. "Baby Come Home" - 3:40
   
7. "I Hate to See You Cry" - 4:50
   
8. "The Death of Cool" - 2:45
   
9. "(Do You Wanna Be My) Girlfriend?" - 2:38
   
10. "I Am Blisters, I Am" - 3:25
    
11. "Relax, It's the 80's" - 2:41
    
12. "Vs the Mountain" - 2:30
    

[edit] External links

• Home page
• The Motorettes at MySpace
• Kitchenware Records