Le Hot Club De Pai

A British three-piece playing sharp, witty pop tunes that blend hook-filled melodies with a lean instrumental attack and precise harmonies, Hot Club de Paris were formed in the summer of 2003 when Paul Rafferty and Matthew Smith were both working part-time at a racetrack in Liverpool, tending the bar. Rafferty and Smith were both musicians with bands of their own, but while chatting during downtime they discovered they had similar tastes and decided to put together a new group as a side project. With Matthew on guitar, Paul on bass, and Alasdair Smith (Matthew's younger brothe...