Shoes

power pop

There are multiple artists that use the name Shoes. 1) Shoes is an American power pop band that brothers John Murphy and Jeff Murphy alongside Gary Klebe formed in Zion, Illinois in 1974. Picking up a cult following among power pop fans from their mellow, new wave inspired rock. they've incorporated several different drummers over the years, including Barry Shumaker, Skip Meyer, Ric Menck, John Richardson, and Jeff Hunter. The band are perhaps best known for their critically acclaimed albums 'Present Tense' and 'Tongue Twister', together praised by Allmusic in particular as setting them apart from other bands of their era with delicious melodies. When MTV went on the air on August 1, 1981, the channel aired four of Shoes' videos: Too Late, Tomorrow Night, Cruel You and In My Arms Again. Thus, the programmers chose Shoes to be one of the first bands to be shown on MTV. Their total discography includes: the 'Heads or Tails EP' (1974), 'One in Versailles' (1975), 'Bazooka' (1975), 'Black Vinyl Shoes' (1977), 'Present Tense' (1979), 'Tongue Twister' (1981), 'Silhouette' (1984), 'Boomerang' (1982), 'Shoes Best' (1987), 'Stolen Wishes' (1990), 'Propeller' (1994), 'Fret Buzz' (1995), 'As Is' (1996), 'Double Exposure' (2007), and 'Ignition' (2012). Band member Jeff Murphy also released a solo album titled 'Cantilever' in 2007. 'Ignition', their first album in 18 years, was released on August 14, 2012, and it included 15 all-new songs: Head vs. Heart The Joke's On You Diminishin...