Paris Motel

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Mr. Splitfoot 03:59 Tools
Three Steps 04:47 Tools
Catherine By the Sea 03:59 Tools
After Wanda 05:46 Tools
My Demeter 03:59 Tools
City of Ladies 05:46 Tools
Mr. Splitfoot - The Walking Dead Comic Con Trailer 03:59 Tools
Entrez dans la Salpêtrière 01:50 Tools
Coignet's Trial 05:13 Tools
Baby Diamond 02:57 Tools
Stockholm: The Art of Forgetting 05:09 Tools
071 03:38 Tools
I lost My Heart/Philippe, Phil 04:25 Tools
I Lost My Heart/Philippe, Philippe 04:25 Tools
Sortez de la Salpetriere 01:14 Tools
Static Song 04:33 Tools
Mr Splitfoot (acoustic) 03:49 Tools
Oh 02:21 Tools
Mr Splitfoot (OST The Walking Dead) 03:50 Tools
Love Song (For Jes) (acoustic) 02:42 Tools
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow 01:25 Tools
Sortez de la Salpêtrière 01:14 Tools
Golden Brown 03:49 Tools
Maps (acoustic) 02:49 Tools
I Lost My Heart / Philippe, Philippe 04:25 Tools
071 (acoustic) 03:55 Tools
After Wanda (acoustic) 04:43 Tools
Three Steps (acoustic) 05:09 Tools
Catherine By The Sea (acoustic) 03:58 Tools
Queen of Hearts 01:22 Tools
And She Was 03:42 Tools
Milkman of Human Kindness 03:18 Tools
Hanging on the Telephone 02:16 Tools
Sortez de la Salpêtrilère 01:14 Tools
Mr. Splitfoot (The Walking Dead Comic Con Trailer) 03:59 Tools
Maps 03:01 Tools
Inspiration 06:11 Tools
Big Eyed Beans from Venus 04:13 Tools
Summertime 02:39 Tools
I Can't Stand the Rain 04:32 Tools
Oscar Tango 03:07 Tools
Mr. Splitfoot (In the darkest night) 03:58 Tools
From the Air 04:45 Tools
I'm Onto You 03:11 Tools
Sistine Chapel 03:51 Tools
Love Song for Jes 02:40 Tools
fiona viola 03:53 Tools
Beautiful Eyes 04:17 Tools
Harriet's Kitchen 04:19 Tools
heavenly times 02:33 Tools
Mr. Splitfoot(OST The Walking Dead) 00:30 Tools
hello paris motel 02:47 Tools
I Lost My Heart 04:25 Tools
Entrez dans la salpкtriиre 01:50 Tools
Goodbye Paris Motel 06:06 Tools
Marcelle and the Little Raspberry 01:39 Tools
Sortie De La Salpetriere 01:39 Tools
Sortez de la salpкtriиre 01:14 Tools
Stockholm - The Art of Forgetting 01:14 Tools
Layers (Demo) 01:14 Tools
philippe, philippe 01:14 Tools
I Lost My Heart/Philippe Philippe 01:14 Tools
I Lost My Heart / Philippe, Philippe (Live BBC Radio 2 Session) 01:14 Tools
I Lost My Heart - Philippe Philippe 01:14 Tools
I Lost My Heart/Philippe, Phillipe 01:14 Tools
Mr Splitfoot [Ходячие мертвецы] 01:14 Tools
071 (Live BBC Radio 2 Session) 01:14 Tools
On To You (Live BBC Radio 2 Session) 01:14 Tools
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Multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Amy May (b. 10 September 1978, Hammersmith, London, England) began to demo songs in 2004 for the project that became Paris Motel. Pre-nineteenth century classical music was as much an influence on May, as the kind of twee and gentle late 60s and early 70s children's music that appeared on the Trunk Records 2006 compilation Fuzzy-Felt Folk. After arranging other artist's compositions for a living, May's first attempts at songwriting were made available from the band's website in a raw, unmastered form. Regular band members Mike Smith (b. 8 April 1976, Dulwich, London, England; bass/vocals), Joe Smith (b. 18 May 1978, Sidcup, Kent, England, drums) and Paul Reeves (aka Reevo) (b. 9 June 1975, Romford, Essex, England; guitar/vocals) were usually accompanied in performance by a number of classical musicians. The small London stages, from which Paris Motel made their early live performances, struggled to accommodate as many as 13 of May's orchestral recruits. In late 2005, the 071 EP was released on the band's own Hotel Records to moderate critical acclaim. May's vocals betrayed a pronounced and eccentric Englishness akin to Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell, while the production of the EP updated the sound of their Paris Motel demo. She proved that a classically trained performer could retain the credentials required to create a buzz on the London indie scene. As well as her elaborate dresses and impeccably suited bandmates, it was May's choice of live covers that warmed many to Paris Motel. Blur's "To The End" and Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2" were examples of these. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.