The Shoestrung

The Shoestrung

The Shoestrung is a UK band associated with Brighton and London. The group consists of Dave Tregenza on bass guitar and cello, Rob Miles on drums, Al Ritchie on guitar and vocals, and Bryn Hoffman on vocals, guitar, harmonica and Hammond.

The name is presented as a word with no fixed definition, and the band adopts it for its links with figures including Pretty Boy Floyd, Leadbelly, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Morrison, Joe Strummer, Robert Johnson and Jelly Roll Morton. The group spends time in Brighton and east London and describes itself as living communally.

Its sound is rooted in British indie and related rock styles, and the group is identified as a UK rock band. The tags attached to the act place it in britpop, classic rock, mainstream rock, Merseybeat, pop and pop rock.