Listen: Shoes And Socks Off – Tork Sport

You might know Toby Hayes, the ex-Meet Me In St Louis man who now records as Shoes And Socks Off, as an acoustic artist. His first couple of solo records consisted of pared back, fragile bedroom recordings, and while Robin Hood Waiter Champion Have-Not introduced a band, there have been few indications that his new material would sound quite like ‘Tork Sport’. Gone is the charmingly scratchy guitar, and in its place are thick, warm bass and fluttering Eraser-esque electronics.

‘Tork Sport’ is taken from the forthcoming album Miles Of Mad Water, out 14 May on Big Scary Monsters.

Shoes And Socks Off plays the following dates:

May 11 – The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
May 16 – The Garage, London *
May 17 – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham *
May 19 – Brudenell, Leeds *
May 20 – King Tuts, Glasgow *
May 21 – O2 Academy, Newcastle *
May 22 – Deaf Institute, Manchester *
May 23 – O2 Academy, Oxford *

* Supporting Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly