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Artist
Shoplifters
12+ albums
power popalternative rockindie rockpunk rockPop-punk
about
After a few theoretical sessions of careful planning,, followed by alcohol consumption, the band finaly started playing in March 2002. The basic idea was to play pop punk. Later it turned out that everyone had a different definition of the genre, which, in the long run, helped create a pretty unique sound. But, that was later, and right now it only made some confusion and misunderstandings. . And then, in a completely surprising and unexplainable outburst of self confidence, in July 2002 they entered the studio and recorded a two song demo. Even though the Shoplifters sounded a bit more wimpy and a bit more poppy than deserved on this recording, it still makes a solid first effort. It also marks the end of this early stage of the bands work, because two months later Filip decided to quit. Still, this line up was officialy recognised, because Cheap talk and cheap cigars appeared on the European pop punk virus vol. 2 compilation, released by a dutch label Stardumb records. Up to date , its the only official Shoplifters appearance in the music industry. For a while, the band played without a singer, just trying to write some music and hoping that someone might come along. But the Dreadful Wait lasted a lot longer than they expected and apathy started to take over what was left of the enthusiasm that the guys still had. In desperate attempts to keep the band running, they tried out with a series of folks taking the mic, which usually ended with more or less tragic results. Still,
