They were never as trendy as the Strokes or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but nonetheless, New York City's French Kicks were a mainstay of the early 2000s Big Apple rock renaissance. Originally known for being the band with a singing drummer, the French Kicks underwent several line-up changes that led to drummer Nick Stumpf taking over traditional frontman duties. A certain coulda/shoulda tag always dogged the band, but one listen to their sharp, hip mod-pop is proof that the boys did just fine for themselves.

Listen to French Kicks at Finetune.

• (2008)  Covers EP
• (2006)  Two Thousand

• So Far We Are
• England Just Will Not Let You Recover
• Knee High
• Cloche
• Basement D.C.

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Interpol
• The Strokes
• The Mars Volta
• Liz Phair
• The Sea and Cake
• Jen Trynin
• Josh Ritter
• Tortoise
• Peter, Paul and Mary
• Marc Cohn
• Paul Horn
• The Killers
• Franz Ferdinand
• Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
• The Dismemberment Plan
• The Libertines
• The Walkmen
• Walkmen
• Bloc Party

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