Press Release: Artist: Shmoo Single: Amnesia Label: Station Dynamic Release date: 2nd Nov 2009 Shmoo's third single, Amnesia, sees the band exploring their sound in greater depth with an explosion of high energy drums, electronic beats and lush synths. Catchy hooks, a killer vocal and vocoded harmonies all conspire to make Amnesia a track of epic proportions aided by the addition of a string quartet from Manchester's world renowned, Elbow collaborating Halle Orchestra. And the results show that Shmoo are just as adept at scoring string sections as they are at tinkering with old analog gear. Likened to a Kraftwerk versus MGMT mash-up with soaring Muse-like arpeggiators, Amnesia reveals its dark and light sides as it showcases the impressive vocal range of Shmoo frontman, Neil Newport, against a Massive Attack influenced middle eight. Still reeling from playing a sell out show at this year's Manchester International Festival, which garnered rave reviews from BBC Introducing, Manchester stalwart DJ Dave Haslam, and Xfm's Jon Kennedy, Shmoo have won a support slot with Warp Record's Max Tundra and a number of headline shows at the forthcoming InTheCity event and Oxjam gigs.