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Find sources: "Shy Child" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Shy Child Shy Child at the Oxygen Festival in London 2007 Background information Origin New York City, New York, United States Genres Indietronica, synthpop, alternative dance Years active 2000–2010 Labels Current: Gigantic Music, Wall of Sound Former: Kill Rock Stars, Say Hey Records, Romz Record, Grenadine Records Members Pete Cafarella Nate Smith Website www.shychild.com **Shy Child** were an American [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) duo from [New York City](/source/New_York_City), United States, consisting of Pete Cafarella on vocals and synthesizers and Nate Smith on drums.[1] ## History Shy Child formed in the summer of 2000, when former college friends Pete Cafarella and Nate Smith separately moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City). The duo shared a love for [progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock) and electronic music, and started playing music together in an attempt to create a fusion of the genres. Shy Child recorded their debut album, *[Please Consider Our Time](/source/Please_Consider_Our_Time)*, in 2001. Originally sold through local record shops, [Grenadine Records](/source/Grenadine_Records) signed the band[2] and re-released it proper in 2002, followed by the [Humanity EP](/source/Humanity_EP) in 2003. In 2004 the band released their second album, *[One with the Sun](/source/One_with_the_Sun)*, on New York label [Say Hey Records](/source/Say_Hey_Records). Two singles were later released in the UK from the album, "The Noise Won't Stop" and "[Technicrats](/source/Technicrats)", though the album itself was only released in North America. Shy Child began playing steadily in the UK in 2006, and they also started working on their next album with producers [Chris Zane](/source/Chris_Zane) and [Paul Epworth](/source/Paul_Epworth). In the summer of 2006, they signed with UK label [Wall of Sound](/source/Wall_of_Sound_(record_label)). A U.S. tour supporting [Hot Chip](/source/Hot_Chip)[3] followed in the fall. In early 2007, Shy Child released the singles "[Drop the Phone](/source/Drop_the_Phone)" and "Noise Won't Stop" in the UK. They supported [Klaxons](/source/Klaxons) on their tour of England in May, the same month that they released their third album, *[Noise Won't Stop](/source/Noise_Won't_Stop)*. The band toured extensively in the UK and Europe in the summer of 2007, playing at Barcelona Acció Musical, London's O2 [Wireless Festival](/source/Wireless_Festival), the [Reading and Leeds Festivals](/source/Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals), and [Bestival](/source/Bestival), among others. They also supported [Muse](/source/Muse_(band)) at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium) on June 17, 2007, becoming the first American act to play the new Wembley Stadium. The group released the single "[Summer](/source/Summer_(Shy_Child_song))" in September 2007, followed by an October headline tour around the UK. "[Drop the Phone](/source/Drop_the_Phone)" was re-released in November. Shy Child toured New Zealand and Australia as part of the [Big Day Out](/source/Big_Day_Out) Festival in January and February 2008, and opened for [Björk](/source/Bj%C3%B6rk) at the forecourt of the [Sydney Opera House](/source/Sydney_Opera_House) as well. "[Noise Won't Stop](/source/Noise_Won't_Stop)" was released in the US by [Kill Rock Stars](/source/Kill_Rock_Stars) in May 2008. In March 2010, Shy Child released a new single, "[Disconnected](/source/Disconnected_(Shy_Child_song))" and their fourth studio album, *[Liquid Love](/source/Liquid_Love_(Shy_Child_album))*. A UK tour to support the album had to be rescheduled due to Cafarella suffering [concussion](/source/Concussion). A second single, "[Open Up the Sky](/source/Open_Up_the_Sky)", was released later in the year. In September 2010, *[Liquid Love](/source/Liquid_Love_(Shy_Child_album))* was released in North America by [Gigantic Music](/source/Gigantic_Music). This would be the duo's final project before becoming inactive, and they have not released any new material for over a decade after *Liquid Love*. ## Side projects Before Shy Child, Pete Cafarella had been playing [synthesizer](/source/Synthesizer) in **El Guapo**, later known as [Supersystem](/source/Supersystem_(band)). Nate Smith was drumming for another New York duo, **Touchdown**. ## Instrumentation Cafarella is well known for playing entire songs using only a [keytar](/source/Keytar). The keytar in question, a [Roland](/source/Roland_Corporation) AX-7, accompanied the band through all of their tours until 2010, when it was replaced by two regular [synthesizers](/source/Synthesizer). When asked about this, Cafarella responded with "[the keytar is] kinda broken", and also that he felt people were not taking the band seriously because of it. ## Television Shy Child performed "The Noise Won't Stop" on [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4)'s *[Transmission](/source/Transmission_(TV_series))* in May 2007. In June of the same year, they performed "[Drop the Phone](/source/Drop_the_Phone)" on the [BBC](/source/BBC) television show, *[Later... with Jools Holland](/source/Later..._with_Jools_Holland)*. In October 2007, Shy Child performed the same song for [Stella McCartney](/source/Stella_McCartney) during the [Swarovski](/source/Swarovski) [Fashion Rocks](/source/Fashion_Rocks) event at [Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall) in London, which was broadcast worldwide. They have also appeared on the UK television shows *[The Culture Show](/source/The_Culture_Show)*, and *Death Disco*. ## Discography ### Studio albums - *[Please Consider Our Time](/source/Please_Consider_Our_Time)* (2002) - *[One with the Sun](/source/One_with_the_Sun)* (2004) - *[Noise Won't Stop](/source/Noise_Won't_Stop)* (2007) - *[Liquid Love](/source/Liquid_Love_(Shy_Child_album))* (2010) ### EPs - *[Humanity EP](/source/Humanity_EP)* (2003) ### Singles - "Noise Won't Stop" (2004) - "[Technicrats](/source/Technicrats)" (2006) - "[Drop the Phone](/source/Drop_the_Phone)" (2007) - "Noise Won't Stop" (re-release) (2007) - "[Summer](/source/Summer_(Shy_Child_song))" (2007) - "[Disconnected](/source/Disconnected_(Shy_Child_song))" (2010) - "[Open Up the Sky](/source/Open_Up_the_Sky)" (2010) ### Remixes Shy Child has remixed songs for [Midnight Juggernauts](/source/Midnight_Juggernauts), [The Futureheads](/source/The_Futureheads), [Tokyo Police Club](/source/Tokyo_Police_Club), [Editors](/source/Editors_(band)), and many others; their remixed version of The Boggs' "Arm in Arm" was featured in a trailer for *[Grand Theft Auto IV](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV)* and appeared in the game. Artists and bands that have remixed Shy Child include [Buraka Som Sistema](/source/Buraka_Som_Sistema), [Busy P](/source/Busy_P), [Infadels](/source/Infadels), and others. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Shy Child"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/78357d35-1c85-41c3-b134-37dbca97dd65). *BBC Music*. Retrieved 1 October 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Shy Child"](https://grenadinerecords.com/artist/shy-child). *Grenadinerecords.com*. Retrieved 4 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Shy Child"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/apr/12/popandrock2). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.shychild.com) - [Interview with Shy Child from Vice magazine](http://vice.typepad.com/vice_magazine/2007/02/shychild.html) v t e Shy Child Pete Cafarella Nate Smith Studio albums Please Consider Our Time One with the Sun Noise Won't Stop Liquid Love EP's Humanity EP Singles "The Noise Won't Stop" "Technicrats" "Drop the Phone" "Noise Won't Stop" "Summer" "Disconnected" "Open Up the Sky" Related articles Grenadine Records Say Hey Records Wall of Sound Records Keytar Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National United States Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shy Child](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shy_Child) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shy_Child?action=history)). 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