Shy Child

Shy Child is a band from New York City consisting of Pete Cafarella on vocals and keytar and Nate Smith on drums. The duo was formed in New York in the summer of 2000, Cafarella and Smith having previously played together in the band El Guapo (Cafarella continuing with the band when they became Supersystem). Shy Child played around New York for years, releasing their first album Please Consider Our Time in 2002 on a small Montreal label, Grenadin... more

Shy Child is a band from New York City consisting of Pete Cafarella on vocals and keytar and Nate Smith on drums. The duo was formed in New York in the summer of 2000, Cafarella and Smith having previously played together in the band El Guapo (Cafarella continuing with the band when they became Supersystem). Shy Child played around New York for years, releasing their first album Please Consider Our Time in 2002 on a small Montreal label, Grenadine Records, and released their next album One With the Sun on local NYC label Say Hey Records in 2004. Both albums were also released in Japan on Tokyo's Romz Record, and the band did a short tour of Japan in 2004. In 2006, Shy Child began playing steadily in the UK, and they also started working on their next album with producers Chris Zane and Paul Epworth. In the summer of 2006, they signed with UK label Wall of Sound. A U.S. tour supporting Hot Chip followed in the fall. In early 2007, Shy Child released the singles "Drop the Phone" and ... less