Blood Red Shoes are a Brighton-based alternative rock duo formed in 2004, consisting of Laura-Mary Carter (guitar, vocals) and Steven Ansell (drums, vocals). Over six studio albums - from the debut Box of Secrets (2008) through to Ghosts on Tape (2022) - they built a reputation for raw, two-person rock that sits somewhere between indie, garage and post-punk. In 2014 they founded their own imprint, Jazz Life, giving them full creative control over everything they release.
Blood Red Shoes released new single "Screams" on March 30, 2026 - their first new music since 2023 - alongside an announcement of a European and UK tour for October 2026.
The band released the live album "20 Years of Blood Red Shoes: Live in Paris", documenting their 20th anniversary concert series held in 2024.
Laura-Mary Carter focused on solo work in 2024, including a new studio album and a support slot on tour with Queens of the Stone Age.
Blood Red Shoes marked their 20th anniversary with a series of special concerts in 2024.
The band released The Stone Tapes in 2023, a remix album of Ghosts on Tape, and continued developing their own label platform Jazz Life.
Blood Red Shoes - the guitar-and-drums duo of Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell - returns with new music after four years and hits the road across Europe.
British rock duo Blood Red Shoes will perform their energetic music at Technikum in Munich.
British rock duo Blood Red Shoes will perform their energetic music at this Berlin concert venue.
British rock duo Blood Red Shoes perform their energetic guitar-driven sound at this Hamburg show.
British rock duo Blood Red Shoes will perform their energetic music in Cologne.