Get Shakes, formed by brothers Matt and Darren Farrow, are a UK

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group from the

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. The style is dance /

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, comparable to that of

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. The Shakes grew in popularity touring the UK in 2007/8, and publishing a number of successful

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es. "Sister Self Doubt" became a festival anthem in 2007. The group won th
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for best electronic act. The group also won the University of Toledo College of Law Talent Show (The Bar Show) in February 2010. Get Shakes have an EP on

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but no CD available yet for offline sale. The band has announced plans to put out a

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in the near future, with the

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. Their track "Disneyland (Part 1)" featured in the

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for ''

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'', and their track "Sister Self Doubt" is part of the soundtrack of

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, '' 21''.

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* English electronic music groups English dance music groups Iamsound Records artists {{electronic-band-stub