Hope and Social

Our band is called 'Hope and Social', this is the official website for the band -  http://www.hopeandsocial.com/
They have been set up for approximatley 10 years now, but have been touring and performing with demand since 2008; their genre is indie/accoustic. They are not the steriotypical indie band, they portray the connotation of old fashioned style, maybe relating to jazz. This wear of blazers and white shirts shows a link of intertextuality with jazz and 'smart' performers. The fact that their blazers are a bright blue with white piping goes against the connotation of formal eveningwear of either a black or white 'dinner jacket' seen in famous films such as James Bond or action films; this idea creates the idea that the band are the 'alternitive' to the steriotype, making them more original and unique.

Another key feature of the bands image it the steriotypical 'Shaggy' hair look, the long and messy hair comes with most indie bands. The Kooks, the image on the right, portray the typical steriotype that is associated with an indie band, they have the longish hair, messy and unstyled with the alternitive clothing look. The similarity between the hair styles has a connotation; the longer hair creates the sense of freedom and a lack of caring. For me, the band are trying to create this care-free image to go with their free style music and the lyrics of their songs.