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Shoot! The Piano Player's lyrical repertoire skips jauntily through issues of psychological desolation and isolation, murder, warfare, self identity glitches, intimate unspoken meltdowns and other lighthearted themes. With reminders of Kate Bush and Berlin cabaret, the husband and wife team that comprise Shoot, nevertheless forges a brand of vivid vocal theatre that is thoroughly their own. The live experience evokes a Punch 'n' Judy show, featuring marionettes with shiny smiles and an open toybox full of things best not discussed in polite company. Tight keyboards and drums frog-march you ever so gently through a playground of childhood reminiscence and adult conscience, while Eva Fritz's sweet and lilting vocals assure that you'll probably make it to the other side in one piece. Their pop-surreal musical stylings are not designed to put you at ease or to celebrate the homogeny of human experience. Been jilted and need sympathy and solidarity? Maybe you've found the Yin to your