Lois
On tour
Pictures
Listen to, buy or share
Buy
7digital
Juno
iTunes
Amazon
eBay
-
76,019
scrobbles
-
8,900 listeners
-
yvzus is listening to
Lois – Eblouie Par La Nuit
Tags
Biography
Having picked up a second-hand guitar in 1985, and learning from Calvin Johnson, Lois Maffeo’s first band was Lumihoops, with Sharon Berman and Jan Brock. They only played live once, at the Smithfield Cafe, but can be heard on the Yoyo Recordings compilation Throw.
Her second band, The Cradle Robbers, was formed with future The Spinanes member Rebecca Gates. They released one track on the compilation Red Hot + Bothered/Indie Rock Guide To Dating before disbanding.
She then teamed with drummer (and Yoyo Recordings founder) Pat Maley in a band named Courtney Love. There are multiple explanations for the name, but this was before Love herself became famous. The duo would release three well-regarded 7” singles and a few compilation tracks, but no albums. According to Pitchfork Media, Maffeo was an early acolyte of the indie pop movement, as women musicians traded tapes and created their own pop-oriented music culture, instead of blending in with boys in the punk or cock rock genres.
After this, Maffeo began her solo career as Lois (or, as she often says, The Lois). Maffeo lived in Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C. from 1989-1995. She was resident in the neighborhood during the 1991 riot.
She generally appeared with other musicians playing drums and backup, but her group has changed over the years. Some may consider her an anti-folk musician, combining the ethics and politics of punk with acoustic instrumentation, though she generally disdains such simplistic labels.
Her second band, The Cradle Robbers, was formed with future The Spinanes member Rebecca Gates. They released one track on the compilation Red Hot + Bothered/Indie Rock Guide To Dating before disbanding.
She then teamed with drummer (and Yoyo Recordings founder) Pat Maley in a band named Courtney Love. There are multiple explanations for the name, but this was before Love herself became famous. The duo would release three well-regarded 7” singles and a few compilation tracks, but no albums. According to Pitchfork Media, Maffeo was an early acolyte of the indie pop movement, as women musicians traded tapes and created their own pop-oriented music culture, instead of blending in with boys in the punk or cock rock genres.
After this, Maffeo began her solo career as Lois (or, as she often says, The Lois). Maffeo lived in Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C. from 1989-1995. She was resident in the neighborhood during the 1991 riot.
She generally appeared with other musicians playing drums and backup, but her group has changed over the years. Some may consider her an anti-folk musician, combining the ethics and politics of punk with acoustic instrumentation, though she generally disdains such simplistic labels.
Top Tracks
Top Albums
-
Eblouie par la nuit (The Voice 2)
0 listeners1 track
New Release
Released:
-
Strumpet
2,519 listeners11 tracks
Released:
-
Bet the Sky
1,209 listeners10 tracks
Released:
-
Butterfly Kiss
1,866 listeners11 tracks
Released:
Events
-
Chickfactor 21: Night 3 with The Pastels, Dump, Jim Ruiz Set, Lois, and special guestsThursday 13 June 2013Lois and 3 others
Brooklyn, New York, United States30 going -
Listening Trend
8,900listeners all time
76,019scrobbles all time
Recent listeners trend:
Start scrobbling and track your listening history
Last.fm users scrobble the music they play in iTunes, Spotify, Rdio and over 200 other music players.
Create a Last.fm profileShoutbox
Leave a comment.
Log in to Last.fm or sign up.
-
DRPOLPERRO
bakedbeat really appears to not know what a good song is. Lois are fucking great i saw them play last week
-
Tuber92
lois hate me :/
-
Nochek
very good
-
alongwaltz
Lois Maffeo is the only one that matters.
-
safflowerseed
She's Danish??? That's news to me...
-
AgentRamona
These songs aren't Lois Maffeo! Poor people who think so...
Top Listeners
-
KristoffMorgan
Top Listener -
matins
Top Listener -
choupisisi
Top Listener -
gularu29
Top Listener
