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Formerly of mid 90s electro-indie bands The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder, this legendary front man has gone solo with a hip-hop/pop pastiche sound to play to a well establised following of fans.
Relentlessly highbrow, Haines’s dark-but-mischievous lyrics typically fall into three groups: musings on obscure Anglicana (The Mitford Sisters, Freddie Mills is Dead), bitter attacks on modern society, particularly the arts (The Death of Sarah Lucas, Christ) and twisted 1970s anti-nostalgia (Leeds United, Here’s to Old England) - with the odd dash of self-aggrandisement thrown in for good measure.
Despite cultivating an image as a sinister misanthrope over the past fifteen years, Haines’s live sets are notable for his self-deprecating humour and between-songs banter - and for their surprising brevity. But considering that most of his songs are well under three minutes, this doesn’t necessarily mean a short set list.
Relentlessly highbrow, Haines’s dark-but-mischievous lyrics typically fall into three groups: musings on obscure Anglicana (The Mitford Sisters, Freddie Mills is Dead), bitter attacks on modern society, particularly the arts (The Death of Sarah Lucas, Christ) and twisted 1970s anti-nostalgia (Leeds United, Here’s to Old England) - with the odd dash of self-aggrandisement thrown in for good measure.
Despite cultivating an image as a sinister misanthrope over the past fifteen years, Haines’s live sets are notable for his self-deprecating humour and between-songs banter - and for their surprising brevity. But considering that most of his songs are well under three minutes, this doesn’t necessarily mean a short set list.
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vinnypeculiar wrote:
Future Generation - Deaf Institute high...quite a tour, Vinny
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belboid wrote:
superb show (albeit too brief) last night, and the new album sounds stunning already.
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InflatableMoron wrote:
Two new songs from 21st Century Man/Achtung Mutha up on the MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/lukehaines
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LucyCage wrote:
Another Haines article here: http://misterchristrout.com/posts/2009/08/lets-meet-and-have-baby-now/
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LucyCage wrote:
Article about Bad Vibes here: http://misterchristrout.com/posts/2009/04/writing-book/
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kreltak wrote:
he is a fucking genius... unfortunately, very unknown in germany :(
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paperboy wrote:
Review of Haines' autobiography Bad Vibes up at Webcuts -- "Bad Vibes, Haines memoir to those heady days is not only a polemic on Britpop, but the music industry and musicians in general."
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InflatableMoron wrote:
Umm, it's availiable quite cheaply on cd format on Amazon .co.uk. That is where I got my copy.
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liambanditti wrote:
How do I get a copy of Baader Meinhof!
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sdl1986 wrote:
He is a songwriting god. So many incredible lyrics... the music, the guitar, the cello, the percussion. It's hard to really put in to words. And I can't wait for his memoir that comes out in January.
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christiemalry wrote:
Insanely underrated. Whatever that might actually mean in the grand scheme of things.
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pobwall wrote:
Lol, look at that, I see the new album proved popular!
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qadmits3 wrote:
this is HOT!
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Jan
28
XI Tanned Tin
Teatre Principal, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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Feb
27
Minifestival de Música Independent de Barcelona
Espai La Fontana, Barcelona, Spain
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| 15 attendees
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Apr
15
Luke Haines
Garage, London, United Kingdom
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| 6 attendees
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10 Nov 2009 | from
Here’s an online version of the reveiw which ran in The Times newspaper.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6904989.ece
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10 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/Luke Haines
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