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The Long Blondes
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Sheffield, England (2004 – 2008)
The Long Blondes were a 5-piece art-rock band who formed in Sheffield, England in 2004. The band released their debut album “Someone To Drive You Home” on Rough Trade Records in 2006 after a string of critically-acclaimed singles. The band consisted of Kate Jackson (vocals), Dorian Cox (guitar, backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Reenie Hollis (bass, backing vocals) and Mark “Screech Louder” Turvey (drums). Male guitarist Cox wrote most of the band’s female-oriented lyrics. The band broke up on friendly terms in 2008 (announced on MySpace 19/10/08) due to Cox having a stroke in June which left him partially paralysed and unlikely to play guitar again.
The band’s following grew fairly rapidly, with many fans sporting the “glamorous punk” image popularised by frontwoman Kate Jackson. Kate was featured in The Guardian’s style section and the NME Cool Lists 2005 and 2006. When questioned about her place in the first list by The Guardian, Jackson remarked: “Probably because they didn’t have enough girls. It was so overrun with boring boys, they needed someone to bring a touch of glamour.”
The band originally formed through a series of chance encounters: when Kate, guitarist and songwriter Dorian, bassist Reenie, drummer Screech and guitarist / keyboardist Emma bumped into each other at public library counters, charity shop sale rails and the dancefloors of DIY club nights.
The band’s following grew fairly rapidly, with many fans sporting the “glamorous punk” image popularised by frontwoman Kate Jackson. Kate was featured in The Guardian’s style section and the NME Cool Lists 2005 and 2006. When questioned about her place in the first list by The Guardian, Jackson remarked: “Probably because they didn’t have enough girls. It was so overrun with boring boys, they needed someone to bring a touch of glamour.”
The band originally formed through a series of chance encounters: when Kate, guitarist and songwriter Dorian, bassist Reenie, drummer Screech and guitarist / keyboardist Emma bumped into each other at public library counters, charity shop sale rails and the dancefloors of DIY club nights.
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le_shambles wrote:
don't be a sycophant and don't try to hold my hand if you don't wanna be around five minutes later. don't be a sycophant and don't try to hold my hand and don't just say the things that you think i want to hear. it's hard enough getting someone to like you, and then you find out that they're nothing like you and it's been a waste of time... SO GODDAMNED TRUE.
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LongLiveTheD wrote:
Weren't they splendid?
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carmoni wrote:
I really miss The Long Blondes. :(
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timahall wrote:
I'm so fucking thankful I got to see them live before they split up.
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withoutaspark wrote:
Please have a listen. Very young, very raw, lots of potential. http://www.last.fm/music/Amorr
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vedder110 wrote:
Thanks for the link conditionals!
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vanitycentral wrote:
No band splitting up has ever made me feel as strongly as I do about The Long Blondes doing so.
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ste_simpson wrote:
I could show you the ropes
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conditionals wrote:
Saw what!? Can we see the Long Blondes live? Will here be new Long Blondes material? No. Thus, I miss them. I miss new output.
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Idrinkperiods wrote:
Stop saying you 'miss' bands, you're never going to meet them but you can always listen to their music
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AMYlase___ wrote:
i miss them so much...fml for not seeing them when they were still around!
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elfaerie wrote:
[pol_noir: I like the new album. I love its Giorgio Moroder infected retro-electro, even italo disco twist. But I'd like to post a question: The title.. is inteded to go with quotes (on purpose). Or without?] Now I am convinced to listen to it even more.
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violent_purple wrote:
Oh Gosh that article about Dorian is so sad, I really miss The Long Blondes. Their lyrics really capture what it's like to be a girl, which is odd because I remember Dorian wrote most of them! I adore both of their albums, I think "Couples" is massively underrated.
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heyletsgetknown wrote:
dorian's article made me tear up. how shitty.
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conditionals wrote:
Also, anyone interested in Dorian's condition should read this. Really affecting stuff.
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conditionals wrote:
If Dorian fully recovers, they could potentially get back together... right? It was an amicable split after all. I can dream, can't I?
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timahall wrote:
Will never ever understand why some people don't like Couples. It's amazing.
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TheSovietKitsch wrote:
I miss The Long Blondes. :(
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conditionals wrote:
@SFBeaverhousen: I like ALL their stuff, "Singles", b-sides, both albums. Though honestly, the stuff from "Couples" does it for me the most.
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Ilkar89 wrote:
@SFBeaverhousen 'nuff said.
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5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thelongblondes
To all those who might be interested, I have a couple of musical happenings to shout about. First off, my one time side project The Bon Bon Club have a new single, Sex on Fire, out now. …
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