The Long Blondes
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
2003
Group Dissolved:
2008
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Artist Biography
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."
Artist Discography
Albums
"Couples" (6 April 2008)
Someone to Drive You Home (6 November 2006)
Singles
Appropriation (20 June 2005)
Century (24 March 2008)
Giddy Stratospheres (6 December 2004)
Guilt (30 June 2008)
New Idols (2004)
Once and Never Again (23 October 2006)
Separated by Motorways (12 December 2005)
Weekend Without Makeup (26 June 2006)