| It was so overrun with boring boys, they needed someone to bring a touch of glamour."The prominence of these various influences varies from song to song.The music features angular guitars and prominent bass guitar lines.The band gained notoriety early on in their career for their bold proclamation "We do not listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors or Bob Dylan.In June 2006 they released their first single for the label, "Weekend Without Makeup", which reached number 28.In October they started together with producer Erol Alkan working on their second album in London.Frontwoman Kate Jackson told NME: "It's amazing, we're developing all these new songs with a completely different process from making the first album, because not everything was set in stone when we came into the studio.Kate Jackson, The Long Blondes.Drummer's year in the spotlight.Official site
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The Long Blondes at Last.See Copyrights for details.Lead guitar and keyboards.The prominence of these various influences varies from song to song.Jackson's vocals have been compared to Ari Up of The Slits, Deborah Harry of Blondie and those of Au Pairs.We chose an instrument each and learnt to play it."The album was produced by former Pulp bassist Steve Mackey.They appeared at a number of UK festivals over summer 2006, including the Carling Weekend, Leicester's Summer Sundae and Ireland's Electric Picnic.In October they started together with producer Erol Alkan working on their second album in London.Frontwoman Kate Jackson told NME: "It's amazing, we're developing all these new songs with a completely different process from making the first album, because not everything was set in stone when we came into the studio.Kate Jackson, The Long Blondes.Drummer's year in the spotlight.Official site
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The Long Blondes at Last.This page was last modified 17:06, 27 January 2008.Want to see when The Long Blondes are playing next, check out these gig listings.Always up to date this is the definitive list of long blondes gigs.Liverpool Academy 214+ gig.Manchester Academy 214+ gig.Leeds University Stylus14+ gig.The Long Blondes
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Website Design by kieru.Uni("Please enter search text."Use of this site is subject to express terms of use, which prohibit commercial use of this site.By continuing past this page, you agree to abide by these terms.Your browser does not support frames.As is life in the Midlands.The Long Blondes, are offering an escape from it all.When NME first got excited about The Long Blondes, William, Duke Of Normandy was still putting the finishing touches to his invasion plans.The Long Blondes have sharpened their fangs.Steel City), these are songs for the misfits, the bedroom intellects who always wondered why their peers preferred bingeing on WKD to discussing the merits of Nuts In May.Slits and the Raincoats, things like that.Steve Mackey to produce Someone to Drive You Home.Once, while Jackson recorded her vocals, the other members were watching television and, coincidentally, a documentary about Britpop came on, featuring Mackie prominently, validating their giddiness.Louder, like the cat who swallowed the canary.Finally, over half a year later, the band can tour the States beyond New York and Philly.When they get here, Louder is most excited to see how his songs are received in different parts of the US so he can relate to the rest of the world. |
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