Bows (band)

Bows
Origin	United Kingdom
Years active	1999 (1999)–2001 (2001)
Labels	Too Pure
Past members	Luke Sutherland Signe Høirup Wille-Jørgensen

Bows were a British-based band, who have released two albums on the Too Pure label.

History

Following the dissolution of his former band Long Fin Killie, multi-instrumentalist Luke Sutherland formed Bows with the Danish singer Signe Høirup Wille-Jørgensen. ^{[1] [2]} Specializing in a kind of lush trip hop with grand arrangements, the band have met with some critical success.

The band's debut album, Blush, was released in 1999 to generally positive reviews. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Second album Cassidy followed in 2001. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Discography

Albums

• Blush (1999), Too Pure
• Cassidy (2001), Too Pure

Singles, EPs

• "Blush" (1999), Too Pure
• "Britannica" (1999), Too Pure
• "Big Wings" (1999), Too Pure
• "Pink Puppet" (2001), Too Pure

References

1. Phares, Heather "Bows Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 21 November 2017
2. Wood, Andy "Sutherland, Luke" in Donnell, Alison (ed.) (2013) Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture, Routledge, ISBN   978-0415862509, p. 291
3. Phares, Heather "Blush Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 21 November 2017
4. Ciabattoni, Steve (1999) "Must Hear: Bows Blush", CMJ New Music Report , 1 October 1999, p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2017
5. "Blush Review", NME . Retrieved 21 November 2017
6. Brasor, Philip (2001) "‘Cassidy’: Luke Sutherland", The Japan Times . Retrieved 21 November 2017
7. Kellman, Andy "Cassidy Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 21 November 2017
8. Cangari, Joe (2001) "Bows Cassidy", Pitchfork, 16 April 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2017

External links

• Bows at AllMusic
• Bows discography at Discogs