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The Long Blondes
Background information
Origin Sheffield, England
Genres Indie rock, indie pop, post-punk revival
Years active2003–2008, 2021–2022
Labels Rough Trade
Past members Kate Jackson
Dorian Cox
Reenie Hollis
Emma Chaplin
Screech Louder
Website thelongblondes.com

The Long Blondes were an English indie rock band formed in Sheffield in 2003 by Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards), Reenie Hollis (real name Kathryn Hollis) (bass guitar and backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Kate Jackson (lead vocals) and Screech Louder (real name Mark Turvey, drums). [1]

Contents

After several critically acclaimed singles, they released their debut album, Someone to Drive You Home , on Rough Trade Records in November 2006. Their second album, Couples , was produced by Erol Alkan and released in April 2008. On 20 October 2008, due to the unexpected illness of their primary songwriter and lead guitarist, Dorian Cox, the band announced their amicable split via a message on their website, the same day their singles compilation, "Singles" was released. [2] In 2021, The Long Blondes reunited as a duo composed of Jackson and Cox.

Career

The band was formed in 2003 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. All the members were attending, or had attended university in the city. [3] The following quote appeared on their website and served as an introduction to the Long Blondes; "Our shared influences include The Mael Brothers, Marx Brothers and The Bewlay Brothers. We do not listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors or Bob Dylan. We chose an instrument each and learnt to play it.". [4] The band have stated that the original inspiration for The Long Blondes was to form a fantasy pop group: "Nico, Nancy Sinatra, Diana Dors and Barbara Windsor. Sexy and literate, flippant and heartbreaking all at once." [5] Singer Kate Jackson was inspired by bands with front women like Siouxsie and the Banshees and Blondie. [6]

Independent releases

In July 2004, The Long Blondes released their debut single "New Idols" on the local Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation label. This was followed by singles "Autonomy Boy" and "Giddy Stratospheres", on Angular. In 2005, they released further singles, "Appropriation (By Any Other Name)" and "Separated By Motorways", the latter being produced by Paul Epworth and released on his own Good & Evil label. These releases were met with a positive critical reaction and growing media attention. [7] [8]

Still unsigned, in February 2006 the band were recipients of the NME Philip Hall Radar Award, which in previous years was won by Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs. Further adding to their reputation, the band were named by The Guardian and Vogue as "the best unsigned band in the UK". [9] As they were unsigned, during the early success of the band, members remained working in various day jobs; Jackson sold vintage clothing on eBay, Cox was working in the University of Sheffield Department of Law, Hollis in the Media Studies department of a nearby college, Chaplin in a Leeds art library and Louder in the Home Office. [10]

Someone to Drive You Home

On 13 April 2006 they signed to Rough Trade Records [11] and began recording their debut album over the summer with Steve Mackey, the bassist with Pulp. The album was preceded by the singles "Weekend Without Makeup" in July and "Once and Never Again", which was released on 23 October and debuted at number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. [12] The song was named the 15th best track of 2006 by NME. Someone to Drive You Home was released in November 2006. The music was written by the band collectively while the majority of the lyrics were written by Cox with Jackson completing the lyrics for "Separated by Motorways" and "Madame Ray". Critical reception was generally positive with the NME calling it "fantasy pop, performed to perfection" in a 9/10 review. [13] Reviews picked up on the predominant themes of the album; outsider status, popular culture references from the 1950s and 60s and relationships from a female perspective. Other reviews indicated the numerous inspirations for the work. For example, a four-star review in The Guardian said that "if talent borrows but genius steals ... the Long Blondes should be taking their Mensa tests", comparing the album's style to Franz Ferdinand and 80s indie-pop band The Flatmates. [14] Some noted the impact of Jackson's voice; Colin Roberts of Drowned in Sound said "her delivery is like a public address call across a Sunday marketplace" [15] while The Guardian said it was "marvellously belting, if unsubtle". [14] A 3-star review in Uncut magazine recognised the ambition of the band's sound, advising that they should acquire "a ruthless pop producer, one who can coax them out of their indie-pop dowdiness – like Blondie needed Mike Chapman, like ABC needed Horn." [16] They appeared at a number of UK festivals over the summer of 2006, including the Carling Weekend. In 2007, they played on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.

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The Long Blondes live at the London Astoria, 2007

"Couples" and "Singles"

After an extended European tour, in October 2007 The Long Blondes began work on their second album with producer Erol Alkan, who had previously produced their more dance orientated b-sides such as "Five Ways To End It" and "Fulwood Babylon". On 19 December 2007, it was announced that the new album's title would be "Couples" . The title alludes to the David Bowie album "Heroes" and also to a loose theme of the album as a "big breakup album". [17] Before the album was released, all five members created their own cryptic promo videos explaining the inspiration behind "Couples". [18] The band stated that the album drew influences from Italo disco revival acts such as Glass Candy [19] [20] and the Italians Do It Better label. [21] and ABBA. Cox stated that "...there's something really innocent about Abba videos... really kinda funny, futuristic but old fashioned at the same time and that's how we see our music on this album.". [22]

"Couples" was released on 7 April 2008, preceded by a single, "Century", released on 24 March 2008. [23] The album reached number 48 in the UK album chart. The album was generally well received by critics. Click Music gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 and said it was "a worthy contender for record of the year". [24] The Guardian gave the album another 4-star review, noting the album's shift in style – saying that some tracks shared "more with the cinematic perfection of Kylie Minogue's "Confide in Me" than the kitchen sink dramas of Pulp". [25] A mixed 6/10 review in NME said the album was "not terrible, but disappointing" and "whereas once they sang of suburban boredom tempered with the thrill of escape, now they’ve started to sound like they’d be happy to stay put". [26] After "Century", the next song to be taken off the album was "Guilt", which was released on 7" and digital download.

On 9 June 2008, the band posted on their official website that Cox had fallen ill and that he had to be rushed to hospital, which meant that they had to cancel all their live appearances until the end of July. [23] The band were due to play a support slot on Duran Duran's Red Carpet Massacre tour at the Birmingham NIA and the O2 Arena in London and on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury.

After "Couples", the band decided to release a compilation of their rare early 7" singles, which was titled "Singles" on 20 October 2008 on Angular Records. [27] The twelve track album collected all of the songs from the band's first singles. The version of "Separated By Motorways" differs from the single version produced by Paul Epworth, instead the group opted to include the demo version instead. The compilation also featured one previously unreleased song – "Peterborough". "Singles" was named the 25th best album of 2008 by Artrocker magazine.[ citation needed ]

Breakup and post-breakup

On 20 October 2008, Guitarist Dorian Cox posted a message on their official website that the band had split up. The main motivation for the break-up was Cox's stroke in June 2008, which resulted in a swath of cancelled gigs. [28] Cox thanked fans for their support and goodwill. "We have decided to call it a day," he wrote. "The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when/if I will be well enough to play the guitar again. On behalf of the band I'd like to say a big thank you to anyone who ever came to one of our shows, bought one of our records or danced to one of our songs in a club." The announcement was made the same day their compilation "Singles" was released, with the inside of the rear album art also containing news of the break-up. Upon their split, The Guardian wrote an article entitled "Why music will miss the Long Blondes". [29]

It was reported on 1 December 2008 that Cox was undergoing physiotherapy for his paralysis and is still hoping to get back to playing guitar. [30]

Jackson has been working on her debut solo album with producer and ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler. She will be working under the name Madame Ray (after the song on Someone to Drive You Home). Jackson has said that the sound of the album first tended towards country rock but has now become a "big pop record". She released the album 'British Road Movies' in early 2016.

Dorian Cox's new band is called Unmade Bed and have made a number of songs available on-line. [31]

Hollis continues to play in The Bon Bon Club, a band she formed with Louder. [32] Their debut single features three cover versions—"Lullaby" by The Cure, "Love Is Blind" by Pulp and "Romantic Rights" by Death From Above 1979. It was released through Thee Sheffield Phonographic Corporation on 23 June 2008. The 7" single was limited to 500 copies. [33]

Hollis also plays with Nature Set and their first single 7" has been published by Elefant Records in 2011. [34]

Reunion

On the 17th of December 2021, Kate Jackson and Dorian Cox reformed The Long Blondes as a duo to perform at the opening of an art installation by Jackson in Leicester, England. In early 2022 it was confirmed on a podcast interview with Martyn Ware that Jackson and Cox had begun work on a new album by The Long Blondes. In April 2022 it was announced that the duo would be making their official live debut at Green Man Festival in Powys, Wales in the summer. The band actually played their first reunion gig in Salford on July 8, 2022.

On August 11, 2022, Jackson announced she would be stepping away from the Long Blondes due to allegations made against Cox by his ex-girlfriend Victoria Lane via social media until the matter was resolved by the police. [35]

Musical style

Influences

The Long Blondes' songs reflect a number of influences, including 60s pop, Buzzcocks, The Fall, The Ramones, Suede,[ citation needed ] post-punk and new wave. Jackson's vocals have been compared to Ari Up of The Slits, Deborah Harry of Blondie and Lesley Woods of Au Pairs [ citation needed ]. The music features angular guitars and prominent bass guitar lines. However, the band themselves claim somewhat more eclectic influences than their sound suggests, citing Burt Bacharach, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Chinn and Chapman, and Stock, Aitken and Waterman as influences. [36] The band named some of their actual influences and favourite bands. Chaplin's were The Smiths, Sweet and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Hollis's were Belle and Sebastian, ELO and The Eagles. Cox's were ABBA and The Fall. Louder's were Scott Walker, The Slits and Captain Beaky. Jackson's were The Smiths, The Fall and Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. [37] Screech Louder cited Siouxsie and the Banshees, a group they were likened by the critics. [38] Louder said about them: "[Siouxsie and the Banshees] made much more interesting records than any of the instant hits could manage, and they didn’t run out of ideas after the first few singles. Like Pulp, they’re testament to the power of waiting". [39]

Intertextual references

The Long Blondes are known for referencing films, singers, starlets and artists in their music. Screech Louder said that Alfred Hitchcock was a big inspiration when it came to referencing films in their music, he said "the whole film noir thing is very important because it's stylish but there's depth to it as well". [40]

Lyrics

Artwork

Style

Front-woman Kate Jackson was featured in The Guardian's style section and NME's Cool List, moving from 39 in 2005 to 7 in 2006. When questioned about her place in the first NME 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." [51] Jackson describes her style as "Bonnie Parker meets a Carry On girl". [52]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum informationChart positions
UK UK Indie Chart
2006 Someone to Drive You Home 441
2008 "Couples"
  • Released: 7 April 2008
  • Label: Rough Trade
482

Compilations

YearAlbum informationChart positions
UK UK Indie Chart
2008 "Singles"

Singles and EPs

DateSingleUK Chart positionIncluded on:
A-sideB-side(s)
July 2004"New Idols""Long Blonde" "Singles"
30 September 2004"Autonomy Boy""Long Blonde"
29 November 2004"Giddy Stratospheres""Polly", "Darts"
June 2005"Giddy Stratospheres""Polly", "Autonomy Boy", "Darts"
13 June 2005"Appropriation (By Any Other Name)""My Heart Is Out of Bounds", "Lust in the Movies"83
12 December 2005"Separated By Motorways""Big Infatuation"
26 June 2006"Weekend Without Makeup""Fulwood Babylon", "Platitudes", "Last Night on Northgate Street"28 Someone to Drive You Home
23 October 2006"Once And Never Again""Five Ways To End It", "The Whippet Fancier", "Who Are You To Her?"30
5 February 2007"Giddy Stratospheres""All Bar One Girls", "Never To Be Repeated", "I'm Coping"37
September 2007"Five Ways To End It/Fulwood Babylon (Erol Alkan Remixes)"
24 March 2008"Century""The Unbearable Lightness of Buildings" "Couples"
30 June 2008"Guilt""Melville Farr", "Good As Gold", "Too Happy"

Other releases

Music videos

The Long Blondes were also known for their cheap and glamorous music videos. Their first proper music video was "Appropriation (By Any Other Name)" which was directed by Rupert Noble, a music video director they regularly made videos with after.

DateVideoDirector
July 2004"New Idols"Reenie Hollis
September 2004"Autonomy Boy"Reenie Hollis
September 2004"Long Blonde"Reenie Hollis
November 2004"Giddy Stratospheres"Reenie Hollis
June 2005"Appropriation (By Any Other Name)" Rupert Noble
December 2005"Separated By Motorways"Rupert Noble
June 2006"Weekend Without Makeup" Gina Birch
October 2006"Once And Never Again"Rupert Noble
February 2007"Giddy Stratospheres"Rupert Noble
March 2008"Century"Minsu Song
June 2008"Guilt"Abby Warrilow & Lewis Gourlay

Awards and nominations

In 2006 The Long Blondes received the Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME Awards honouring rising talent, which in previous years has accurately predicted big things for Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand.

YearAwardCategoryResult
2006 NME Awards Philip Hall Radar AwardWon

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