Woman's Hour (band)

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Woman's Hour
Origin London, England
Genres Indie pop
Years active2011–2019
Labels Secretly Canadian
Past membersFiona Burgess
William Burgess
Josh Hunnisett
Nicholas Graves

Woman's Hour was a British indie pop four-piece band based in London, England. The group was formed by siblings Fiona and William Burgess, along with Nicolas Graves and Josh Hunnisett. [1] They played their first show in 2011, and released their debut album Conversations on Secretly Canadian in 2014. [2] [3] [4] In December 2018 the band announced they would be breaking up after the release of their second album Ephyra.

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History

After graduating with a degree in drama and applied theatre in 2011, front-woman Fiona, paired up with William who was already producing and making records. Woman's Hour got their name from the London female-focused news and culture show on BBC Radio 4. They catalogued their demos by different Radio 4 programmes and the demo name Woman's Hour was adopted as the band's name. [1]

They have graphics and monochrome visuals that were curated with TATE Modern and MoMA certified fine artists Oliver Chanarin and Adam Broomberg. [1]

Their debut album, Conversations, received a 10/10 score and the award of Debut Album Of The Year in The Line Of Best Fit for 2014 [5] and 9/10 at Drowned in Sound [6] among others. In December 2018 the group announced they would be splitting up after the release of their second album Ephyra and a tour of the UK. [7] The band's final show was at the Dome in Tufnell Park, north London on 22 March 2019. [8]

Musical style

Allmusic described their musical style as "a signature sound of synths and subtlety". [1]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Woman's Hour - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Woman's Hour". Secretly Canadian. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Conversations - Woman's Hour - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Conversations by Woman's Hour", Metacritic, retrieved 9 March 2017
  5. ↑ Debut Of The Year 2014 Woman's Hour web
  6. ↑ Reviews Woman's Hour Conversations web, 21 July 2014, archived from the original on 10 September 2025, retrieved 11 November 2025
  7. ↑ Rettig, James (12 December 2018). "Woman's Hour Break Up, But Are Releasing A Final Album". Stereogum . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (14 January 2019). "Woman's Hour's show at The Dome is 'likely to be their last' London performance". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Woman's Hour: Conversations Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Woman's Hour Return With First New Material in Five Years, Announce New Album 'Ephyra'". DIY . 12 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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