Landshapes are a British band formed in 2012, known primarily for its effects-heavy psychedelic alternative rock. They released their debut full-length album Rambutan on indie record label Bella Union in 2013 and their second album, Heyoon, in May 2015. The group consists of Heloise Tunstall-Behrens (vocals, violin) and Luisa Gerstein (vocals, ukulele) with Jemma Freeman (guitar, vocals) and Dan Blackett (drums, vocals). They were formerly known as Lulu and the Lampshades and they met when its members were at the University of Bristol.
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![]() Lulu and the Lampshades, Bestival 2010; left to right (without the "Lampshades"): Dan Blackett (drums, hidden), Heloise Tunstall-Behrens (violine), Luisa Gerstein (ukulele), Jemma Freeman (electric guitar) | |
Background information | |
Origin | Bristol, England |
Band members Tunstall-Behrens and Gerstein are known for their revival of the 1931 Carter Family song "When I'm Gone" as "Cups".[1]
While Landshapes was on hiatus, Gerstein and Tunstall-Behrens remained active with Deep Throat Choir,[2] releasing an album on Bella Union in 2017,[3] and now perform with Blood Moon Project.[4] Freeman formed Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something, releasing a debut EP in 2017[5] and a debut album in 2019.[6]
Discography
editLulu and the Lampshades
edit- 2009: "Feet To The Sky" / "Rose Tint" (Single, Voga Parochia)
- 2011: "Cold Water" / "Cups" ("You're Gonna Miss Me") (Single, Moshi Moshi)
- 2011: "Cold Water" (EP, Moshi Moshi)
Landshapes
edit- 2013: Rambutan (Album, Bella Union)
- 2013: "Insomniacs Club" (Single, Bella Union)
- 2015: Heyoon (Album, Bella Union)
- 2020: Contact (Album, Bella Union)
- 2020: Whale Song (Album, Bella Union)
References
edit- ^ "Cups, You're Gonna Miss Me: Evolution of a Song". Atomicsam.wordpress.com. 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Deep Throat Choir: 'We are empowered women doing something we love together'". Inews.co.uk. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Deep Throat Choir: Be OK review – sweetly subversive choral pop | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Blood Moon Project — Singing With Nightingales". Singingwithnightingales.com. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Get To Know – Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something – For The Rabbits". Fortherabbits.net. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Jemma Freeman And The Cosmic Something - Oh Really, What's That Then? (Trapped Animal) | God Is In The TV". Godisinthetvzine.co.uk. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
External links
edit- Allmusic bio
- Landshapes on Bandcamp
- Landshapes discography at Discogs