Amy Blue
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Amy Blue | |
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| Origin | London,United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative rock Electronica |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Drums, Laptop |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Members | Simon Chatterton JP Rutter Lex Sampson Tom Parr |
| Website | Official website |
Amy Blueis a Britishalternative rockband composed of Simon Chatterton (guitar), JP Rutter (guitar), Lex Sampson (drums) and Tom Parr (bass). The group's name was inspired byRose McGowan's character in the 1995Gregg ArakimovieThe Doom Generation.
History
[edit]Amy Blue was formed in February 2003 by Simon Chatterton and JP Rutter. Chatterton was previously known for performing solo at university inNorthamptonunder nom de plume evol-i, and was a roadie forhardcoreband Jnr Loaded. The band combined industrial noise and quiet atmospherics with traditional songwriting, crafted for two years in a boiler room in Soho,London.Their sound eventually shifted towards a "wall of noise" style reminiscent of early 1990sshoegazeandgrungewithglitchandIDMinfluences, much to the horror of the audiences at their earliest shows in 2004.
December 2005 saw the release of their eponymous EP, which consisted ofMy Bloody Valentine-esque shoegaze noise crossed with electronic industrial punk pop. The sleeve manipulated aFrancis Baconpainting to emphasise the record'sgothicfeel without being labeled as such.
In December 2006, the band leaked tracks from the EP as being unreleased demos byThe Smashing Pumpkins,long before any of the other band's new material from their comeback albumZeitgeist.Spinwriter Billy Goodman interviewed Chatterton (referred in the final article as Simon Chatterman) to find out the origins of the songs and the hoax, which Chatterton admitted was to "piss off a few file-sharers".[1]
Bassist Danny Legg joined in June 2006, followed by drummer Lex Sampson in February 2007. The band recorded their debut album,The Fortress & The Fatalistin winter 2007 that was released on iTunes andSpotifyin June 2009 that drew favourable reviews. Following a string of loud and energetic shows Danny Legg left the band amicably in 2008, the band then recruited Trevor Hatton, formerly of Lunar Jet Man.
2011 saw the release of compilationThe Tinder Tapeprior to the April release of the four track EPOn the Pleasure of Hatingwhich again was reviewed positively for its more direct and dark sound. Amy Blue began a residency at the Brixton Windmill's Retrofests paying homage to alternative bandsPavement,Guided by VoicesandThe Smashing Pumpkins.
Focusing on recording for much of 2010-12, the band completedA Hero Of Our Time,a ten track album that differed sonically from their previous two releases, and remains largely unreviewed. Thematically, the record was based onMikhail Lermontov'sRussian literary classic of the same name. It was the last of Hatton's recordings with the band, and he left acrimoniously in 2012 to join a covers band.
In April 2016, after a hiatus, the band announced the upcoming release of a double LP calledThe Unwinding.[2]As of June 2020, it remains unreleased.
Discography
[edit]- Enjoy! (2004)
- Eponymous (2005)
- Red Headed Stepchild Records Sampler (2007)(UK indie-label compilation features "Won't You Follow Me" and "The Language of Ghosts" )
- The Fortress & The Fatalist (2009)
- Pavement Ist Rad Compilation (2009) (UK indie-label compilation features Amy Blue's cover ofPavement's song "Fight This Generation" )
- The Tinder Tape (2011)
- On the Pleasure of Hating (2011)
- A Hero Of Our Time (2013)
References
[edit]- ^"SPIN.com: Exclusive: Smashing Pumpkins Imposters Unmasked?".2 January 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 2 January 2007.Retrieved11 June2020.
- ^"Động mạn ô tại tuyến quan khán | động mạn ô tư nguyên bách độ võng bàn | động mạn vô hạn mã".Theworldisfuckedrecordings.com.Retrieved11 June2020.