Cat's Eyes (album)
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Cat's Eyes is the self-titled debut album by London
-based alternative pop duo Cat's Eyes, released on April 11, 2011 on the Polydor record label
.
The album features the songs Cat's Eyes and The Best Person I Know, along with 8 original tracks, including The Lull - which the band have reported was the first song they wrote for the project.
The album is dedicated to the memory of Charlie Haddon of electronica
band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
, who committed suicide in August 2010 at Pukkelpop
festival in Belgium. Badwan of Cat's Eyes was a friend of Haddon's, and his full-time band The Horrors
played at his memorial gig in London.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based alternative pop duo Cat's Eyes, released on April 11, 2011 on the Polydor record label
.
The album features the songs Cat's Eyes and The Best Person I Know, along with 8 original tracks, including The Lull - which the band have reported was the first song they wrote for the project.
The album is dedicated to the memory of Charlie Haddon of electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool were an English synthpop group from Camden, London, made up of Charles Haddon, Joe Hutchinson and Caan Capan. The band name is an amalgamation of French and English , and is inspired by a line from French teacher Mrs Crabbe in the television series Hardwicke House...
, who committed suicide in August 2010 at Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...
festival in Belgium. Badwan of Cat's Eyes was a friend of Haddon's, and his full-time band The Horrors
The Horrors
The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...
played at his memorial gig in London.