The Loves
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The Loves were a heavily 1960s influenced pop
band, formed in 2000 in Cardiff
, Wales
The band recorded 4 Peel sessions between 2001 and 2002. 3 in Maida Vale and 1 at Peel Acres on Valentine's Day 2002.
See link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/l/loves/
The Loves have attracted criticism from many reviewers and people in the music industry for their alleged reliance on pastiche
in their recordings and live performances. Although the Technicolour album was generally critically well received, and was The Sunday Times
album of the week on 18 February 2007. A video
of the single "Xs & Os" (released September 2006) was made by Ryan Owen and Simon Love from live footage that was filmed in London, Liverpool, Chelmsford and Chester.
Their third album, Three, (also released on Fortuna Pop) featured guest appearances from Rob Jones aka The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Delia Sparrow, Hefner's Darren Hayman
and Harry Hill
's TV Burp writer Daniel Maier
.
In 2009, DRA Dance Collective used "Can You Feel My Heart Beat?" for their piece called "Panic Attack".
The Loves fourth and final album, ...Love You, was released on Fortuna Pop in 2010. It features The Velvet Underground
's Doug Yule
as the voice of Jesus. "Bubblegum" and "December Boy" were the double A sided single taken from the album in July 2010.
The group played the Indietracks Festival on 25 July 2010.
The Loves retired in February 2011.
The Loves are due to reform for a tour in 2013 according to past member Steve Collins.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band, formed in 2000 in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Career
Their debut album Love was released on Track and Field Records in 2004, but attracted generally hostile press coverage, and was commercially unsuccessful. Recorded mostly by Simon Love alone, their second album Technicolour was released in 2007 on Fortuna Pop.The band recorded 4 Peel sessions between 2001 and 2002. 3 in Maida Vale and 1 at Peel Acres on Valentine's Day 2002.
See link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/l/loves/
The Loves have attracted criticism from many reviewers and people in the music industry for their alleged reliance on pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
in their recordings and live performances. Although the Technicolour album was generally critically well received, and was The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
album of the week on 18 February 2007. A video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of the single "Xs & Os" (released September 2006) was made by Ryan Owen and Simon Love from live footage that was filmed in London, Liverpool, Chelmsford and Chester.
Their third album, Three, (also released on Fortuna Pop) featured guest appearances from Rob Jones aka The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Delia Sparrow, Hefner's Darren Hayman
Darren Hayman
Darren Russell Hayman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist in Hefner...
and Harry Hill
Harry Hill
Harry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
's TV Burp writer Daniel Maier
Daniel Maier
Daniel Maier is a comedy writer and performer for television, radio, print and the stage.Since 2002 he has been part of the writing team for ITV1's Bafta Award-winning Harry Hill's TV Burp...
.
In 2009, DRA Dance Collective used "Can You Feel My Heart Beat?" for their piece called "Panic Attack".
The Loves fourth and final album, ...Love You, was released on Fortuna Pop in 2010. It features The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
's Doug Yule
Doug Yule
Douglas Alan Yule is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of The Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973.- Early career :Yule began playing with various bands in Boston in the 1960s...
as the voice of Jesus. "Bubblegum" and "December Boy" were the double A sided single taken from the album in July 2010.
The group played the Indietracks Festival on 25 July 2010.
The Loves retired in February 2011.
The Loves are due to reform for a tour in 2013 according to past member Steve Collins.
Singles
All are 7" vinyl unless otherwise indicated.- "Little Girl Blues" / "She'll Break Your Heart" CD (Boobytrap, 2001)
- "Boom-a-Bang-Bang-Bang" (Track and Field, 2001)
- "Just Like Bobby D" (Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, 2002) - "Shake Your Bones" (Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, 2003) - "Xs and Os" / "She'll Break Your Heart...Again" (Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop! is a British independent record label based in London, started in 1996 by Sean Price. It specialises in indie pop and indie rock music, released on 7" single, CD and vinyl....
, 2006) - "One-Two-Three" (Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop! is a British independent record label based in London, started in 1996 by Sean Price. It specialises in indie pop and indie rock music, released on 7" single, CD and vinyl....
, 2007) - "The Ex-Gurlfriend" (Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop! is a British independent record label based in London, started in 1996 by Sean Price. It specialises in indie pop and indie rock music, released on 7" single, CD and vinyl....
, 2009) - "December Boy" / "Bubblegum" (Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop!Fortuna Pop! is a British independent record label based in London, started in 1996 by Sean Price. It specialises in indie pop and indie rock music, released on 7" single, CD and vinyl....
, 2010)
Albums
- Love (Track and Field, 2004)
- Technicolour (Fortuna Pop!, 2007)
- Three (Fortuna Pop!, 2009)
- ...Love You (Fortuna Pop!, 2010)
- Clench (Due 2014)
Compilation albums
- A Very Fortuna Christmas Vol 2 (Fortuna Pop, 2002, contains a cover of John Lennon's "Cold Turkey")
- Pow! To The People (Track And Field, 2004, contains a cover of Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You In The End")
- Que Viva le Pop (Fortuna Pop!, 2006, contains unreleased version of track "Honey" from Technicolour)
- This Town Ain't Big Enough For The 22 Of Us (Twisted By Design, 2006 contains "Honey" from "Technicolour")
- Kats Karavan - The History Of The John Peel Show (Universal, 2009 contains the original Boobytrap Singles Club version of "She'll Break Your Heart")