The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes, Monkey Swallows the Universe, 1990s at Junction, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Wed 18 Oct

Review by holliy

In which The Long Blondes are liked quite a lot by our reviewer. Why? Because pop music this important is a rare and wonderful thing. 'Tis as simple as that...»

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The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes are five young dandies who used to see each other around town. One day, by chance, we met and we fell in love.

Our shared influences include the Mael Brothers, the Marx Brothers and the Bewlay Brothers. We do not listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors or Bob Dylan. We chose an instrument each and learnt to play it. Approximately three months after we formed, we played a victorious 25 minute set at Leeds Hi-Fi club. A success! We inherit the aesthetics of early Roxy Music. We have a lot of influences, sometimes we sound a bit like them, sometimes we sound a lot like them. Sometimes we sound nothing like them at all.

contact: info@thelongblondes.co.uk»

Monkey Swallows the Universe

"If they don't get some sort of mass media coverage and fellatio for this album it could be a good reason to set fire to your passport and move to Sweden."
The Guardian

"Capable of haunting, tear-prickling acoustic beauty...more than worthy of any and everyone's respect and attention"
Drowned In Sound

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1990s

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