Electrelane
Electrelane | |
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Electrelane performing at the Pavilion Theatre in Brighton in December 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-rock, post-punk revival, indie pop, experimental rock |
| Years active | 1998–2007, 2011–2012 (on hiatus) |
| Labels | Too Pure, Beggars Banquet |
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| Website | www.electrelane.com |
Electrelane is an English indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band consists of Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from a wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and the Velvet Underground. When playing live, the band has a reputation for a focused show that minimizes audience interaction and rarely included more than one encore.
Although the band has strong feminist and political views in their personal lives, they generally prefer to not communicate that directly to their fans or through their music; one exception is their inclusion of the protest song "The Partisan," - a Leonard Cohen cover - which they began playing while on tour in the United States during the months preceding the 2004 Presidential election.