Peggy Sue (band)
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_5%C3%A8me_Nuit_Blanche_103.jpg) Peggy Sue in Amiens (October 2010) |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Indie folk, Blues, Rockabilly |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | Wichita Recordings (UK) Yep Roc Records (US) |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Rosa Rex, Katy Klaw, Olly Joyce | |
Peggy Sue (formerly known as Peggy Sue and the Pirates and Peggy Sue and the Pictures) are an indie pop/indie folk band from Brighton in England.[1][2][3][4]
Peggy Sue have toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK including Kate Nash, Mumford & Sons and The Maccabees.
In June 2008, the band announced that they were shortening their name from Peggy Sue and the Pirates to just Peggy Sue. The band have also released music under the name of Peggy Sue and the Pictures, a collaboration with Left with Pictures, and Peggy Sue and Les Triplettes.
On April 10, 2009, it was announced that Peggy Sue had signed to US-based Yep Roc Records, and the label was releasing Body Parts EP for free.[5]
On December 9, 2009, Peggy Sue signed with Wichita Recordings, and the label released the band's debut album Fossils and Other Phantoms in April 2010.[6]
The band recently played at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona.[when?][7]
On September 12, 2011, the second album Acrobats came out on Wichita Recordings, to a generally positive critical response.[8]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Fossils and Other Phantoms (Wichita, Yep Roc) April 2010[6]
- Acrobats (Wichita, Yep Roc) September 2011[6]
[edit] Singles
- "Television/The New Song" (Thesaurus Records) November 2007
- "Alice In The Kitchen/Lazarus" (Too Pure Singles Club) February 2009
- "Lover Gone" (Thesaurus Records) May/June 2009
[edit] EP
"The Body Parts EP" was released on Monday August 4, 2008 on a limited run of 500. It was released via the label Broken Sounds, who gave away a reel to reel recorder as part of the release. The Body Parts EP was recorded with Left With Pictures, hence the name change to "Peggy Sue & The Pictures", and is available as a 2 x 7" Gatefold EP. It was also digitally distributed through iTunes.
- A1 Spare Parts
- B1 Pupils Blink
- C1 Gettysburg
- D1 Escargot
"The First Aid EP" is the second in a collection released via Broken Sounds Music. As before, it was released as a limited run of 500 as a 2 x 7" Gatefold EP, and digitally on iTunes. Unlike The Body Parts EP, it was not recorded with Left With Pictures, but with an unknown band. The name on the front of the EP is Peggy Sue & Les Triplettes.
- A1 First Aid / Once We Were Strangers
- B1 Clockwork
- C1 Eisenstein
- D1 The Sea The Sea
[edit] Debut Album
In April 2009, the band confirmed via their Myspace blog that they were working on their debut album in America. This was the band's first album after almost 4 years of single and EP releases. The album was released on 5 April 2010, 'Fossils and Other Phantoms' on Wichita Records in the UK and on June 1, 2010 by Yep Roc Records [9] was to be preceded by the upcoming single "Yo Mama." [10]
[edit] Monthly CDs
The band also released 100 copies of a CD of around 4 songs every month in 2008. The monthly CDs were available from their Myspace page [www.myspace.com/peggywho]
[edit] References
- ^ "Peggy Sue & the Pirates @ the Enterprise". Music like dirt. 2007-09-05. http://www.musiclikedirt.com/2007/09/05/peggy-sue-the-pirates-the-enterprise/. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Peggy Sue and the Pirates". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/content/articles/2006/10/03/south_live_peggy_sue_and_the_pirates_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Russell Porter with Peggy Sue and the Pirates". Boing Boing TV. 2008-03-21. http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/03/21/russell-porter-with-2.html. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Peggy Sue @ Brudenell Social Club". Leeds Music Scene. 2007-12-11. http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/9117/. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Yep Roc Signs With UK Artists PEGGY SUE. Download the "Body Parts EP" now for FREE!". Yep Roc Records. 2009-04-10. http://www.yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=13045&page=newsArticle&articleId=6015. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ a b c "Peggy Sue Sign To Wichita". Wichita Recordings. 2009-12-09. http://www.wichita-recordings.com/index.php/single/peggy_sue_sign_to_wichita/. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ http://www.archive.org/details/OlasKoolKitchenPeggySueInterviewAndLiveSetPrimavera2010
- ^ "Acrobats album reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3662/Peggy-Sue-Acrobats.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ http://www.wichita-recordings.com/shop/peggy-sue-fossils.html
- ^ http://www.peggysue.bigcartel.com/product/yo-mama-7-single
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