Uh Huh Her (band)

Uh Huh Her
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, electropop, synthpop
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Nettwerk
Website	uhhuhher.com
Members
Leisha Hailey Camila Grey
Past members
Alicia Warrington

Uh Huh Her is an indie/electropop band that was formed in January 2007. The band's name came from an album by artist PJ Harvey, titled Uh Huh Her.

Band members

Camila Grey (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), former member of the lo-fi rock band Mellowdrone, had not released any solo material prior to joining Uh Huh Her; however, she had played bass and keyboards for a variety of artists, such as Dr. Dre, Melissa Auf der Maur, Busta Rhymes, and Kelly Osbourne. She is currently a member of Adam Lambert's live band (keyboardist).

Leisha Hailey (backing vocals, bass, keyboard), formerly of The Murmurs and Gush, had temporarily left the music business to join the cast of Showtime's series The L Word as the character Alice Pieszecki. The band formed during filming of the final seasons of the show.

Originally, drummer Alicia Warrington had been Uh Huh Her's third member; however, she separated from the group early on.

EPs and Full-Length Albums

I See Red EP

The band's first project was the I See Red EP, released on July 24th 2007. The EP includes a version of the song Say So in which Hailey sang lead vocals (the later release of the song had Grey singing lead). Say So was also the first track the band wrote together (along with former member, Alicia Warrington). The vocals for the EP were recorded in Grey's bathroom.

Common Reaction

Uh Huh Her's debut album was released on August 19th 2008. Both Explode and Say So were released for a second time on the full-length album as both members felt the songs deserved to be more polished. The record was charted at number 9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers. The band has said the song Away From Here is about "escaping reality".

Black and Blue EP

Since making the switch to an independent label, a lack of funding (and Grey's tour with Adam Lambert) put a halt on the immediate release of the second full-length album. To fill the gap between albums, the band released their second EP, Black and Blue on April 19th 2011. The release fell just prior to the band's second major tour, so that they would have new material for fans to purchase. The entire six-track EP was recorded and produced in under two weeks. The song Philosopher is written as such on the track listing, however the alternate title Philosophy is widely used and recognized by both fans and the band themselves.

Nocturnes

The band worked on their second full length album for several years, and it was eventually released on October 11th 2011. The songs Same High and Human Nature were both originally written for films (The Kids Are All Right and Twilight, respectively... although Human Nature was not included in the Twilight movie). Grey wrote Human Nature, Wake To Sleep and Darkness Is independently (Darkness Is was originally titled "Never Absolute"). Hailey wrote Debris on her own, and she has said on several occasions that the song is about phone sex. Wake To Sleep was written about the process of making the album, and refers to the differing sleeping habits of the band members. Criminal was written about the band's experience splitting with their former record label and managers.

Major Tours

Common Reaction Tour

The first major tour was from October 17th, 2008 until November 18th 2008, after the release of Common Reaction. The tour consisted 19 tour dates, mostly in the US, with a few shows in Canada and one in the UK.

Black and Blue Tour

The second major tour (commonly referred to as the "Black and Blue Tour" or "B&B Tour") went from March 14th 2011 until May 19th 2011. This was the band's biggest tour to date, featuring 39 shows across the US and Canada.

Keep A Breast Tour

The third major tour was in association with the Keep A Breast Foundation (and is appropriately referred to as the "Keep A Breast Tour" or "KAB Tour"). It featured 21 tour dates from October 8th 2011 until November 6th 2011.

UK Tour

The fourth major tour is scheduled for April 13th-24th 2012, and includes 10 tour dates across Europe. Currently it is most often referred to as the "UK Tour", despite several tour dates in the Netherlands/Germany

Discography

Albums

• Common Reaction (2008)
• Nocturnes (2011)

EPs

• I See Red (2007)
• Black and Blue (2011)

Other appearances

• The Kids Are All Right (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2010)
• This Just Out (Web Show)| This Just Out Theme Song (2008)
• The Secret Circle Season 1 soundrtracks (2012)

External links

• Official Myspace
• Official Twitter
• Official Facebook
• Official Youtube
• Uh Huh Her Fans