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David Cronenberg's Wife is a London-based band who are often regarded as a key group in London's antifolk movement.

Described as 'where genius meets idiocy' by BBC Radio 2's Mark Lamarr, the band's lyrics combine dark subject matter (anorexia, murder, sex) with an off-kilter humour. They released their first single (I Couldn't Get Off') in 2007, followed up by two singles and their first album 'Bluebeard's Rooms'in 2008. [1] The album was recorded by Simon Trought (formerly of Tompaulin, now of Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee) and Dot Allison guitarist Ian Button (formerly of the Thrashing Doves and Death in Vegas) and was described in The Fly (magazine) as 'one of the albums of the year'. [2]. Other reviews, however, were more critical of the album's dark subject matter and 'repugnant imagery'. [3]

Band members currently consist of singer & songwriter Tom Mayne, keyboard player and bassist Rhian Tucker, lead guitarist Mark Watts, drummer Stuart Saunderson, violin player and guitarist Thomas Alder and bassist Ian Button.

In August 2008, Bluebeard's Rooms was Q Radio's QPM Album of the Week, and the band recorded a session for the programme, previewing new material on 22nd August.

Singles

"I Couldn't Get Off / My Date With Jenna Bush / I'm on the Booze, Mama [Norwood version, mix #2] (Download only) / My Ukrainian Girlfriend (download only)" (7" vinyl/download) (Blang Records - 2007)
"My Best Friend's Going Out With a Girl I Like / Altair Voyager" (7" vinyl/download) (Blang Records - 2008)
"Runaway Pram (English/German/Russian versions)" (download) (Blang Records - 2008)

Albums

"Bluebeard's Rooms" (CD/download) (Blang Records - 2008)

Compilation Tracks

"Sweden [Version 1]" on "Fruit Machine" (Blang Records - 2006)
"Coming To Your Hometown [Norwood version]" on "AFUK & I (Vol. 1)" (AFUK Records - 2007)
"I'm on the Booze, Mama [Norwood version, original mix]" on "Somwhere Between Heaven & Woolworths" (Fortune Teller Records - 2007)

External links

Official website
Website of Antifolk UK
http://news.q4music.com/2008/06/q_radios_featured_albums.html - Q radio featured Album of the week.
http://www.timeout.com/london/music/review/audio/1188/david_cronenberg-s_wife-bluebeards_rooms.html - Time Out review of Bluebeard's Rooms
The London Paper review of Bluebeard's Rooms
http://www.timeout.com/london/features/1971.html - Time Out London article about the Antifolk UK scene, with talk of DCW

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 Band members currently consist of singer & songwriter Tom Mayne, keyboard player and bassist Rhian Tucker, lead guitarist Mark Watts, drummer Stuart Saunderson, violin player and guitarist Thomas Alder and bassist [[Ian Button]].
+In August 2008, Bluebeard's Rooms was [[Q Radio]]'s QPM Album of the Week, and the band recorded a session for the programme, previewing new material on 22nd August.
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