The Pipettes
- Location: Brighton,
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- Bio: The success of the band’s debut album ‘We Are The Pipettes’ secured the band a top ten album in Japan (where the single 'Pull Shapes' was only kept off ... (more)
- Bio: The success of the band’s debut album ‘We Are The Pipettes’ secured the band a top ten album in Japan (where the single 'Pull Shapes' was only kept off the number one spot by J-Lo), top ten radio positions all across Europe, two Top Forty hits in the UK and a Top Ten in the US billboard indies. They also played on the main stages at Reading and Glastonbury, blazed a British trail across SXSW, conquered the world and sold a heap of records. Since then, they’ve been working on a new album with legendary Martin Rushent, the semi-retired producer of The Go Go's, Fleetwood Mac and, perhaps most famously, the Human League’s ‘Dare’.
It hasn’t all been plain sailing though. Drummer Joe Lean left the band, with Rose Elinor Dougall and RiotBecki following shortly after to start solo careers away from what the band term "self-manufactured pop”. No bodies under the floorboards, no dramas, just the usual churn in pop bands… Joe, Rose and Becki had their own talents to explore whilst The Pipettes remain focused on exploring pop, with stellar vocalist Gwenno Saunders, the lead singer on The Pipettes biggest hit to date "Pull Shapes" and living proof that the Welsh, from Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey onwards, have the best pipes! Gwenno’s sister Ani, a talented songwriter, was recruited to reinforce that theory, and Alex White (of The Electric Soft Parade and Brakes) complete the new lineup on drums, alongside original members Gwenno, Monster Bobby (guitar), Jon (bass) and Seb (keyboard); the songwriting talent behind the band’s biggest hits to date. It's an exciting time! (less)
