Little Fish was a British garage rock band from Oxford, United Kingdom, formed in 2006 by vocalist and guitarist Julia "Juju" Sophie Heslop and drummer Neil "Nez" Greenaway.[1][2]
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 Little Fish performing on the BBC Introducing Stage at the Leeds Festival in 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Garage rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2006–2012 |
| Labels | Custard, Universal Motown, Island |
| Past members |
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| Website | littlefishmusic |
Little Fish released one studio album – Baffled and Beat (2010) and a series of EPs.
History
editAfter playing numerous shows in the UK throughout 2007, including an appearance at Glastonbury Festival,[3] they were signed to Custard Records in 2008[1] and began work on their debut album with label owner and producer Linda Perry[1][4] as well as playing a show at the Viper Room, in Los Angeles, California.[5] They went on to support Supergrass on their European tour.[4]
In 2009, they toured with Spinnerette, Eagles of Death Metal,[6] Juliette Lewis[6] and Alice in Chains.[7] In 2010, they played a show with Courtney Love's group, Hole, in London at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire as well as their own headlining tour in March 2010.[citation needed] The band announced, via Twitter, that they are supporting Them Crooked Vultures on 22 March 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust.[8]
Between 9 and 30 June 2010 the band played a fourteen date tour supporting Blondie. They also played the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, UK on Saturday 31 July.[9]
The group's debut album, titled Baffled and Beat, was released on 16 August 2010.[1]
Three of the band's tracks; "Am I Crazy", "Darling Dear", and "Bang Bang", are featured as downloadable content in Rock Band, with "Am I Crazy" being a free track, and the other two being sold for half the normal price.
Little Fish left Custard Records/Universal USA at the end of 2010 to begin recording a new album produced by fellow Oxford musician Gaz Coombes formerly of Supergrass.[10] On 17 December 2012 Little Fish played their last show at the Rotunda in Oxford.[11]
Juju and Ben went on to start a new band called Candy Says in January 2013, and are recording a second album in their garage with the help of their original producer, Rich Aitken.[12]
Discography
edit- Studio albums
- Baffled and Beat (2010)
- EPs
- Darling Dear (2009)
- Fish Bowl Sessions (2011)
- Garage Sessions Vol. II (2012)
- Singles
- "Am I Crazy" (2010)
- "Whiplash" (2010)
- "Wonderful" (2011)
Band members
edit- Julia "Juju" Sophie Heslop – vocals, lead guitar
- Neil "Nez" Greenaway – drums, percussion (2006-2011)
- Ben Walker – organ (2010–2012)
- Elisa Zoot – vocals, percussion (2012)
- Mike Monaghan – drums (2012)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Collar, Matt. "Little Fish Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Bearder, Tim. "Little Fish Studio Session". BBC Oxford. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Little Fish Will Play Glastonbury Festival 2007!". Myspace. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Little Fish special". BBC Oxford. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "US Show – Viper Room, LA". squidsquad.co.uk. 17 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Little Fish preps debut full-length". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Alice in Chains Announce Support For UK Tour". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "We'll be supporting Them Crooked Vultures..." Twitter. 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Sonisphere Stage Times 2010". Metal Hammer. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013.
- ^ "After Choosing to leave Custard records Universal". littlefishmusic.com. 23 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Last night we played the last Little Fish gig". littlefishmusic.com. 18 December 2012.
- ^ Sophie, Juju (4 March 2012). "Little Fish: a 2012 Update". littlefishmusic.com. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
