The Long Blondes Break Up
One of my favourite British bands of the 21st century, the wittily literate, stylishly kitted and Cocker-approved Long Blondes have announced their break-up. Straight from a bulletin on Myspace:
“We have decided to call it a day.
The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again.
On behalf of the band I’d like to say a big thank you to anyone who ever came to one of our shows, bought one of our records or danced to one of our songs in a club. Thank you, if it wasn’t for you the whole thing would have been pointless.
Finally on a personal note, thanks for all your well wishing messages.
Dorian xxx”
Dorian, for those not in the know, was the chief songwriter and guitarist of the band. Once me and sometime Analogue photographer Cait bumped into him on Oxford Street mere minutes after buying an LB’s 12 inch and frightened the poor man by jumping on him with our groupie-like love.
Singer and siren Kate Jackson recently played a DJ set in Antics, which I, retrospectively, idiotically sat out. Anybody with a time machine please drop us a comment here in the box and sort me out.
ibk, you’re IN that band! On the left. Conflict of interest here?
This is a real pity. Their new album “Couples” wasn’t all that great, but the single “Century” was completely brill. “Giddy Stratospheres” was also really really good, as was “Once and Never Again”. Shame they’re quitting, though when they got dropped you could see it coming a mile off, even aside from Dorian’s ill-health. I hope Kate Jackson continues on in music, she’s a good pop star - very stylish. I was a bit of a fan.
I’m still crying. Like those silly bitches they filmed when Take That broke up. Ha not so much bumped into more we could recognise him from just the back of his chopppy haircutted head and pointy shoes.
Haha Bobby