22:
132:
263:, a suburb in North West London, and the pair discovered a shared affinity with emotive, brash and confrontational music. The pair soon wrote a song 'Laxteen', which was recorded in a studio owned by Scott Rosenthal in New York. Scott also played drums on the track. Upon returning to London Andrew Moran was recruited as drummer and the trio played their debut at Brixton Windmill.
374:"Forceful thought train fuels the songs. It's frustrating trying to communicate to people that are looking for a middle road comment. I feel like I'm going to blow up in their faces. Although the words are mostly a breakdown of a harsh environment, the surge it creates is a positive and empowering feeling. We don't look for inspiration, it tends to just creep up on you."
326:
as bass player for the summer whilst Jamie
Reynolds recovered from a broken ankle. In late 2007 ex-Lost Penguin member Matt Gilbert joined the band on bass guitar. The quartet toured Germany and Italy in early 2008, splitting up afterwards.
240:, England. Formed initially as a bassless garage punk trio, The Violets early gigs saw them playing stark, spiky and minimalist punk that evoked early art-school punk bands such as
656:
346:(she rejected such claims in an interview with Maps Magazine, and their guitarist said it was lazy journalism), and she has cited the same influences they had, such as
338:
The
Violets' stage presence is centred on Alexis Mary and her sexy, charismatic personality. She has been likened in the underground press to a cross between
322:
In March and April 2007 the band recorded their debut album, which was released in
November 2007 on Angular. In August 2007, guitarist Joe joined
390:
webzine wrote that Alexis is tipped to become a "future underground icon, and critics have been very favourable about their 7" singles.
297:
At the start of 2007 The
Violets released their most acclaimed and successful single to date, "Foreo". This song was inspired by the
636:
646:
545:
500:
365:
The
Violets' lyrics are often cryptic and abstract, laden with ambiguity and multiple meanings. In one interview with the
86:
651:
369:(and reproduced on their website), Alexis replied to the interviewer on where the inspiration for the songs originates:
58:
105:
641:
65:
577:
43:
461:
411:
267:
189:
72:
39:
453:
named 'The Lost pages' the 15th best album of 2007 and the single 'Foreo' the 17th best single of 2007.
54:
621:
611:
249:
606:
32:
282:
131:
8:
79:
366:
307:, which featured a horse named Foreo. The band supported this release by touring with
165:
555:
355:
266:
Around the same time as the band was formed, guitarist Joe founded the record label
550:
386:
298:
287:
253:
504:
406:
343:
312:
630:
303:
271:
339:
527:
546:"The Violets: 'Music is a romantic glimpse of another world: OUR world.'"
351:
225:
259:
The band formed when guitarist Joe met vocalist Alexis in a tea room in
581:
316:
308:
169:
616:
482:
449:
276:
233:
229:
221:
150:
21:
531:
359:
245:
323:
241:
330:
In all, they played 188 gigs across Europe, America and the UK.
260:
237:
154:
578:"Drowned in Sound - Listings - Artists - Show - The Violets"
347:
439:
2007 "Troubles of Keneat" (Angular
Recording Corporation)
433:
2006 "Descend/Carnival " (Angular
Recording Corporation)
362:
noted an "uncanny" vocal similarity to
Siouxsie Sioux.
427:
2006 "Mirror Mirror" (Angular
Recording Corporation)
424:
2006 "Feast on You/Come Home" (Filthy Little Angels)
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
657:Musical groups from the London Borough of Lewisham
628:
430:2006 "Hush Away" (Angular Recording Corporation)
464:(The band's history is tied up with the label)
436:2007 "Foreo" (Angular Recording Corporation)
252:, as well as more contemporary acts such as
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
629:
290:first release, a compilation entitled
480:
311:in February, including a show at the
333:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
493:
13:
487:SoundsXP alternative music webzine
14:
668:
600:
525:
292:The New Cross: An Angular Sampler
286:. The song 'Laxteen' appeared on
130:
20:
622:interview with Bizarre Magazine
554:. 14 March 2006. Archived from
31:needs additional citations for
637:Post-punk revival music groups
612:The Violets at Angular Records
570:
538:
528:"The Lost Pages – The Violets"
519:
483:"The Violets Descent/Carnival"
474:
393:
1:
647:Indie rock groups from London
467:
462:Angular Recording Corporation
412:Angular Recording Corporation
268:Angular Recording Corporation
190:Angular Recording Corporation
7:
456:
10:
673:
652:Musical groups from London
481:Ged M (27 February 2006).
418:
379:
443:
398:
250:Siouxsie and the Banshees
199:
195:
185:
175:
161:
146:
141:
129:
122:
607:The Violets record label
270:having been inspired by
642:English art rock groups
617:The Violets at MySpace
377:
142:Background information
371:
283:24 Hour Party People
136:The Violets on stage
40:improve this article
367:South London Press
584:on 6 October 2008
334:Performance style
215:
214:
166:Post-punk revival
116:
115:
108:
90:
664:
594:
593:
591:
589:
580:. Archived from
574:
568:
567:
565:
563:
558:on 28 April 2006
551:Drowned in Sound
542:
536:
535:
526:Mason, Stewart.
523:
517:
516:
514:
512:
507:on 12 March 2007
503:. Archived from
497:
491:
490:
478:
387:Drowned in Sound
358:. However, also
299:Alfred Hitchcock
220:were an English
202:
178:
134:
120:
119:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
672:
671:
667:
666:
665:
663:
662:
661:
627:
626:
603:
598:
597:
587:
585:
576:
575:
571:
561:
559:
544:
543:
539:
524:
520:
510:
508:
499:
498:
494:
479:
475:
470:
459:
446:
421:
401:
396:
382:
336:
315:as part of the
288:Angular Records
254:Yeah Yeah Yeahs
210:
208:
206:
200:
176:
137:
125:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
670:
660:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
625:
624:
619:
614:
609:
602:
601:External links
599:
596:
595:
569:
537:
518:
492:
472:
471:
469:
466:
458:
455:
445:
442:
441:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
420:
417:
416:
415:
407:The Lost Pages
400:
397:
395:
392:
381:
378:
356:Diamanda Galás
344:Siouxsie Sioux
335:
332:
313:London Astoria
232:band from the
213:
212:
203:
197:
196:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
179:
173:
172:
163:
159:
158:
148:
144:
143:
139:
138:
135:
127:
126:
123:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
669:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
634:
632:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
604:
583:
579:
573:
557:
553:
552:
547:
541:
533:
529:
522:
506:
502:
496:
488:
484:
477:
473:
465:
463:
454:
452:
451:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
422:
413:
409:
408:
403:
402:
391:
389:
388:
376:
375:
370:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
331:
328:
325:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
305:
300:
295:
293:
289:
285:
284:
280:and the film
279:
278:
273:
272:Bill Drummond
269:
264:
262:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
209:Wolfe Riddims
204:
198:
194:
191:
188:
184:
180:
174:
171:
167:
164:
160:
156:
152:
149:
145:
140:
133:
128:
121:
118:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
55:"The Violets"
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
586:. Retrieved
582:the original
572:
560:. Retrieved
556:the original
549:
540:
521:
509:. Retrieved
505:the original
495:
486:
476:
460:
448:
447:
405:
385:
383:
373:
372:
364:
340:Debbie Harry
337:
329:
321:
302:
296:
291:
281:
275:
265:
258:
217:
216:
211:Matt Gilbert
205:Alexis Mary
201:Past members
177:Years active
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
394:Discography
352:David Bowie
218:The Violets
124:The Violets
96:August 2010
631:Categories
468:References
317:NME Awards
309:The Gossip
207:Joe Daniel
170:indie rock
66:newspapers
450:ArtRocker
234:New Cross
222:post punk
181:2003–2008
157:, England
151:New Cross
562:28 April
532:AllMusic
457:See also
360:AllMusic
274:'s book
246:Prag Vec
236:area of
419:Singles
380:Critics
324:Klaxons
319:Shows.
242:Delta 5
80:scholar
588:27 May
511:27 May
501:"Maps"
444:Awards
399:Albums
304:Marnie
261:Pinner
248:, and
238:London
186:Labels
162:Genres
155:London
147:Origin
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
404:2007
301:film
226:indie
87:JSTOR
73:books
590:2020
564:2006
513:2020
384:The
354:and
348:Nico
342:and
59:news
230:pop
42:by
633::
548:.
530:.
485:.
350:,
294:.
277:45
256:.
244:,
168:,
153:,
592:.
566:.
534:.
515:.
489:.
414:)
410:(
228:/
224:/
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
